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adequately, and that they respect the integrity and dignity of the victims and their next of kin when
they report these facts and during their participation in the proceedings; (iii) adoption of public
policies aimed at reframing stereotypes about the role of women in society and promoting the
eradication of discriminatory socio-cultural patterns that prevent full access to justice, which include
training programs and comprehensive prevention policies; (iv) strengthening the institutional
capacity of the Judiciary, the Public Prosecution Service, the Forensic Research Institute, and the
Police with financial and human resources to combat the pattern of impunity in cases of violence
against women; (v) systematization of the decisions of regional and international agencies for the
protection of the human rights of women concerning investigation processes in cases of violence
against women, permitting this information to be accessible to agents of justice throughout the
country; (vi) adoption, as soon as possible after notification of the judgment, of all the draft bills
indicated by the State in its report on compliance with the Commission’s recommendations of
December 22, 2014, including: the bill on “Declaration of national priority of criminalization of medical
negligence in Bolivia”; the bill regulating the provision of services by public health, social welfare,
and private health entities; the bill on medical responsibility; the bill against medical malpractice,
and the contributions to the second draft by the Ombudsman and the observations of the Bolivian
Medical Association, provided these are compatible with international human rights standards, and
(vii) appropriate implementation, as soon as possible following notification of the judgment, of all
the public policies indicated by the State in its report on compliance with the Commission’s
recommendations of December 22, 2014, provided they are compatible with international human
rights standards; these include: (a) the technical document on “Obtaining informed consent” adopted
by Ministerial Resolution No. 090 on February 26, 2008, which contains basic standards, protocols
and forms for obtaining consent; (b) the “Rights-based contraception standards, rules, protocols and
procedures” adopted by Ministerial Resolution No. 517 on December 30, 2003; (c) the Standard for
voluntary surgical contraception-bilateral tubal ligation in cases of reproductive risk MSPS 4-98,
adopted by Ministerial Resolution No. 789 on November 17, 1998, and (d) the National Strategic Plan
for Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2009-2015.
347. With regard to the measures requested that have been described previously, the Court finds
that the delivery of this judgment, together with the other measures ordered, are sufficient and
adequate to remedy the violations suffered by the victim and does not find it necessary to order
additional measures.
F. Compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage
348. The Commission asked the Court to order the State “to provide comprehensive reparation
to I.V. for the human rights violations established in [its Merits] Report, taking into consideration her
prospects and her needs, including compensation for the pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage
suffered.”
349. The representative, in her final written arguments, asked for the State to comply with
payment of the financial reparations as soon as possible, taking into consideration the significant
financial problems that I.V. and her family have faced. The representative also asked that none of
the payments made by the State be subject to any taxes of charges, so that the victims and their
representatives receive the sums ordered by the Court in full.
350. The representative indicated, with regard to pecuniary damage, that “I.V. had destroyed most
of the documentation supporting the expenses she had incurred since 2000 during an emotional crisis
in 2013 as a result of which she had to be interned in a psychiatric establishment diagnosed with
organic schizophreniform disorder.” This disorder, and the 2013 crisis, were the result of the facts of
this case. Therefore, as evidence, the representative only attached a few documents to support the
expenses incurred by I.V. and asked the Court to calculate the pecuniary damage taking into account
objective and reasonable parameters and the criteria for the principle of equity. Also, the