the violation of its duty to guarantee, without discrimination based on gender and age, the right to access to
justice, pursuant to the terms of article 8(1) and 25(1) of the American Convention, in conjunction with the
obligations established in articles 1.1, 19, and 24 of the Convention, as well as articles 7(b) and 7(f) of the
Convention of Belém do Pará, to the detriment of Brisa Liliana De Angulo. Likewise, the Commission concludes
that the State is responsible for the violation of the rights to humane treatment and privacy enshrined in articles
5(1) and 11(2) of the American Convention, in conjunction with the obligations established in article 1(1) of
the same instrument, to the detriment of Brisa De Angulo Lozada.
V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
43. The Commission concludes that Bolivia is responsible for the violation of its duty to guarantee, without
discrimination based on gender and age, the right to access to justice, pursuant to the terms of articles 8(1) and
25(1) of the American Convention, in conjunction with the obligations established in articles 1(1), 19, and 24
of the Convention, as well as article 7(b) and 7(f) of the Convention of Belém do Pará, to the detriment of Brisa
Liliana De Angulo. Likewise, the Commission concludes that the State is responsible for the violation of the
rights to humane treatment and privacy enshrined in articles 5(1) and 11(2) of the American Convention, in
conjunction with the obligations established in articles 1(1) of the same instrument, to the detriment of Brisa
De Angulo Lozada.
44. By virtue of the foregoing conclusions,
THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS RECOMMENDS THAT THE BOLIVIAN STATE,
1. Provide full pecuniary and nonpecuniary reparations for the human rights violations declared in this report.
The State must adopt measures to provide financial compensation and satisfaction.
2. Order measures to provide the health care needed by Brisa De Angulo Lozada, in accordance with their
wishes and in coordination with them. If it is not possible to implement the health measures to the benefit of
the victim due the fact that she lives outside Bolivia, the State shall provide a financial sum to her that is
sufficient to cover her treatment.
3. Continue the criminal investigation and proceedings diligently, effectively, and within a reasonable period of
time with the goal of fully resolving the facts, and determine who is responsible, with the corresponding
punishments. In the framework of continuing the investigation and the criminal proceeding, the State must
take all measures available to it to compensate for and correct the multiple deficiencies, irregularities, and
omissions described in this report and refrain from invoking improper and discriminatory stereotypes such as
those identified in the judgments annulled. Also, the State must launch an ex officio investigation into the actions
of the medical and other officials who directly committed the violations found in this report or contributed to
them.
4. Order measures of non-repetition, including the adoption of legislative, administrative, and other measures,
to ensure that the officials who come in contact with those alleging sexual violence to the detriment of girls and
adolescents and the investigation and prosecution thereof have the necessary training to carry out their duties
from a gender approach that takes childhood into account, as well as conforms to the standards set forth in this
report on the merits.
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