148. Regarding non-pecuniary damages, given the human rights violations established in this judgment, the suffering caused, the time that has elapsed and the impact on the life project of each of the victims, the Court establishes the corresponding compensation in equity. The Court therefore orders the State to make a payment of USD 80,000.00 (eighty thousand United States dollars) to Joffre Aroca Palma. His parents should be the ones to receive this payment, but since both have passed away, the money shall be paid, in equal parts, to their children Cynthia Aroca Palma and Ronald Aroca Palma. 149. In view of the violations proven as a result of Joffre Aroca’s death, the Court establishes, in equity, the sum of USD 20,000.00 (twenty thousand United States dollars) for each of the following members of Joffre Aroca Palma’s family: Winston Joffre Aroca Melgar, father; Perla Palma Sánchez, mother; Cynthia Aroca Palma, sister; Ronald Aroca Palma, brother; Amalia Melgar Solórzano, paternal grandmother, and Amalia Antonieta Aroca Melgar, paternal aunt. Since Mr. Aroca Palma’s parents have died, the compensation to which they would be entitled shall be paid, in equal parts, to their children Cynthia Aroca Palma and Ronald Aroca Palma, Joffre Aroca’s siblings. G. Costs and expenses 150. The Court recalls that, based on its case law, costs and expenses form part of the concept of reparation, because the activities carried out by the victims in order to obtain justice, both at the national and the international level, entail disbursements that must be compensated when the State’s international responsibility is declared in a judgment. Regarding the reimbursement of costs and expenses, it is for the Court to prudently assess their scope, which includes the expenses generated before the authorities of the domestic jurisdiction and those incurred during the proceedings before the inter-American system, taking into account the circumstances of the specific case and the nature of the international jurisdiction for the protection of human rights. This assessment may be made based on the equity principle and taking into account the expenses indicated by the parties, provided their quantum is reasonable. 103 151. In the instant case, the file contains no supporting documentary evidence at all regarding the victims’ costs and expenses. However, the Court deems it reasonable to assume that financial expenditures were indeed incurred in pursuing legal proceedings of this kind. It therefore decides that the State shall pay the sum of USD 5,000.00 (five thousand United States dollars) to the representative, attorney Gabriel Palacios Verdesoto. H. Method of compliance with the payments ordered 152. The State shall pay the amounts set as compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages and costs established in this judgment directly to the persons identified, within one year of notification of this judgment. This does not rule out the State making the payments sooner. In the event that the beneficiaries die before they receive their compensation, it shall be paid directly to their heirs, in accordance with applicable domestic law. 153. The State shall fulfill its monetary obligations by means of payments in United States dollars. 154. If, for reasons attributable to the beneficiaries of the compensation or their heirs, it should prove impossible to pay the amounts established within the specified time, the State shall deposit the monies in their favor in an account or a certificate of deposit in a solvent 103 Cf. Case of Garrido and Baigorria v. Argentina. Reparations and costs. Judgment of August 27, 1998. Series C No. 39, para. 82, and Case of Pavez Pavez v. Chile. Merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of February 4, 2022. Series C No. 449, para. 200. 29