59 enshrined in articles 8.1 and 25.1 of the American Convention, in relation with article 1.1 thereof, as well as the obligations established in articles 1, 6 and 8 of the IACPPT and in article 7 of the Convention of Belém do Pará, to the detriment of the relatives of the victims listed in the Annex to this report. 3. The dismissal of proceedings under the General Amnesty Law for Consolidation of the Peace 313. As indicated in the Evidence section, on September 27, 1993 the Second Court issued a decision of dismissal, in application of the General Amnesty Law for Consolidation of Peace. In the words of that ruling: In light of the General Amnesty Act for Consolidation of the Peace decreed by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador pursuant to Decree No. 486 published in the Official Gazette 56, [this Court orders] definitive dismissal of charges against any person belonging to the Atlacatl Battalion at the time of the event, in connection with the massacre that occurred, and [orders] the case to be filed. 314. The Commission and the Inter-American Court have repeatedly held that it is not acceptable to apply an amnesty in the case of crimes against humanity. In the case of Almonacid Arellano vs. Chile, the Court recounted the international consensus on this issue in the following terms: Recognizing that it is the individual and all mankind who are the victims of any crime against 313 humanity, the General Assembly of the United Nations has since 1946 maintained that those responsible for such acts must be punished. Examples in this respect are resolutions 2583 (XXIV) of 1969 and 3074 (XXVIII) of 1973. In the first, the General Assembly held that “thorough investigation” of war crimes and crimes against humanity, as well as punishment of those responsible, “constitute an important element in the prevention of such crimes, the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, the encouragement of confidence, the furtherance of 314 cooperation among peoples, and the promotion of international peace and security.” In the second resolution, the General Assembly declared: War crimes and crimes against humanity, wherever they are committed, shall be subject to investigation and the persons against whom there is evidence that they have committed such crimes shall be subject to tracing, arrest, trial and, if found guilty, to punishment. (...) States shall not take any legislative or other measures which may be prejudicial to the international obligations they have assumed in regard to the detection, arrest, extradition and punishment of 315 persons guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. 313 I-A Court, Almonacid Arellano et al., Judgment of 26 September 2006. Series C No. 154. Para. 106. Citing. UN, Extradition and punishment of war criminals, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution 3.1 of February 13, 1946; Affirmation of the principles of international law recognized by the charter of the Nuremberg Tribunal, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution 95.1, on December 11, 1946; Surrender of war criminals and traitors, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution 170.2 on October 31, 1947; Question of the punishment of war criminals and of persons who have committed crimes against humanity, Resolution 2338 (XXII), adopted on December 18, 1967; Convention on the Non-applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity, Resolution 2391 (XXIII), adopted on November 26, 1968; Question of the punishment of war criminals and of persons who have committed crimes against humanity, Resolution 2712 (XXV), adopted on December 15, 1970; Question of the punishment of war criminals and of persons who have committed crimes against humanity, Resolution 2840 (XXVI) of December 18, 1971; and Crime Prevention and Control, Resolution 3021 (XXVII) of December 18, 1972 [Translator’s note: this is the correct number of that resolution. “Resolution 3020” (XXVII) is entitled “Principles of international cooperation in the detection, arrest, extradition and punishment of persons guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity” --??]. 314 I-A Court, Almonacid Arellano et al. Judgment of 26 September 2006. Series C No. 154. Para. 106. Citing. UN, Question of the punishment of war criminals and of persons who have committed crimes against humanity, Resolution 2583 (XXIV) adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 15, 1969. 315 I-A Court, Almonacid Arellano et al.. Judgment of 26 September 2006. Series C No. 154. Para. 106. Citing. UN, Principles of international cooperation in the detection, arrest, extradition and punishment of persons guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, Resolution 3074 (XXVIII), adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 3, 1973