ORDER OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS*
OF FEBRUARY 07, 2006
REQUEST FOR PROVISIONAL MEASURES
SUBMITTED BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VICTIM'S NEXT OF KIN
CASE OF JUAN HUMBERTO SÁNCHEZ
HAVING SEEN:
1.
The Judgment of preliminary objections, merits and reparations delivered on
June 7, 2003 by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Court"
or “the Inter-American Court"), whereby it decided:
1.
To dismiss the preliminary objection filed by the State.
AND DECLARE[D] THAT:
2.
the State violated the right to personal liberty protected by Article 7(1), Article
7(2), Article 7(3), Article 7(4), Article 7(5), Article 7(6) and the latter in combination
with Article 25 of the American Convention on Human Rights, to the detriment of Juan
Humberto Sánchez, and the right to personal liberty protected by Article 7 of the
American Convention on Human Rights to the detriment of Juan José Vijil Hernández.
3.
the State violated the right to humane treatment embodied in Article 5 of the
American Convention on Human Rights, to the detriment of Juan Humberto Sánchez,
María Dominga Sánchez, Juan José Vijil Hernández, Reina Isabel Sánchez, María Milagro
Sánchez, Rosa Delia Sánchez, Domitila Vijil Sánchez, María Florinda Vijil Sánchez, Juan
Carlos Vijil Sánchez, Celio Vijil Sánchez, Julio Sánchez, Donatila Argueta Sánchez, Breidy
Maybeli Sánchez Argueta, Velvia Lastenia Argueta Pereira and Norma Iveth Sánchez
Argueta.
4.
the State violated the right to life enshrined in Article 4(1) of the American
Convention on Human Rights, to the detriment of Juan Humberto Sánchez.
5.
the State violated the rights to fair trial and to judicial protection protected by
Articles 8 and 25, respectively, of the American Convention on Human Rights, to the
detriment of Juan Humberto Sánchez and of his next of kin María Dominga Sánchez,
Juan José Vijil Hernández, Reina Isabel Sánchez, María Milagro Sánchez, Rosa Delia
Sánchez, Domitila Vijil Sánchez, María Florinda Vijil Sánchez, Juan Carlos Vijil Sánchez,
Celio Vijil Sánchez, Julio Sánchez, Donatila Argueta Sánchez, Breidy Maybeli Sánchez
Argueta, Velvia Lastenia Argueta Pereira and Norma Iveth Sánchez Argueta.
*
Judge Diego García-Sayán informed the Court that, for reasons beyond his control, he would not be
able to attend the deliberation and signing of this Judgment.