Luna López

Case
Summary

The facts of the case refer to the death of Carlos Antonio Luna López, in May 1998, as he left a meeting in the Town Hall of Catacamas. Luna López was a human rights defender who supported the struggles for land of local peasant groups. The IA Court placed the events in a situation of conflict and risk for those who worked in the protection of the environment in Honduras.

The IA Court applied standards regarding state obligations before situations of real and immediate risk to people’s lives. Additionally, it evaluated the investigation of events in the context of due diligence.

Status
Activo
Presentation to the IACommission
  • Jan 13, 2003
Submission to the IACourt
  • Nov 10, 2011
IACommission / Merits report: rights violated
ACHR
1.1, 4.1
1.1, 8.1, 25
1.1, 23
1.1, 5.1
IACourt / Judgment: rights violated
ACHR
1.1, 4.1
1.1, 5.1
IACourt / Judgment: rights non-violated
ACHR
1.1, 23
1.1, 8.1, 25.1
Descriptors
  • Amenazas y hostigamientos
  • Defensores/as de derechos humanos
  • Medio ambiente
Court documents
Documentos de la comisión
Geolocalización de los hechos

Latitude: 14.8

Longitude: -85.9

Geolocalización de los hechos (linked Geolocalización de los hechos del caso)
Luna López