The events of the case refer to the murder of Jorge Carpio Nicolle and a group of his delegation, after being intercepted by a group of armed men, members of the Civil Defense Patrol (PAC), in July 1993 whilst they were on a political tour. Carpio was a prominent politician and journalist, founder of the National Centrist Union party, and thereby opposition to the government. After the events, those who survived denounced the crime, which has remained in impunity. At the time when these events occurred, the PAC of San Pedro de Jocopilas committed crimes against the region’s residents, protected by a structure of impunity.

The State made an express acknowledgment of its international responsibility, whereby the IA Court ruled concerning the scope of obligatory reparations.