INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CASE OF VELIZ FRANCO ET AL. v. GUATEMALA
JUDGMENT OF MAY 19, 2014
(Preliminary objections, merits, reparations and costs)
In the case of Veliz Franco 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 also “the American Convention” or “the Convention”) and to Articles 31, 32, 42,
65 and 67 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter also “the Rules of Procedure”),
delivers this Judgment structured as follows: