the repetition of harmful events such as those that occurred in this case,320 the Court orders the
State to disseminate said act through the media as widely as possible, including broadcast on radio,
free and national television, and social networks.
D. Guarantees of non-repetition
192. The Commission requested that the Court order the State to adopt legislative, administrative
and other measures to ensure the proper training of officers who come into contact with (a)
complaints of sexual violence against girls and adolescents, (b) the investigation of these complaints,
and (c) their prosecution, in order to carry out its role with a gender and childhood perspective, and
in accordance with inter-American standards.
193. The representatives requested that the Court order Bolivia (i) to carry out a “broad, holistic
and transformative” national strategy that includes at least (a) legislative reforms related to the
modification of the criminal offense of rape and sexual abuse so that they include the element of
consent, (b) national policies and mechanisms on sexual violence, designed by intersectoral networks
and commissions with the aim of applying them in all government departments, (c) the collection of
data on child victims of sexual violence, in such a way as to indicate how many cases are incestuous,
how many are reported to the authorities, how many are investigated, how many perpetrators are
charged, how many cases are prosecuted and the results of those trials, (d) prevention mechanisms
to understand and address social constructions and the culture of impunity that allow sexual violence
against girls and adolescents to continue, specifically incest, and, to end sexist stereotypes and
patriarchal relationships that endanger the physical integrity of girls, (e) protection efforts that
include aspects such as ensuring that existing support services will be adequately resourced, and
that staff will be trained by internationally certified trainers so that they can respond appropriately
and sensitively to children and adolescents who request help, (f) guidelines based on empirical data,
incorporating international practices, as well as a program of continuous and mandatory training of
internationally certified instructors for all justice sector officers who respond to or interact with child
and adolescent victims of sexual violence, with special attention to incest, (g) guidelines on forensic
interviews and forensic medical examinations, (h) integrated management of cases of sexual
violence, (i) the inclusion of civil society organizations and of the voices of survivors of sexual violence
in the development, implementation, monitoring and improvement of a national strategy, (j)
standardization of public education and awareness programs on incest, and (k) psychological,
medical and legal services accessible to child victims of sexual violence, particularly incest, and their
families.
194. The State rejected the requests made. It indicated that, it has been progressively implementing
public policies and legislative, institutional and administrative measures to fight sexual violence and
promote the rights of children, adolescents and women, accompanied by training for public servants
from the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Police, the judiciary and others who may come into contact
with complaints of sexual violence to the detriment of these cohorts. Regarding legislative reforms,
it pointed out that the state obligation to adopt its internal regulations must be framed in
International Human Rights Law, not personal requirements. In this regard, it warned that it was not
identified or proved that the current criminal legislation is contrary to the international treaties signed
by Bolivia. Finally, it recalled that Bolivia has already modified its criminal legislation, while increasing
the penalties for those crimes where the victims are children and adolescents.
195. The Court recalls that the State must prevent the occurrence of human rights violations such
as those described in this case and, therefore, adopt all legal, administrative and other measures
Cf. Case of the Miguel Castro Castro Prison v. Peru. Merits, Reparations and Costs. Judgment of November 25, 2006.
Series C No. 160, para. 445, and Case of Aroca Palma et al. v. Ecuador, supra, para. 136.
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