INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CASE OF ÁLVAREZ RAMOS v. VENEZUELA
JUDGMENT OF AUGUST 30, 2019
(Preliminary objection, merits, reparations and costs)
In the case of Álvarez Ramos,
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, Judge
Elizabeth Odio Benito, Judge
Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni, Judge
L. Patricio Pazmiño Freire, Judge and
Ricardo Pérez Manrique, Judge;
also present,
Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Secretary;
in accordance with 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 Court’s Rules of Procedure (hereinafter “the Rules”), delivers this judgment, which is
structured as follows: