survivors of the massacre and to the next-of-kin of those who were killed, Guatemala was ordered to make compensatory payments to those individuals totalling US$7,996,836 – the highest award ever given by the Court. In addition to the monetary redress, the Court ordered the state to fulfill its legal duties, undertake various infrastructure projects in the locality, and realise various symbolic acts of reparation and reconciliation: Conduct a proper investigation of the massacre, and identify and punish the guilty. Organise a ceremony in Plan de Sánchez at which high-ranking government officials would recognise the state's responsibility and honour the memory of the dead, to be covered by the media and conducted in both Spanish and Achi Maya. Translate the American Convention on Human Rights and the Court's two judgements into Achi Maya. Publish key sections of those judgements in its official gazette and in a major national newspaper (in both languages). Pay USD $25,000 for the upkeep of the village's memorial chapel to the massacre victims. Build houses in the village. Provide the survivors with any medical and psychological care they might require – free of charge, including medicines and supplies. In addition to regular budgeted government spending: Promote the study and awareness of the Achi Maya language and culture in the affected communities. Improve the municipality's road network, drinking water supply, and sewerage systems. Provide the communities with qualified, bilingual schoolteachers. Set up a health clinic in Plan de Sánchez and a health centre in the town of Rabinal. All these items were to be completed within five years of the Court's judgement, with the state submitting annual progress reports until completion. Guatemala was also ordered to pay US$55,000 in costs. The public ceremony required by the judgement was held in Plan de Sánchez on 18 July 2005, the 23rd anniversary of the massacre. It was attended by representatives of the government, led by Vice President Eduardo Stein, delegations from the IACHR and the International Centre for Human Rights Research (CIIDH), as well as survivors and relatives of the victims. During the ceremony, Stein apologised for the actions of the army, which had "unleashed bloodshed and fire to wipe out an entire community". Prosecution of soldiers and paramilitary members Courts in Guatemala convicted five members of a paramilitary organization, Patrullas de Autodefensa Civil, of murder in the 1982 massacre. Each of the five were sentenced to 7710 years in