INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS*
CASE OF COLINDRES SCHONENBERG VS. EL SALVADOR
JUDGEMENT OF FEBRUARY 4, 2019
(Merits, Reparations, and Costs)
In the Case of Colindres Schonenberg v. El Salvador,
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court,” “the
Court,” or “the Tribunal”), composed of the following judges:
Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, President;
Eduardo Vio Grossi, Vice President;
Elizabeth Odio Benito, Judge;
Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni, Judge, and
Patricio Pazmiño Freire, 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, 65, and 67 of the Court's
Rules of Procedure (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure” or “the Court’s Rules of Procedure”),
delivers this judgment, structured as follows:
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* Judge Humberto A. Sierra Porto, for reasons of force majeure that were accepted by the Full Tribunal, did not
participate in the deliberation and signing of this Judgment. Meanwhile, Judge Ricardo Pérez Manrique did not
participate in the deliberation and signing of this Judgment because he joined the Court on January 1, 2019, when
this case was in the judgment stage.