INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CASE OF LÓPEZ SOTO ET AL. V. VENEZUELA
JUDGMENT OF MAY 14, 2019
(Interpretation of the judgment on merits, reparations and costs)
In the case of López Soto et al. v. Venezuela,
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; and
L. Patricio Pazmiño Freire, Judge;
also present,
Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Registrar,
pursuant to Article 67 of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the American
Convention” or “the Convention”) and Article 68 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter
“the Rules of Procedure”), resolves the request for interpretation of the judgment on merits,
reparations and costs issued by this Court on September 26, 2018, in this case (hereinafter “the
judgment”), filed on February 15, 2019, by the representatives of Linda López Soto and family
(hereinafter “the victims’ representatives” or “the representatives”).
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REQUEST FOR INTERPRETATION AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT
1.
On September 26, 2018, the Inter-American Court issued the judgment in this case, which
was notified to the parties and to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter
“the Inter-American Commission” or “the Commission”) on November 16 of the same year.
2.
On February 15, 2019, the representatives filed before the Court a request for
interpretation of two aspects of the judgment: (1) the reparation ordered regarding the granting
of a scholarship to Linda Loaiza López Soto so that she may conclude her professional training in
a local or foreign university to which she is admitted; and (2) the reparation measures regarding
the medical and psychological treatment and scholarships granted to the brothers and sisters of
Linda Loaiza López Soto.
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