INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS CASE OF GIRÓN ET AL. V. GUATEMALA JUDGMENT OF OCTOBER 15, 2019 (Preliminary objection, merits, reparations and costs) In the case of Girón et al. v. Guatemala, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the Court”), composed of the following judges: Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, President, Eduardo Vio Grossi, Vice President, Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto, Elizabeth Odio Benito, Patricio Pazmiño Freire, and Ricardo Pérez Manrique, also present, Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, 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, 42, 65 and 67 of the Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Court (hereinafter “the Court’s Rules of Procedure” or “the Rules of Procedure”), delivers this judgment structured as follows: * Judge Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni recused himself from taking part in this case under the provisions of Article 21 of the Court’s Rules of Procedure, and this was accepted by the full Court