INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CASE OF MANUELA* ET AL. V. EL SALVADOR
JUDGMENT OF NOVEMBER 2, 2021
(Preliminary objections, merits, reparations and costs)
In the case of Manuela et al. v. El Salvador,
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the
Court”), composed of the following judges:
Elizabeth Odio Benito, President
L. Patricio Pazmiño Freire, Vice President
Eduardo Vio Grossi, Judge
Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto, Judge
Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, Judge
Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni, Judge, and
Ricardo Pérez Manrique, Judge,
also present,
Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Secretary, and
Romina I. Sijniensky, 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, 42, 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:
In its Report No. 153/18, the Commission indicated that “[t]he petitioner organizations asked that the name
of the alleged victim be kept confidential and that she be identified by the name "Manuela." They also asked that the
identity of the alleged victim’s family be kept confidential, as well as her medical information. During the processing
of the case before the Court, the representatives reiterated this request. Therefore, the Court will refer to the
presumed victims as Manuela, and Manuela’s mother, father, elder son and younger son.
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