INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS CASE OF CUSCUL PIVARAL ET AL. V. GUATEMALA JUDGMENT OF AUGUST 23, 2018 (Preliminary objection, merits, reparations and costs) In the Case of Cuscul Pivaral et al. v. Guatemala, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the Court”), composed of the following judges:1 Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, President Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto, Judge Elizabeth Odio Benito, Judge Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni, Judge, and Patricio Pazmiño Freire, Judge also present, Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Secretary, and Emilia Segares Rodríguez, Deputy Secretary, pursuant to Articles 62(3) and 63(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter, “the American Convention” or “the Convention”) and Articles 31, 32, 65 and 67 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter also “the Rules of Procedure” or “the Court’s Rules of Procedure”), delivers this judgment, structured as follows: The Vice President of the Court, Judge Eduardo Vio Grossi, did not take part in the deliberation and signature of this judgment for reasons beyond his control. 1