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Latest document updates

Arboleda Gomez. Order of the President of the IACourt. April 13, 2023

Type
  • Others
Date
Apr 13, 2023
Order of the President IACHR

Molina Theissen. Order of the IACourt. March 24, 2023

Preview
Type
  • Precautionary Measures
Date
Mar 24, 2023
Order of the IACourt

Bendezu Tuncar. Order of the IACourt. March 23, 2023

Preview
Type
  • Others
Date
Mar 23, 2023
Order of the IACourt

Latest oral hearing updates

Herzog y otros. Hearing. May 24, 2017

00:00:39opening
00:06:07initial statement IACHR
00:18:53testimony of Clarice HERZOG/ alleged victim
00:39:33State representatives questions
00:44:23IACourt questions
01:09:24testimony of Marlon WEICHERT/ witness proposed by the alleged victims
01:29:50State representatives questions
01:40:33IACourt questions
02:05:30RECESS
02:09:05statement of Sergio GARDENGHI SUIAMA/ expert witness proposed by the alleged victims
02:21:40alleged victims representatives’ questions
02:40:52State representatives questions
03:01:54IACHR questions
03:12:46IACourt questions
02:59:25statement of Alberto Zacharias TORON/ expert witness proposed by the State
03:29:47State representatives questions
03:49:47alleged victims representatives’ questions
03:53:20IACHR questions
04:04:50IACourt questions
04:17:16RECESS
04:18:47oral arguments: alleged victims representatives
04:49:25oral arguments: State representatives
05:21:33oral arguments: alleged victims representatives
05:27:00oral arguments: State representatives
05:30:59final observations IACHR
05:42:00IACourt questions
05:54:20CLOSE OF THE HEARING

https://youtu.be/79DHJkrN7yA

Mecanismo
Country
Date
May 24, 2017
Hearing
  • Pública
Hearing

Maldonado Vargas. Hearing. April 22, 2015

00:00:05opening
00:04:35initial statement IACHR CIDH
00:13:30testimony of Ernesto GALAZ GUZMAN / alleged victim
00:39:56State representatives questions
00:40:28IACourt questions
00:59:10testimony of Jorge CORREA SUTIL / witness proposed by the State
01:23:50alleged victim’s representatives questions
01:46:32IACourt questions
02:12:27statement of Jonatan VALENZUELA SALDÍAS / expert witness proposed by the State
02:22:10State representatives questions
02:38:48alleged victim’s representatives questions
02:57:21IACHR questions
03:07:10IACourt questions
03:07:24CLOSE OF THE HEARING

https://youtu.be/2IXUebJsDxE

Mecanismo
Tipo de audiencia
  • Fondo
  • Reparaciones y Costas
Country
Date
Apr 22, 2015
Hearing

Maldonado Vargas y otros. Hearing. April 23, 2015

00:00:13opening
00:04:10testimony of Juan MENDEZ/ expert witness proposed by the IACHR
00:17:35IACHR questions
00:33:34alleged victim’s representatives questions
00:47:30State representatives questions
00:56:00IACourt questions
01:28:00RECESS
01:29:40oral statement: alleged victim’s representatives
02:01:44oral statement: State representatives questions
02:36:12oral statement: alleged victim’s representatives
02:42:11oral statement: State representatives
02:45:00final observations IACHR
03:00:54IACourt questions
03:26:37CLOSE OF THE HEARING

https://youtu.be/77DQ3W541zQ

Mecanismo
Tipo de audiencia
  • Fondo
  • Reparaciones y Costas
Country
Date
Apr 23, 2015
Hearing

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The documents in SUMMA were obtained from the official websites of the Inter-American Commission and Court. The audiovisual materials corresponding to hearings before the Court are protected by a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license attributed to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.