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On the basis of the above-mentioned arguments of fact and law,
THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS,
DECIDES:
1.
To declare the present petition admissible insofar as it concerns alleged violations of
the rights recognized in Articles 4, 5, 11, and 24 of the American Convention, considered in relation
to Article 1.1 of that instrument, and violation of Article 7 of the Convention of Belém do Pará, to
the detriment of Claudina Isabel Velásquez Paiz. It further decides to declare the case admissible
with regard to the alleged violation of the rights established in Articles 5.1, 8.1, and 25 of the
American Convention, considered in accordance with Article 1.1 of said instrument, to the
detriment of Jorge Rolando Velásquez Durán, Elsa Claudina Paiz Vidal de Velásquez, and Pablo
Andrés Velásquez Paiz.
2.
To declare the petition inadmissible regarding alleged violations of the rights provided
for by Articles 11 and 24 of the American Convention, with respect to Jorge Rolando Velásquez
Durán, Elsa Claudina Paiz Vidal de Velásquez and Pablo Andrés Velásquez Paiz.
3.
4.
Assembly.
To notify the parties of this decision.
To publish this decision and include it in its Annual Report to the OAS General
Approved on the 4th day of the month of October, 2010. (Signed): Felipe González, President;
Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, First Vice-President; Dinah Shelton, Second Vice-President; María Silvia Guillén,
José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez, and Rodrigo Escobar Gil, Commissioners.