INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS CASE OF THE FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE JUDICIARY V. GUATEMALA JUDGMENT OF NOVEMBER 17, 2021 (Preliminary Objections, Merits and Reparations) In the case of the Former Employees of the Judiciary v. Guatemala, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the Court”), composed of the following judges: Elizabeth Odio Benito, President Patricio Pazmiño Freire, Vice President Eduardo Vio Grossi, Judge Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto, Judge Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, Judge Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni, Judge Ricardo Pérez Manrique, Judge also present, Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Registrar Romina I. Sijniensky, 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 with Articles 31, 32, 42, 65 and 67 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure” or the “Rules”), delivers this judgment, structured as follows: 49