INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CASE OF THE GARÍFUNA COMMUNITY OF TRIUNFO DE LA CRUZ AND ITS MEMBERS V.
HONDURAS
JUDGMENT OF OCTOBER 8, 2015
(Merits, Reparations, and Costs)
In the Case of the Garífuna Community of Triunfo de la Cruz and its members,
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court”, “the
Court”, or “the Tribunal”), composed of the following judges:
Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto, President;
Roberto F. Caldas, Vice President;
Manuel E. Ventura Robles, Judge;
Diego García-Sayán, Judge;
Alberto Pérez Pérez, Judge;
Eduardo Vio Grossi, Judge, and
Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, 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”), delivers this judgment.