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DECLARES,
Unanimously, that:
1.
It accepts the acknowledgement of international responsibility made by the State, in
the terms of paragraphs 17 to 28 of this judgment.
2.
The State is responsible for violating the rights to juridical personality, life, personal
integrity, and personal liberty recognized in Articles 3, 4(1), 5(1) and 7 of the American
Convention on Human Rights, in relation to Article 1(1) thereof, to the detriment of Ana Julia
Mejía Ramírez, Carmelina Mejía Ramírez, Gregoria Herminia Contreras, Julia Inés Contreras,
Serapio Cristian Contreras and José Rubén Rivera Rivera, in the terms of paragraphs 80 to
94 of this judgment.
3.
The State is responsible for violating the prohibition of torture and other cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment, established in Article 5(2) of the American Convention on
Human Rights, in relation to Article 1(1) thereof, to the detriment of Gregoria Herminia
Contreras, in accordance with paragraphs 95 to 102 of this judgment.
4.
The State is responsible for violating the right to family life and the protection of the
family recognized in Articles 11(2) and 17(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights,
in relation to Articles 19 and 1(1) thereof, to the detriment of Ana Julia Mejía Ramírez,
Carmelina Mejía Ramírez, Julia Inés Contreras, Serapio Cristian Contreras and José Rubén
Rivera Rivera, in the terms of paragraphs 103 to 109 of this judgment.
5.
The State is responsible for violating the right to family life and protection of the
family recognized in Articles 11(2) and 17(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights,
in relation to Article 1(1) thereof, to the detriment of the next of kin indicated in paragraph
27 of this judgment, in the terms of paragraphs 103 to 109 hereof.
6.
The State is responsible for violating the right to privacy and family life, protection of
the family and the right to a name recognized in Articles 11(2), 17(1) and 18 of the American
Convention on Human Rights, in relation to Articles 19 and 1(1) thereof, to the detriment of
Gregoria Herminia Contreras, in the terms of paragraphs 103 to 118 hereof.
7.
The State is responsible for violating the right to personal integrity recognized in
Articles 5(1) and 5(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights, in relation to Article 1(1)
thereof, to the detriment of the next of kin indicated in paragraph 27 of this judgment of Ana
Julia Mejía Ramírez, Carmelina Mejía Ramírez, Gregoria Herminia Contreras, Julia Inés
Contreras, Serapio Cristian Contreras and José Rubén Rivera Rivera, in accordance with
paragraphs 119 to 124 hereof.
8.
The State is responsible for violating the right to judicial guarantees and to judicial
protection recognized in Articles 8(1) and 25(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights,
in relation to Article 1(1) thereof, to the detriment of Ana Julia Mejía Ramírez, Carmelina Mejía
Ramírez, Gregoria Herminia Contreras, Julia Inés Contreras, Serapio Cristian Contreras and
José Rubén Rivera Rivera, as well as their next of kin indicated in paragraph 27 of this
judgment, in the terms of paragraphs 126 to 155, 165 to 172 and 174 to 177 hereof.
9.
The State is responsible for violating the right to personal liberty recognized in Article
7(6) of the American Convention on Human Rights, in relation to Article 1(1) thereof, to the
detriment of Ana Julia Mejía Ramírez, Carmelina Mejía Ramírez, Gregoria Herminia Contreras,
Julia Inés Contreras, Serapio Cristian Contreras and José Rubén Rivera Rivera, as well as their
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