However, the case law of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights treats it as a right that falls under the right to due process. When analyzed as part of the due process, "it acquires relevance for the building of a civilized society", which is why “recognizing this right requires that it be considered not only as a part of the due process, but also as an autonomous fundamental right, also classified as among social rights, making its recognition a necessity in modern political societies.” 13 From the perspective of the Inter-American Court, this right has been closely linked to the right of the next of kin of the victims in cases of serious human rights violations. Specifically, it was initially linked to the extended nature of forced disappearance. 14 Considering the initial link between the right to truth in the interAmerican system and forced disappearances, both the InterAmerican Court and the Commission have established different obligations that correspond to the States in cases of forced disappearances, among which is "an obligation to establish the facts of what happened, locate the victims’ whereabouts or their remains, and inform the next of kin to that effect,” 15 obligations that continue to be reiterated by the Court from the judgment in the Case of Goiburú et al. v. Paraguay from September 22, 2006, 16 to this day. However, I am of the mind that it is necessary to understand the right to the truth as an autonomous right, without prejudice to the fact that it is also part of the general principles of law—or of customary law—in the terms proposed. This nature of principle-law allows it to be invoked not only under articles 8 and 25 of the Taken from: Gerardo Bernales Rojas, “El Derecho a la Verdad.” Estudios Constitucionales vol.14 no.2, Santiago, Chile, 2016. Available at https://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?pid=S0718-52002016000200009&script=sci_arttext 14 Taken from: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, “The Right to Truth in the Americas,” OEA/Ser.L/V/II.152, Doc. 2, August 13, 2014, para. 56. Available at: http://www.oas.org/es/cidh/informes/pdfs/Derecho-Verdad-es.pdf. 15 Taken from: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, “The Right to Truth in the Americas,” OEA/Ser.L/V/II.152, Doc. 2, August 13, 2014, para. 60. Available at: http://www.oas.org/es/cidh/informes/pdfs/Derecho-Verdad-es.pdf. 16 Para. 89. 13