INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CASE OF VELÁSQUEZ PAIZ EL AL. V. GUATEMALA
JUDGMENT OF NOVEMBER 19, 2015
(Preliminary objections, merits, reparations and costs)
In the case of Velásquez Paiz et al.,
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the
Court”) 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, 42, 65 and 67 of the Rules
of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure”), delivers this judgment,
structured as follows: