INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CASE OF ABRILL ALOSILLA ET AL. V. PERU
JUDGMENT OF MARCH 4, 2011
(Merits, Reparations and Costs)
In the Case of Abrill Alosilla et al.,
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court,”
“the Court,” or “the Tribunal”), comprising the following judges:1
Leonardo A. Franco, Acting President;
Manuel E. Ventura-Robles, Judge;
Margarette May Macaulay, Judge;
Rhadys Abreu Blondet, Judge;
Alberto Pérez Pérez, Judge, and
Eduardo Vio Grossi, Judge;
also present,
Pablo Saavedra-Alessandri, Secretary, and
Emilia Segares Rodríguez, Deputy Secretary;
in conformity with Articles 62(3) and 63(1) of the American Convention on Human
Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” or “the American Convention”) and with Articles
32, 34, 41, and 68 of the Court Rules of Procedure2 (hereinafter “the Rules of
Procedure”), issues the following Judgment, structured as follows:
I. INTRODUCTION TO THE CASE AND PURPOSE OF THE CONTROVERSY
paras. 1-6
II. PROCEEDING BEFORE THE COURT
paras. 7-15
III. JURISDICTION
para. 16
IV. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
paras. 17-27
V. PRIOR CONSIDERATION REGARDING THE ALLEGED FAILURE OF SOME
ALLEGED VICTIMS TO EXHAUST DOMESTIC REMEDIES
paras. 28-34
VI. EVIDENCE
1. Documentary, testimonial, and expert evidence
2. Admission of documentary evidence
3. Admission of testimonial and expert evidence
para. 35
paras. 36-37
paras. 38-43
paras. 44-49
1
The President of the Court, Judge Diego García-Sayán, of Peruvian nationality, did not participate in
this case in keeping with Article 19(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court, to which “[i]n the cases referred
to in Article 44 of the Convention, the Judges cannot participate in its being known and deliberation, when they
are nationals of the State.”
2
Rules of Procedure passed in the LXXXV Regular Period of Sessions held from November 16 to 28,
2009. According to Article 79(2) of the Rules of Procedure, “In cases in which the Commission has adopted a
report under Article 50 of the Convention before the these Rules of Procedure have come into force, the
presentation of the case before the Court will be governed by Articles 33 and 34 of the Rules of Procedure
previously in force. Statements shall be received with the aid of the Victim’s Legal Assistance Fund, and the
dispositions of these Rules of Procedure shall apply.”