responsibility, provided the Court considered that the other measures of reparation ordered
were not sufficient.”
233. The Court considers it necessary, in order to redress the harm caused to the victims and
to avoid acts like those of this case being repeated, to order the State to hold a public act to
acknowledge international responsibility for the facts of this case. During this act, reference
must be made to the human rights violations declared in this judgment. Also, it must take
place in a public ceremony in the presence of senior State officials and of Ms. Rojas Marín or
her representatives.298
234. The State and the victim, and/or her representatives, shall reach agreement on how the
public act is executed, as well as its particularities, such as the place and date. 299 Also, as it
has in other cases,300 the Court orders the State to publicize this act as widely as possible in
the media, including by radio, television and social networks.
C.2. Measures of rehabilitation
C.2.a Medical and psychological care
235. The Commission asked that the State provide, free of charge, immediately and for as
long as necessary, the medical and psychological or psychiatric treatment, as appropriate, to
the victim in this case, if she so requests and in agreement with her. The representatives
asked the Court to order the State to provide “appropriate, individualized and free medical
and psychological care together with any necessary medication for as long as required” to the
victim. In addition, the “psychological care must be provided by psychologists or psychiatrists
specialized in the type of violence suffered by Azul” and, if there are no such specialists in the
public health system, “the State must provide private specialized care.” The State indicated,
regarding compliance with the Commission’s recommendation, that “this was conditional on
the presumed victim’s request and, to date, it had not received the corresponding request.”
Nevertheless, the State advised that Azul Rojas Marín “was affiliated with the Comprehensive
Health Care System” and this allowed her to receive the recommended medical, psychological
and psychiatric care.
236. The Court has verified the serious impact on personal integrity suffered by Ms. Rojas
Marín as a result of the acts of sexual violence and torture in this case (supra paras. 145 to
165). Therefore, the Court considers it necessary to order a measure of reparation that
provides appropriate treatment for the physical, psychological or psychiatric problems suffered
by the victim based on her particularities and case history. 301 The Court orders the State to
provide Azul Rojas Marín with medical care, free of charge and immediately, and this should
include the provision of medication and, if applicable, transport and other directly related and
298
Cf. Case of Cantoral Benavides v. Peru. Reparations and costs, supra, para. 81, and Case of Women Victims
of Sexual Torture in Atenco v. Mexico. Preliminary objection, merits, reparations and costs, supra, para. 347.
Cf. Case of Radilla Pacheco v. Mexico. Preliminary objections, merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of
November 23, 2009. Series C No. 209, para. 353, and Case of Women Victims of Sexual Torture in Atenco v. Mexico.
Preliminary objection, merits, reparations and costs, supra, para. 348.
299
See, for example, Case of the Miguel Castro Castro Prison v. Peru. Merits, reparations and costs, supra, para.
445, and Case of Women Victims of Sexual Torture in Atenco v. Mexico. Preliminary objection, merits, reparations
and costs, supra, para. 348.
300
Cf. Case of Barrios Altos v. Peru. Reparations and costs. Judgment of November 30, 2001. Series C No. 87,
para. 42 and 45, and Case of Women Victims of Sexual Torture in Atenco v. Mexico. Preliminary objection, merits,
reparations and costs, supra, para. 341.
301
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