Flor Freire
Case- Summary
The case refers to the dismissal of a military police officer of Ecuador; Homero Flor Freire was dismissed pursuant to the army’s rules of military discipline, which punish sexual acts between persons of the same sex with discharge from service. The Inter-American Court analyzed the case in the light of due process guarantees in both judicial and administrative proceedings, and applied standards regarding the guarantee of equality and non-discrimination.
- Status
- Closed
- Country
- Presentation to the IACommission
- Aug 30, 2002
- Submission to the IACourt
- Dec 11, 2014
- IACommission / Merits report: rights violated
ACHR 8.1, 25.1, 1.1, 2
- IACourt / Judgment: rights violated
ACHR 24, 1.1, 2 8.1, 1.1 11.1, 1.1
- IACourt / Judgment: rights non-violated
ACHR 9 8.1, 1.1 25.1, 1.1, 2
- Descriptors
- Discrimination
- Public official dismission
- Sexual orientation
- Court documents
- Documentos de la comisión
- Geolocalización de los hechos
Latitude: -0.1391
Longitude: -78.6699
- Geolocalización de los hechos (linked Case)
- Flor Freire
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