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Espinoza Gonzáles; and (b) US$5,000.00 (five thousand United States dollars) for the nonpecuniary damage suffered by Manuel Espinoza Gonzáles. It also decides to order the State to
pay compensation of US$40,000.00 (forty thousand United States dollars) for the non-pecuniary
damage suffered by Teodora Gonzáles de Espinoza; this amount to be delivered to her heirs
pursuant to paragraph 344 of this Judgment.
E) Costs and expenses
335. The representatives asked that, for the Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos (APRODEH),
the Court establish, in equity, an amount for the expenses incurred during the domestic and the
international proceedings and, for the expenses arising from attending the public hearing of the
case in Costa Rica, they requested payment of US$3,156.00. They clarified that, since APRODEH
is “a non-profit organization, it has not charged the family any type of honoraria.” In the case of
the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), they indicated that it had incorporated the
litigation of the case in the international proceedings as of November 19, 2008. For the concept
of expenses, which include travel, hotels, communication expenses, photocopies, stationery, and
mailings, time dedicated to legal matters relating to this specific case and researching, collecting
and presenting evidence, including conducting interviews and preparing briefs, they asked the
Court to establish, in equity, the sum of US$6,030.20. They also requested the reimbursement
of US$6,293.00 for travel by two persons from Washington, D.C., to Peru, and travel by two
persons from Washington, D.C., to Costa Rica to attend the public hearing in this case. 495 They
asked that the said amounts be reimbursed directly by the State to the representatives. Lastly,
they asked that a sum be set aside for future expenses related to the proceeding of monitoring
compliance with the judgment. The Commission did not comment in this regard.
336. The State argued that, although the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) had
incorporated the litigation of the case as of November 19, 2008, it had included expenses dated
January 18, March 27, April 22 and 26, and September 18 and 19, 2008; in other words, prior
to the date on which it had incorporated the international proceedings. 496 Consequently, those
expenses were unrelated to the case. It also asserted that some of the vouchers attached by
CEJIL were not related to the litigation of the case, especially if it was considered that CEJIL
personnel travelled to Peru for several cases and not only for this one. It also observed that the
said organization had also carried out various training, academic and research activities.
Accordingly, the State listed the expenses that it contested, which were not related to this case.
Lastly, the State argued that several vouchers provided by the representatives had smudges,
stains, amendments, erasures, and signs of having been corrected, which did not allow the
expenses incurred by CEJIL to be assessed or authenticated satisfactorily. 497
495
In this amount they included: airfares, land transportation, accommodation, communications, photocopies,
stationery and mailings, honoraria required for the treatment of Lily Cuba by a psychologist owing to the aftereffects
of her participation in the public hearing.
496
The following vouchers are related to expenditure prior to the date on which CEJIL incorporated the
international proceedings: expense voucher in favor of Michael Camilieri dated April 22, 2008, for US$500.00; per
diem receipt signed by Michael Camilieri dated April 22, 2008, for US$350.00; American Express voucher in the name
of Viviana Krsticevic for accommodation at the Hotel Nuevo Mundo, Lima, dated April 26, 2008, for US$848.85;
expense voucher in favor of Francisco Quintana, dated September 18, 2008, for US$1,950.00; per diem receipt signed
by Francisco Quintana, dated September 19, 2008, for US$450.00 and US$1,500.00; expense voucher in favor of
Alejandra Vicente, dated September 18, 2008, for US$450.00, and per diem receipt signed by Alejandra Vicente,
dated September 19, 2008, for US$450.00.
497
The State objected specifically to the following vouchers: expense voucher in favor of Viviana Krsticevic, dated
May 5, 2009, for US$300.00; expense voucher in favor of Ariela Peralta, dated June 23, 2009, for US$400.00;
voucher in favor of Alejandra Vicente for expenses from September 20 to 26, 2009, for US$450.00; voucher in favor
of Francisco Quintana for expenses from September 20 to October 2, 2009, for US$425.00; voucher in favor of
Alejandra Vicente for expenses from April 11 to 16, 2010, and voucher in favor of Francisco Quintana for expenses on
November 23 and 24, 2010, for US$220.00.
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