54 a compensation for non pecuniary damage, on an equitable basis.83 132. On the one hand, the Court considers that the circumstances surrounding the detention and subsequent disappearance of Mr. Santiago Gómez-Palomino (supra para. 54(9)) were such that caused great fear and suffering. In a previous case84 the Inter-American Court deemed that similar circumstances had caused the victim a serious non pecuniary damage that had to be wholly assessed when determining the amount of the corresponding compensation. Therefore, the Court considers that Mr. Gómez-Palomino must be compensated for the non pecuniary damage suffered and order, on equitable grounds, the payment of US$ $100,000.00 (one hundred thousand United States dollars) or its equivalent in Peruvian currency. Said compensation should be paid to Mrs. Victoria Margarita Palomino-Buitrón and to the girl Ana María Gómez-Guevara, as per the terms in paragraph 121 of the instant Judgment. 133. On the other hand, the Court deems that Mrs. Victoria Margarita PalominoBuitrón, Mrs. Esmila Liliana Conislla-Cárdenas, Mrs. María Dolores Gómez-Palomino, Mrs. Luzmila Sotelo-Palomino, Emiliano, Mercedes, Mónica, Rosa and Margarita, all of them bearing the surname of Palomino-Buitrón family, and the girl Ana María Gómez-Guevara, have borne great suffering due to the forced disappearance of Mr. Santiago Gómez-Palomino, and consequently this Court finds they are victims of the violation of Articles 5, 8(1) and 25 of the American Convention (supra paras. 68 and 86). Therefore, the Court fixes, on equitable grounds, the amount of US$ 80,000.00 (eighty thousand United States dollars) or its equivalent in Peruvian currency, as compensation for the non pecuniary damage suffered by Mrs. Victoria Margarita Palomino-Buitrón; the amount of US$ 80,000.00 (eighty thousand United States dollars) or its equivalent in Peruvian currency, as compensation for the non pecuniary damage suffered by the girl Ana María Gómez-Guevara, and the amount of US $30,000.00 (thirty thousand United States dollars) or its equivalent in Peruvian currency for the non pecuniary damage suffered by each of the sisters of Mr. Gómez-Palomino: María Dolores Gómez-Palomino, Luzmila Sotelo-Palomino, Emiliano, Mercedes, Mónica, Rosa and Margarita, all of them bearing the surname of Palomino-Buitrón. As regards Mrs. Mercedes Palomino-Buitrón, her compensation shall be delivered to her as per the terms set forth in paragraph 122 of the instant Judgment. 134. Finally, and regarding Mrs. Esmila Liliana Conislla-Cárdenas, according to her testimony and the expert witness report rendered by María del Pilar Raffo-Lavalle de Quiñones (supra para. 48(b) and (c)), the Court fixes, on equitable basis, the amount of US$ 10,000.00 (ten thousand United States dollars) or its equivalent in Peruvian currency, as compensation for the non pecuniary damage inflicted on her. 135. Accordingly, this Court determines, on equitable grounds, that the amount of the compensations for non pecuniary damage shall be those indicated in the 83 Cf. Case of the “Mapiripán Massacre”, supra note 1, para. 285; Case of Gutierrez-Soler, supra note 4, para. 83, and Case of Acosta-Calderón, supra note 9, para. 159. 84 Case of Aloeboetoe et al. Reparations (Article 63(1) American Convention on Human Rights) Judgment of September 10, 1993. Series C No. 15, paras. 51 and 52.

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