INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CASE OF AROCA PALMA ET AL. V. ECUADOR
JUDGMENT OF NOVEMBER 8, 2022
(Preliminary objection, merits, reparations and costs)
In the case of Aroca Palma et al. v. Ecuador,
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the
Court”), composed of the following judges:
Ricardo C. Pérez Manrique, President
Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto, Vice President
Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot
Nancy Hernández López
Verónica Gómez
Patricia Pérez Goldberg
Rodrigo Mudrovitsch,
also present:
Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Registrar
Romina I. Sijniensky, Deputy Registrar,
pursuant to articles 62(3) and 63(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter
“the American Convention” or “the Convention”) and with articles 31, 32, 42, 65 and 67 of the
Rules of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure”), delivers this judgment,
structured as follows: