of that instrument. In addition, as regards Beatriz's family members, if proven, the allegations concerning to
personal integrity could constitute possible violations of Article 5 of the American Convention.
VIII.
DECISION
1.
To find the instant petition admissible in relation to Articles 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 24, 25, and 26 of the
American Convention, in conjunction with Articles 1(1) and 2 thereof;
2.
To find the instant petition admissible in relation to Articles 1, 6, and 8 of the Inter-American
Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture.
3.
To find the instant petition in relation to the alleged violations of Article 7 of the Convention
of Belém do Pará.
4.
To notify the parties of this decision;
5.
To continue with the analysis on the merits; and
6.
To publish this decision and include it in its Annual Report to the General Assembly of the
Organization of American States.
Approved by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in the city of México, on the 7 day of the
month of September, 2017. (Signed): Francisco José Eguiguren, President; Margarette May Macaulay, First Vice
President; Esmeralda E. Arosemena Bernal de Troitiño, Second Vice President; José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez,
Paulo Vannuchi, James L. Cavallaro, and Luis Ernesto Vargas Silva, Commissioners
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