2 2. The Commission filed the application pursuant to Article 61 of the American Convention, seeking a judgment from the Court as to whether the State had violated, in relation to its obligation under Article 1(1) (Obligation to Respect Rights) of the Convention, Article 4 (Right to Life) of that instrument by virtue of the deaths of inmates Elvio Epifanio Acosta Ocampos, Marco Antonio Giménez,2 Diego Walter Valdez, Sergio Daniel Vega Figueredo,3 Sergio David Poletti Domínguez,4 Mario Álvarez Pérez,5 Juan Alcides Román Barrios, Antonio Damián Escobar Morinigo6 and Carlos Raúl de la Cruz,7 all of whom perished as a result of a fire at the Instituto de Reeducación del Menor “Coronel Panchito López” [“Colonel Panchito López” Juvenile Reeducation Institute] (hereinafter “the Center” or “the ‘Panchito López’ Center”), and by virtue of the death of Benito Augusto Adorno, who died of a bullet wound sustained at the Center. The Commission also asked the Court to decide whether the State had violated Article 5 (Right to Humane Treatment) of the American Convention, in relation to its obligation under Article 1(1) thereof, by virtue of the injuries and smoke inhalation that minors Abel Achar Acuña, José Milicades Cañete,8 Ever Ramón Molinas Zárate, Arsenio Joel Barrios Báez,9 Alfredo Duarte Ramos, Sergio Vincent Navarro Moraez, Raúl Esteban Portillo, Ismael Méndez Aranda, Pedro Iván Peña, Osvaldo Daniel Sosa, Walter Javier Riveros Rojas, Osmar López Verón,10 Miguel Coronel,11 César Ojeda,12 Heriberto Zarate, Francisco Noé Andrada, Jorge Daniel Toledo, Pablo Emmanuel Rojas, Sixto Gonzáles Franco,13 Francisco Ramón Adorno, Antonio Delgado, Claudio Coronel Quiroga, Clemente Luis Escobar 2 This person’s name also appears as Marcos Antonio Jiménez. The Court will henceforth refer to this person as Marco Antonio Jiménez. 3 This person’s name also appears as Sergio Daniel Vega. The Court will henceforth use the name Sergio Daniel Vega Figueredo. 4 This person’s name also appears as Sergio David Poletti. The Court will henceforth use the name Sergio David Poletti Domínguez. 5 This person’s name also appears as Mario del Pilar Álvarez, as Mario Álvarez Pérez, and as Mario Álvarez. The Court will henceforth use the name Mario del Pilar Álvarez Pérez. 6 This person’s name also appears as Antonio Escobar. The Court will henceforth use the name Antonio Damián Escobar Morinigo. 7 This person’s name also appears as Carlos de la Cruz. The Court will henceforth use the name Carlos Raúl de la Cruz. 8 This person’s name also appears as José Milciades Cañete Chamorro. The Court will henceforth use the name José Milciades Cañete Chamorro. 9 This person’s name also appears as name Arsenio Joel Barrios Báez. Arcenio Joel Barrios Báez. The Court will henceforth use the 10 This person’s name also appears as Osmar Verón López. The Court will henceforth use the name Osmar López Verón. 11 This person’s name also appears as Miguel Ángel Coronel Ramírez, and as Miguel Coronel Ramírez. The Court will henceforth use the name Miguel Ángel Coronel Ramírez. 12 This person’s name also appears as César Fidelino Ojeda Ramírez, and as César Fidelino Ojeda. The Court will henceforth use the name César Fidelino Ojeda Acevedo. 13 This person’s name also appears as Sixto González Franco. The Court will henceforth use the name Sixto Gonzáles Franco.