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66 Revista IIDH[Vol. 49economical support; policies <strong>of</strong> social development; prevent the causesto avoid their repetition; public recognition <strong>of</strong> the unjust suffering, andothers.• On the other hand, it would be important to remember that <strong>reparation</strong>s’success is not about judgment compliance; it is essentially about thequality <strong>of</strong> them. <strong>Human</strong> rights organizations have to inform, assess,supervise, monitor and evaluate the State reports about their compliancein an interdisciplinary way in order to inform to the <strong>Court</strong> or denouncethe facts. A program <strong>of</strong> <strong>reparation</strong>s generates expectations in thevictims. If this is not fulfilled, it will produce very negative and oppositeeffects to the aim <strong>of</strong> the <strong>reparation</strong>. And from the psychological point<strong>of</strong> view, frustration and people’s double victimization take place. Inthis sense, there is a consensus that justice is the most important rightand <strong>reparation</strong> for victims. Punishment for perpetrators and the truth<strong>of</strong> the facts are essential to the psychosocial restoration <strong>of</strong> the victims,families and communities.• <strong>Inter</strong>esting experiences from the South African TRC and similarinitiatives could be applied and developed in our region. For instance,its recommendations included that the companies contributed to theconstitution fund <strong>of</strong> <strong>reparation</strong>s, indicating their possible numerousmodalities. It also asked for a restructuring <strong>of</strong> the debt in whichthe apartheid regime had incurred to maintain the State police. Itwas reconstructed to release money in the short term destined tothe development plans and redistribution so necessary. Besides, theCommission recommended the obtaining <strong>of</strong> a tax <strong>of</strong> patrimony – by asingle time <strong>of</strong> the old beneficiaries.• Also, the Khulumani group (KSG) produced a set <strong>of</strong> proposals <strong>of</strong> repairpolicy as the bases <strong>of</strong> the work <strong>of</strong> incidence and lobbying with theoriented government to obtain that the individual and communitarian<strong>reparation</strong>s are sufficient; activities <strong>of</strong> pursuit and processing weremade. Trained personnel took care <strong>of</strong> the victims and relatives withappeals <strong>of</strong> <strong>reparation</strong>s’ requests. The KSG has installed a TelephoneLine <strong>of</strong> Aid on Reparations. 8282 From .

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