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cries, revealing a suffering that is always present.”136 In relation to the children of Saúl
Cantoral-Huamaní, the expert psychological report indicated that Marco Antonio CantoralLozano is trapped in a “vicious circle” because he is unable to construct solid social and
personal relationships, and this “without doubt” requires therapy.137
197. The Court notes that, according to this expert report some of Saúl CantoralHuamaní’s other children suffer specific ailments that require special therapeutic
treatment.138
198. The Court also notes that, owing to the attack to which she was subjected (supra
para. 115), Gertrudis Victoria Cantoral-Huamaní, Saúl Cantoral-Huamaní’s sister, “has
suffered from “a terrible fear that prevents her from leaving her house alone”; also when
“her husband or her children go out, she wants to follow them.”139 Gertrudis Victoria has
started to attend therapy. The expert psychological report suggests that support must be
provided to enable her to continue this therapy until she has been able to “resolve the
conflicts on which her symptoms of fear and insecurity are based.”140
199. Amelia Beatriz Santa Cruz, who is 75 years old, stated that, following the death of
her daughter, Consuelo García-Santa Cruz, she has had “a heart problem,” and suffers from
“a number of physical ailments.”141 In addition, she emphasized that the death of her
daughter caused psychological damage to “most of [her] children,” because they were
“tremendously upset” by what was done to them.142 The expert psychological opinion stated
that “Doña Amelia should receive therapy.”143
200. In order to help repair the physical and mental damage, the Court considers it
necessary to declare that the State has the obligation to provide, free of charge and
immediately, through its specialized health care institutions, the medical and psychological
treatment required by the next of kin who have been declared victims. The medical
treatment for their physical health should be provided by personnel and institutions
specializing in the care of the physical and mental health care problems of such people to
ensure they are provided with the most appropriate and effective treatment. The
psychological and/or psychiatric treatment should be provided by personnel and institutions
specialized in caring for the victims of violent acts such as those that occurred in this case.
This medical and psychological treatment must be provided for the necessary time,
including the provision of the necessary medications, and should take into consideration the
ailments of each of them, following an individual evaluation.144
136
Cf. Expert psychological report provided by Roberto Alfonso Gushiken-Miyagui on January 11, 2007 (file of
preliminary exception, merits, reparations and costs page 425).
137
Cf. Expert psychological report provided by Roberto Alfonso Gushiken-Miyagui on January 11, 2007 (file of
preliminary exception, merits, reparations and costs page 428).
138
Cf. Expert psychological report provided by Roberto Alfonso Gushiken-Miyagui on January 11, 2007 (file of
preliminary exception, merits, reparations and costs page 428-432).
139
Cf. Expert psychological report provided by Roberto Alfonso Gushiken-Miyagui on January 11, 2007 (file of
preliminary exception, merits, reparations and costs page 435).
140
Cf. Expert psychological report provided by Roberto Alfonso Gushiken-Miyagui on January 11, 2007 (file of
preliminary exception, merits, reparations and costs page 436-437).
141
Cf. Expert psychological report provided by Roberto Alfonso Gushiken-Miyagui on January 11, 2007 (file of
preliminary exception, merits, reparations and costs page 395).
142
Cf. Expert psychological report provided by Roberto Alfonso Gushiken-Miyagui on January 11, 2007 (file of
preliminary exception, merits, reparations and costs page 396-397).
143
Cf. Expert psychological report provided by Roberto Alfonso Gushiken-Miyagui on January 11, 2007 (file of
preliminary exception, merits, reparations and costs page 441).
144
Cf. Case of the Rochela Massacre v. Colombia, supra note 8, para. 302; Case of the Miguel Castro-Castro
Prison v. Peru, supra note 6, para. 449; and Case of Vargas-Areco v. Paraguay, supra note 6, para. 160.
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