INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS CASE OF GÓMEZ VIRULA ET AL. V. GUATEMALA JUDGMENT OF NOVEMBER 21, 2019 (Preliminary objection, merits, reparations and costs) In the case of Gómez Virula et al. v. Guatemala, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the Court”) composed of the following judges:* Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, President, Eduardo Vio Grossi, Vice President, Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto, Elizabeth Odio Benito, Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni and L. Patricio Pazmiño Freire, also present, Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Secretary, pursuant to Articles 62(3) and 63(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the American Convention” or “the Convention”) and Articles 31, 32, 42, 65 and 67 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure” or “the Court’s Rules of Procedure”), delivers this judgment structured as follows: Judge Ricardo Pérez Manrique did not take part in the deliberation and signature of this judgment because he joined the Court on January 1, 2019, when this case was already at the judgment stage. *