* 118. The Respondent State did not make a submission on this claim *** 119. The Court recalls that in order for a claim for material prejudice to be granted, the Applicant must show a causal link between the violation found and the loss suffered, as well as demonstrate the loss suffered with evidence.37 120. In the instant case, the Court notes that the Applicant has not established any linkages between the violations found and the material prejudice which he claims to have suffered. 121. The Court, consequently, dismisses the Applicant’s claims for reparations for material prejudice. ii. Material prejudice suffered by indirect victims 122. The Applicant submits that the recognition that “dependents” and next of kin are entitled to reparations subject to certain conditions is based on the notion that the violation committed against the direct victim resulted in some form of harm to others. 123. The Applicant submits that the Inter-American Court considers that the immediate next of kin of direct victims of gross human rights violations do not need to adduce evidence to show that they have suffered harm. In such cases, this Court presumes harm of the immediate next of kin in light of the “grave impact on the mental and emotional well-being of the next of kin of the victims. Hence, the Applicant request this Court to grant reparations to the dependents and next of kin as indirect victim. 37 Juma v. Tanzania, ibid, § 147. 31

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