INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CASE OF THE MEMBERS OF CHICHUPAC VILLAGE AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES
OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF RABINAL
JUDGMENT OF NOVEMBER 30, 2016
(Preliminary objections, Merits, Reparations and Costs)
In the case of the Members of Chichupac Village and Neighboring Communities of the Municipality
of Rabinal,
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter the “Inter-American Court” or “the Court”),
composed of the following judges:
Roberto F. Caldas, President;
Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, Vice President
Eduardo Vio Grossi, Judge
Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto, Judge
Elizabeth Odio Benito, Judge
Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni, Judge
L. Patricio Pazmiño Freire, Judge
also present,
Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Registrar
Emilia Segares Rodríguez, Deputy Registrar,
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 Court (hereinafter “the Rules”), delivers this judgment, which is structured as
follows: