20 have, and the possibility of carrying out their own life project, are of the very essence.” The reparations which may be ordered “will help greatly, but will not suffice; they need to work on their feelings internally.” One appropriate measure would be to establish a psychological assessment plan for persons who have to deal with persons arrested or who are in charge of dealing with arrests. c) Expert report by Mr. Jaime Prieto-Méndez, economist and human rights expert The expert witness stressed how important the acknowledgement of its liability effected by the State before the Inter-American Court would be if it were made public to Colombian society, since not only would it represent a way of putting an end to an international dispute, but it would also be “a very instructive exercise for the benefit of Colombian institutions and society concerning the harm done to the victims and the harm done to the society by the equivocal behavior of State officials.” It is also important that such public recognition imply the “acknowledgment of Mr. Wilson Gutiérrez-Soler’s condition as the victim in the instant case and that reparations be provided for the harm done not only to his physical integrity, but also to his dignity, during this time, by the fact that his words, his testimony have been […] questioned, undermining his public credibility and honor.” Such circumstance would contribute to redressing the wrongs caused to other victims of torture or violations of human rights whose honor was slighted by casting doubts on their testimony. One measure necessary for these events not to occur again is the reopening of disciplinary and criminal investigations intituted against the parties responsible, applying the decision in judgment C-004 of 2003, issued by the Colombian Constitutional Court, which allowed the review of orders precluding or ceasing procedures and of acquittals in cases of serious human rights violations. In addition, the Colombian authorities must make a commitment to “tighten and implement the existing controls in relation with the circumstances and with the conditions in which persons deprived of liberty are kept while in prison or in provisional arrest centers.” Such controls are the responsibility of the authorities charged with enforcing the laws, such as the arresting authorities or the Ombudsman, and the General Prosecutor. It is important that the domestic laws forbidding solitary confinement be strictly applied. There must be a close vigilance of the time periods for which persons are held by the arresting authorities and surrendered to the power of the courts, since, even though the law establishes short periods, these are often extended without any reason, which may lead to coercion or torture against the persons arrested. Similarly, victims must be given access to lawers, to controlling authorities and to their next of kin with the purpose of preventing the personal integrity of the persons arrested from being affected. The State must take into account the recommendations of the InterAmerican Commission with regard to the absolute prohibition against “persons deprived of liberty being subjected to questioning by the arresting authorities in provisional arrest centers without the presence of a judge.” It