The events of the case relate to the arbitrary deprivation of nationality of Ivcher Bronstein, a naturalized Peruvian citizen, with the aim of supplanting his shareholder and editorial control of Peruvian television’s Canal 2. Bronstein had carried out a series of reports on serious human rights violations and acts of corruption in the country via his television network.

The IA Court ruled on the limits of State discretion for granting nationality, as well as on the standards of due process in legal and administrative proceedings related to the issue. Additionally, it interpreted the events as an indirect form of restricting freedom of expression.