ii. The rights to life, humane treatment, personal liberty and special protection due to children (Articles 4, 5, 7 and 19 of the Convention) of Eduardo Landaeta, and iii. The rights to humane treatment, judicial guarantees and judicial protection (Articles 5, 8 and 25 of the Convention) of María Magdalena Mejías Camero (mother, hereinafter “María Magdalena Mejías”), Ignacio Landaeta Muñoz (father, hereinafter “Ignacio Landaeta”); Victoria Eneri and Leydis Rossimar, both with the last names Landaeta Galindo (sisters, hereinafter “Victoria Landaeta and Leydis Landaeta”), Francy Yellut Parra Guzmán (permanent companion of Igmar Landaeta, hereinafter “Francy Parra”), and Johanyelis Alejandra Parra (daughter of Igmar Landaeta, hereinafter “Johanyelis Landaeta Parra”). 4 b. Recommendations. Consequently, recommendations to the State: i. ii. iii. iv. v. the Commission made a series of Conduct a complete, impartial, effective and prompt investigation of the human rights violations declared in the Merits Report in order to determine and punish the masterminds and perpetrators of the facts described; These investigations must be conducted so that they establish the links between each of the events examined in the Merits Report, as well as between these events and the more general context of violence and extrajudicial executions involving the regional police; Order the corresponding administrative, disciplinary or criminal measures to address the acts or omissions of the State officials that contributed to the denial of justice and the impunity of the facts of the case; Make adequate pecuniary and non-pecuniary reparation for the human rights violations declared in the Merits Report, and Establish measures of non-repetition that include: (i) training programs on international human rights standards in general, and with regard to children and adolescents, in particular, for the Police of the state of Aragua; (ii) measures to ensure real accountability in the criminal, disciplinary and administrative sphere, in cases of presumed abuse of power by State agents responsible for public security, and (iii) legislative, administrative, and other types of measures in order to investigate with due diligence and in keeping with the relevant international standards the need for and proportionality of lethal use of force by police agents, so that effective protocols exist that allow adequate control and accountability mechanisms to be implemented in response to the actions of these agents. d) Notification of the State. The Merits Report was notified to the State on April 10, 2012, and it was given two month to report on compliance with the recommendations. e) Submission to the Court. On July 10, 2012, the Commission submitted all the facts and human rights violations described in the Merits Report to the jurisdiction of the InterAmerican Court, “owing to the need to obtain justice for the victims in view of the failure to comply with the recommendations by the State of Venezuela.” 5 3. Requests of the Inter-American Commission. Based on the foregoing, the Commission asked the Court to declare the international responsibility of the State for the violations described in its Merits Report (supra para. 2(c)). II PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT 4. Notification of the State and the representatives. The submission of the case by the Commission was notified to the State and the representatives on August 24, 2012. 5. Brief with motions, arguments and evidence. On October 26, 2012, the representatives presented their brief with motions, arguments and evidence (hereinafter “motions and arguments brief”). The representatives agreed, in substance, with the 4 The Inter-American Commission considered as victims the daughter of Igmar Alexander Landaeta Mejías and referred to her as Johanyelis Alejandra Parra. For the effects of this Judgment, the Court will refer to her as Johanyelis Alejandra Landaeta Parra or Johanyelis Landaeta Parra. 5 The Commission appointed Commissioner Felipe González as its delegate; and Elizabeth Abi-Mershed, Deputy Executive Secretary, and Silvia Serrano Guzmán, Executive Secretariat lawyer, as legal advisers. 4