Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Case of the Pueblo Bello Massacre v. Colombia
Judgment of November 25, 2006
(Interpretation of the Judgment of
Merits, Reparations, and Costs)
In the case of the Pueblo Bello Massacre vs. Colombia,
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or
“the Court”), composed of the following judges:**
Sergio García Ramírez, President;
Alirio Abreu Burelli, Vice-President;
Antônio A. Cançado Trindade, Judge;
Cecilia Medina Quiroga, Judge;
Manuel E. Ventura Robles, Judge;
Diego García-Sayán, Judge, and
Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero, Judge ad hoc,
also present,
Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Secretary, and
Emilia Segares Rodríguez, Deputy Secretary;
pursuant to Article 67 of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the
Convention” or “the American Convention”) and Article 59 of the Rules of Procedure
of the Court (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure”), rules on the requests for
interpretation of the Judgment on the merits, reparations, and costs issued by the
Court on January 31, 2006 in the case of the Pueblo Bello Massacre (hereinafter “the
requests for interpretation”), submitted by the State of Colombia (hereinafter “the
State” or “Colombia”) and by the representatives of the next of kin of the victims
(hereinafter “the representatives”) on May 24, 2006, respectively.
I
FILING OF THE REQUESTS FOR INTERPRETATION
1.
On May 24, 2006 both the State and the representatives, respectively, filed
requests for interpretation of the Judgment on the merits, reparations, and costs in
this case (hereinafter “the Judgment”), under the terms set forth in Articles 67 of the
Convention and 59 of the Rules of Procedure.
**
Judge Oliver Jackman informed the Court that, for reasons of force majeure, he would be unable
to attend the LXXIII Regular Session, for which reason he did not participate in the deliberation and
signing of the instant Judgment.
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