5 9. That, in relation to the second and third operative paragraphs of the Judgment (supra Having Seen clause No. 1), the State reported that, on July 18, 2005, at a public ceremony held in the village of Plan de Sánchez, the Vice President of Guatemala acknowledged the international responsibility of the State and apologized on its behalf for the Plan de Sánchez Massacre (hereinafter “the massacre”). The State added that it was pleased with having complied with the obligations set out in the aforesaid operative paragraphs (supra Having Seen clause No. 2). 10. That the representatives stated that said public ceremony was held on the 23rd anniversary of the Plan de Sánchez Massacre and was attended by numerous representatives of the affected communities, some of whom spoke at the ceremony regarding the need to pursue the investigation and subsequent prosecution and punishment of those responsible for the massacre (supra Having Seen clause No. 3). 11. That the Commission indicated that “[…] Commissioner Susana Villarán and the attorney of the [E]xecutive [S]ecretariat, Isabel Madariaga, […]” attended the ceremony, and that it appreciated “[…] the public acknowledgment of the State’s responsibility[, as well as] the apology […]” offered by the Vice President of Guatemala (supra Having Seen clause No. 4). 12. That, based on the foregoing, the Court finds that the State has complied with the second and third operative paragraphs of the Judgment delivered in the instant case (supra Having Seen clause No. 1). * * * 13. That, in relation to fourth operative paragraph (supra Having Seen clause No. 1), the State reported that the American Convention, the Judgment on the Merits and the Judgment on Reparations and Costs rendered in the instant case had been translated into Maya-Achí, in collaboration with the Academy of Mayan Languages. The State added that, given the widespread illiteracy of the residents of the area, the production of audio copies of said documents was under consideration (supra Having Seen clause No. 2). 14. That the representatives stated that the State had only partially complied with the fourth operative paragraph, given that the obligation to deliver said translations to the victims and to disseminate this material remained unfulfilled. They stressed the importance of disseminating the American Convention and the aforesaid Judgments through audio means and print documents. Subsequently, they added that, even though versions of the translation were already available, the obligation to disseminate said documents in the municipality of Rabinal and to deliver the same to the victims within one year, as specified in the Judgment, has not been complied with. Finally, they stated that they had proposed a series of compliance methods to the State with respect to the obligation to disseminate the documents (supra Having Seen clause No. 3). 15. That the Commission stated that it appreciated the efforts made by the State to comply with the aforesaid obligation and recognized the difficulty in translating the documents mentioned above. Furthermore, the Commission expressed its satisfaction with the completion of the translation phase and considered it important to ask the victims about the most effective means of reproducing and disseminating the documents (supra Having Seen clause No. 4).

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