57 mother and, when she was released, he was aware of her suffering and shared it with her when they had to leave the country and be separated from their immediate family, all of this associated with the fact that, at the time, he was only 4 years of age; and b) With regard to Edmundo Urrutia Castellanos and María Pilar García de Urrutia, the Court reiterates that it is not necessary to demonstrate nonpecuniary damage with regard to the victim’s parents.118 Moreover, it is clear that, when they did not know the whereabouts of their daughter and with the well-founded fear that she might disappear or be assassinated, the victim’s parents assumed the responsibility of finding her, sharing the physical and psychological suffering that she endured during her abduction and detention and, once liberated, protecting her from the threats against her life. Furthermore, their daughter had to leave the country, and her parents had to be separated from her and their grandchild. Given these circumstances, the parents must be compensated for non-pecuniary damage; c) With regard to Edmundo Urrutia García and Carolina Urrutia García, the victim’s siblings, they also experienced their sister’s suffering at first hand. As a result of the facts of this case, the former had to leave the country for fear of being persecuted by the State authorities and, therefore, was separated from his family for a time, and his family and professional sphere changed. Carolina Urrutia García suffered the effects of what happened to her sister, with whom she was living at the time of the facts. She also experienced psychological problems. In addition, the Court reiterates that it can be presumed, as in the case of the parents, that the siblings of victims of human rights violations are not insensitive to their suffering, but share it.119 Consequently, the said siblings must also be compensated for non-pecuniary damage. 170. Bearing in mind the different aspects of the non-pecuniary damage caused, the Court establishes, in fairness, the value of the compensation for non-pecuniary damage as follows: Reparation for Non-pecuniary Damage Victim and next of kin Amount Maritza Urrutia US$20,000.00 Fernando Sebastián Barrientos Urrutia US$10,000.00 Edmundo Urrutia Castellanos US$ 6,000.00 María Pilar García de Urrutia US$ 6,000.00 Edmundo Urrutia García US$ 1,000.00 Carolina Urrutia García US$ 1,000.00 TOTAL US$44,000.00 118 Cf. Cantoral Benavides case. Reparations, supra note 105, para. 61 a); the “Street Children” case (Villagrán Morales et al.). Reparations, supra note 105, para. 66; and the “White Van” case (Paniagua Morales et al.). Reparations, supra note 105, para. 108. 119 Cf. Trujillo Oroza case. Reparations, supra note 97, para. 88 d); Cantoral Benavides case. Reparations, supra note 105, paras. 37 and 61 d); and the “Street Children” case (Villagrán Morales et al.). Reparations, supra note 105 para. 68.

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