INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS1 CASE OF RUIZ FUENTES ET AL. V. GUATEMALA** JUDGMENT OF OCTOBER 10, 2019 (Preliminary objection, merits, reparations and costs) In the case of Ruiz Fuentes 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, Eduardo Vio Grossi, Vice President, Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto, Elizabeth Odio Benito, L. Patricio Pazmiño Freire, and Ricardo Pérez Manrique, also present, Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, 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. Judge Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni excused himself from taking part in this case, pursuant to Article 21 of the Court’s Rules of Procedure, and this was accepted by the full Court.. ** At the request of the presumed victims’ representatives, and by decision of the full Court meeting during its 131st regular session, the identity of the members of Hugo Humberto Ruiz Fuentes’ family has been kept confidential. 1