to “provide an adequate sum of money” for her to pay for her treatment. Furthermore, the
Commission requested, in general terms, that the Court order the State to adopt measures of
satisfaction and economic compensation to fully repair the alleged violations, both in their pecuniary
and non-pecuniary aspects. The Commission did not request additional guarantees of non-repetition.
220. The representatives did not request rehabilitation measures in favor of the alleged victim.
They indicated that the alleged victim “does not request” “as such” “any type of compensation for
damages for herself and, instead, intends to focus the Court's attention on granting measures of
satisfaction and non-repetition.” Additionally, within the framework of the satisfaction measures, the
representatives also requested that the State be ordered to (i) guarantee that Brisa and those who
provided support will not be subject to retaliation by the State for having presented this case before
the Court; (ii) that together with the publications of the judgment and in the act of recognition of
responsibility, the State makes public its “commitment [...] to develop a comprehensive, holistic and
transformative national strategy to prevent and respond to sexual violence against girls and
adolescents, especially incest”; (iii) publicly support and ensure that all necessary licenses and
permits are granted each year before the National Day of Solidarity with Victims of Sexual Assault
and against Sexual Violence in Children and Adolescents which is celebrated on December 9 August
in Bolivia, so that all activities related to the celebration of that day can be carried out without
problem, and (iv) facilitate access to academic, technical and financial support available from
international organizations to strengthen the government, specifically the judicial system, to achieve
more effective management of cases of sexual violence against girls and adolescents.
221. Additionally, the representatives requested other guarantees of non-repetition related to Bolivia
being ordered to (i) formally and publicly commit to adopting comprehensive measures to end all
forms of violence against children; (ii) participate in the World Association Route city programs to
pilot their strategy in Cochabamba, Bolivia; (iii) create a multisectoral and holistic national action
plan to eliminate sexual violence against “children and adolescents”, with special emphasis on incest,
prioritizing that it be developed in collaboration with the World Alliance. They explained that the
aforementioned plan should take into consideration the practices of INSPIRE and the Global Alliance,
and incorporate the Sustainable Development Goals of eradicating violence against children by 2030,
and the Clinical Guidelines of the World Health Organization on the response to children and
adolescents who have been subjected to sexual violence; (iv) carry out a “broad, holistic and
transformative” national strategy that includes at least (a) legislative reforms related to the
elimination of the statute of limitations for crimes of sexual assault in the Bolivian Criminal Code and
the Code of Criminal Procedure, the creation of a criminal offence of incest, and the modification of
criminal procedural legislation in order to create incentives for the accused to submit to an
abbreviated criminal process in cases of sexual violence against children and adolescents, (b) the
effective prosecution of cases of sexual violence against children through specialized prosecutors,
practices that prevent revictimization and procedures adapted to children, as well as effective judicial
remedies. For the aforementioned effectiveness, the State must “collaborate with a national
observatory established by civil society for the management of trials in cases of sexual violence
against children and provide support”, (c) effective capture and recapture policies and procedures ,
(d) ensure that the personnel of special child protection agencies or ombudsman offices have stable
positions and adequate financing and training for the management of sexual violence against children
and adolescents, (e) annual and sufficient budget allocations, and (f) surveillance and supervision
mechanisms.
222. The State rejected the Commission's request. Furthermore, it recalled that the alleged victim,
of her own volition, decided not to go to the specialized public health institutions and professionals,
and that, in the stage prior to submitting the case to the Court, she expressed her “rejection to an
arrangement of medical or psychological care with the State.” In that sense, the alleged victim did
not incorporate this measure into her requests. Regarding compensatory damages, taking into
account the failure to exhaust domestic remedies and the non-existence of the alleged violations, it
would not be appropriate to provide financial compensation. It also highlighted that the alleged victim
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