CASE OF THE VILLAGE OF LOS JOSEFINOS MASSACRE V. GUATEMALA
JUDGMENT OF NOVEMBER 3, 2021
(Preliminary objection, merits, reparations and costs)
In the case of the Village of Los Josefinos Massacre v. Guatemala,
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the Court”),
composed of the following judges:
Elizabeth Odio Benito, President
L. Patricio Pazmiño Freire, Vice President
Eduardo Vio Grossi, Judge
Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto, Judge
Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, Judge
Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni, Judge, and
Ricardo Pérez Manrique, Judge;
also present,
Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Secretary, and
Romina I. Sijniensky, Deputy 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, 62, 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:
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