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275. The Commission argued that on August 27, 2005 when a news team of Globovisión
was covering a protest, some individuals on motorcycles threw objects, which forced them
to leave and they continue covering the story from inside the vehicle on a street corner. It
also alleges that in the place, there were state security agents, who were trying to solve the
situation of law and order.274
276. This Commission tendered a video provided by the representatives in the procedure
of provisional measures275. The video shows different moments of confrontation between
two groups of people who were throwing blunt objects. The, it shows individuals, according
to the reporter of Globovisión, attacking a police van while they were leaving the area. At
some moments, there were no police officers. At the end of the video, it is possible to see
several individuals in motorcycles trying to attack the cameraman of Globovisión and
throwing an object that exploded; it looked like a banger. Nevertheless, it does not seem
that the object damaged the alleged victims. In the last scene, there appears that the
alleged victims were reporting the events from the vehicle.
277. The incident was reported on March 8, 2006; though there is no record that an
investigation has been conducted (infra para. 302 and 318).
278. The Court considers the evidence furnished suggests that the alleged victims would
have had difficulties in covering the events mentioned based on the acts of the private
individuals.
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279. From the analysis of the facts alleged, the Court concludes that the alleged violation
of the right to humane treatment of the alleged victims as a result of the actions of the
state security agents, in the seven incidents above mentioned (supra para. 80 to 82, 181,
195, 233, 245, 250, 253 and 262) has not been proven. Moreover, it has been verified in
five of the facts proven that individuals or groups of unidentified people violated the right to
humane treatment of Alfredo José Peña Isaya, Carlos Quintero, Felipe Antonio Lugo Durán,
Janeth del Rosario Carrasquilla Villasmil, Jhonny Donato Ficarella Martin, Joshua Oscar
Torres Ramos, Martha Isabel Herminia Palma Tronconis and Yesenia Thais Balza Bolívar and
prevented them from performing their jobs. Lastly, it has been also verified in fifteen of the
proven facts that unidentified people or groups of private individuals hindered Aloys
Emmanuel Marín Díaz, Ana Karina Villalba, Aymara Anahí Lorenzo Ferrigni, Beatriz Alicia
Adrián García, Carla María Angola Rodríguez, Carlos Arroyo, Ramón Darío Pacheco Villegas,
Edgar Hernández, Efraín Antonio Henríquez Contreras, Félix José Padilla Geromes, Gabriela
Margarita Perozo Cabrices, John Power, Jorge Manuel Paz Paz, José Vicente Antonetti
274
The Commission alleged in the application that "On August 27, 2005, when a Globovisión news team was
covering an opposition march at the corner of Corazón de Jesús and Avenida Universidad in Caracas, clashes broke
out between demonstrations and a group of government supporters during which stones and other projectiles were
thrown and a series of gunshots were heard. Individuals on motorcycles threw objects, including rocks, at the
Globovisión team, who were forced to leave the area and continue to cover the event from inside their car on a
street corner. Members of the security forces were on site and were attempting to resolve the public order
situation”.
275
The Commission literally quoted as evidence “Video, APPENDIX 16 of APPENDIX F to the brief presented
by the beneficiaries’ representatives on November 15, 2005, in the provisional measures proceedings (already with
the Court).” According to the record of the case file of provisional measures, the fact mentioned and the
corresponding video was forwarded by the representatives of the provisional measures in the brief of October 18,
2005 (records of provisional measures, volume VII, pages 2135 and 2296). Cf. supra para. 106.
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