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IACtHR, Case of Villarroel Merino et al. v. Ecuador. Preliminary objections, merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of August 24, 2021. Elizabeth Odio Benito President Eduardo Vio Grossi Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni Ricardo C. Pérez Manrique Pablo Saavedra Alessandri Secretary So ordered, Elizabeth Odio Benito President Pablo Saavedra Alessandri Secretary 50

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I.INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND PURPOSE OF THE DISPUTE3
II. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT4
III. JURISDICTION5
IV PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS5
A. The Court’s alleged lack of competence to act as a fourth instance5
A.1. Arguments of the parties and the Commission5
A.2. Considerations of the Court6
B. Alleged violation of the State’s right of defense owing to the failure to control the legality of the Commission’s actions6
B.1. Arguments of the parties and the Commission6
B.2. Considerations of the Court7
V. EVIDENCE8
A. Admission of the documentary evidence8
B. Admission of statements and expert evidence9
VI. FACTS9
A. Legal framework9
B. Presumed victims12
C. Detention and prosecution of the presumed victims13
D. Claims for compensation18
VII. MERITS19
VII-1RIGHTS UNDER THE AMERICAN CONVENTION TOPERSONAL LIBERTY, PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE AND EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW,IN RELATION TO THE OBLIGATION TO RESPECTAND TO ENSURE THESE RIGHTS AND THE DUTY TO ADOPT DOMESTIC LEGAL PROVISIONS20
A. Deprivation of liberty of the presumed victims20
A.1 Arguments of the parties and the Commission20
A.2 Considerations of the Court22
B. Detención en firme26
C. Pre-trial detention28
D. Conclusion28
E. Remedies filed against the detention (Articles 7(1), 7(6) and 1(1))29
E.1 Conclusion31
VII-2 JUDICIAL GUARANTEES, IN RELATION TO THE OBLIGATIONS TO RESPECT AND TO ENSURE THE RIGHTS AND THE DUTY TO ADOPT DOMESTIC LEGAL PROVISIONS OF THE AMERICAN CONVENTION31
A. Judicial guarantees31
A.1 Arguments of the parties and the Commission31
A.2 Considerations of the Court34
A.3. Conclusion37
B. Compensation proceedings37
B.1. Arguments of the parties and the Commission37
B.2. Considerations of the Court38
VIII REPARATIONS 39
A. Injured party39
B. Measures of satisfaction39
C. Other measures40
D. Compensation41
D.1 Pecuniary damage44
D.2 Non-pecuniary damage45
E. Costs and expenses46
F. Method of compliance with the payment ordered47

Villarroel Merino y otros. Judgment. August 24, 2021

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Preliminary Objections
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Date: Aug 24, 2021

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Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos

Number: C 430

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Ecuador

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Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot
Eduardo Vio Grossi
Elizabeth Odio Benito
Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni
Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto
Ricardo C. Pérez Manrique

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