INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS* CASE OF RAMÍREZ ESCOBAR ET AL. V. GUATEMALA JUDGMENT OF MARCH 9, 2018 (Merits, reparations and costs) In the case of Ramírez Escobar et al., 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, Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto, Elizabeth Odio Benito, Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni, and L. Patricio Pazmiño Freire, 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 “the American Convention” or “the Convention”) and Articles 31, 32, 62, 65 and 67 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure” or “the Court’s Rules of Procedure”), delivers this judgment structured as follows: Judges Eduardo Vio Grossi and Roberto F. Caldas did not take part in the deliberation and signature of this judgment for reasons beyond their control, accepted by the full Court. *