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:

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