INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CASE OF MARTINEZ ESQUIVIA VS. COLOMBIA
JUDGMENT OF JUNE 21, 2021
(Interpretation of the judgment on preliminary objections, merits, and
reparations)
In the case of Martinez Esquivia vs. Colombia
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court,” “the
Court,” or “the Tribunal”), composed of the following judges*:
Elizabeth Odio Benito, President;
Patricio Pazmiño Freire, Vice President;
Eduardo Vio Grossi, Judge;
Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, Judge;
Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni, Judge, and
Ricardo Pérez Manrique, Judge,
also present,
Romina I. Sijniensky, Deputy Registrar,**
in accordance with Article 67 of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter also
“the American Convention” or “the Convention”) and Article 68 of the Court’s Rules of
procedure (hereinafter also “the Rules”), resolves the request for interpretation of the
judgment on preliminary objections, merits, and reparations issued by this Court on October
6, 2020, filed on March 15, 2021 by the Republic of Colombia (hereinafter also “the State” or
“Colombia”).
Judge Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto, a Colombian national, did not participate in the deliberation and signing
of this judgment, pursuant to Articles 19(1) and 19(2) of the Court's Rules of Procedure.
*
The Registrar, Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, did not participate in the handling of this case or in the deliberation
and signing of this judgment.
**