INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CASE OF PALACIO URRUTIA ET AL. V. ECUADOR
JUDGMENT OF NOVEMBER 24, 2021
(Merits, Reparations and Costs)
In the case of Palacio Urrutia et al. v. Ecuador,
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or
“the Court”), composed of the following judges:
Elizabeth Odio Benito, President
Eduardo Vio Grossi, Judge
Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto, Judge
Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, Judge
Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni, Judge, and
Ricardo Pérez Manrique, Judge
also present,
Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Secretary, and
Romina I. Sijniensky, Deputy Secretary,
pursuant to Article 62(3) and 63(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights
(hereinafter also “the American Convention” or “the Convention”) and Articles 31, 32,
42, 65 and 67 of the Court’s Rules of Procedure (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure” or
“the Court’s Rules of Procedure”), delivers this judgment, structured as follows: