communiqués publicly incriminating a person of acts that have not been legally proven constitute a violation of the right to honor. 60 The Commission has asked that the Court declare the State responsible for the statements made by senior State officials against the next of kin, when these statements constituted “acts of stigmatization” that harmed them “and the […] memory of the victim and promote persecution, […] and incit[e] violence against the victim and his next of kin.” 61 1. The Rights to life, personal liberty and honor and dignity of Mr. Gustavo Villamizar Durán a. Facts 64. On the date of this death Gustavo Giraldo Villamizar Durán was 25 years old62 and was the permanent partner of Ludy Lizarazo Vega63 with whom he lived in Venezuela. According to several testimonies, he engaged in trading on the border between Venezuela and Colombia. 64 He was the eldest of his brothers and financially supported his family.65 His nuclear family was comprised of his father Gustavo Villamizar Lizarazo; 66 his mother, Ana Jesús Durán Blanco; 67 his sisters Maribel; 68 Nancy Altura69 and Marley Villamizar Durán70 and his brothers Edidxon71 and Ilier Eduardo Villamizar Durán. 72 Mr. Villamizar Durán [… continuation] which reason there has been a violation of Article 11 of the American Convention, in combination with Article 1(1) of this same Convention, to the detriment of los members of the family […]” I/A Court H.R., Case of the Gómez-Paquiyauri Brothers. Judgment of July 8, 2004. C Series No. 110, para. 182. 60 IACHR. Report No. 43/96, Case 11.430 (Mexico), October 15, 1996, para. 76; IACHR, Democracy and Human Rights in Venezuela, December 30, 2009, para. 601; IACHR, Second Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in the Americas, December 31, 2011, para. 123. 61 I/A Court H.R., Case Manuel Cepeda Vargas v. Colombia. Preliminary objections, merits, reparations and Costs. Judgment of May 26, 2010. Series C No. 213, para. 203. 62 Annex. 1. National institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Autopsy Protocol No. 040-96-ILS. Annexed to the written brief of the State received on August 26, 2010. 63 Testimony of Mrs. Ludy Lizarazo Vega before Municipal Ombudsperson, August 20, 1996. Annexed to the petitioner’s communication received on March 12, 2001. 64 In this regard see Annex 3. Testimony of Pedro Antonio Anteliz before Notary Public, October 14, 2010; Annex 4. Testimony of Luis José Mora Blanco before Notary Public, October 14, 2010; Annex 5. Testimony of Francelina Vera Mendoza before Notary Public, October 14, 2010; Annex 6. Testimony of María Olfa Rodríguez González before Notary Public, October 14, 2010; Annex 7. Testimony of Maribel Villamizar Durán before Municipal Ombudsperson, August 20, 1996. Annexed to the communication of the petitioners received on March 12, 2001; Annex 2. Testimony of Mrs. Ludy Lizarazo Vega before Municipal Ombudsperson, August 20, 1996. Annexed to the communication of the petitioners received on March 12, 2001. Annex 8. Complaint rendered by the citizen Gustavo Villamizar Lizarazo before the Office of the Municipal Ombudsperson, August 20, 1996. Annexed to the communication of the petitioners, April 29, 2010. 65 Annex 3. Testimony of Pedro Antonio Anteliz before Notary Public, October 14, 2010; Testimony of Luis José Mora Blanco before Notary Public, October 14, 2010; Testimony of Francelina Vera Mendoza before Notary Public, October 14, 2010. 66 Annex 8. Complaint rendered by the citizen Gustavo Villamizar Lizarazo before the Office of the Municipal Ombudsperson, August 20, 1996. Annexed to the communication of the petitioners of April 29, 2010. 67 Annex 9. Photocopy of the birth certificate of Gustavo Giraldo Villamizar. Annexed to the written brief of the petitioners of October 27, 2010. 68 Annex 7. Testimony rendered by Mrs. Maribel Villamizar Durán before Municipal Ombudsperson, August 20, 1996. Annexed to the communication of the petitioners received on March 12, 2001. 69 Annex 10. Photocopy of the birth certificate of Nancy Altura Villamizar Durán. Annexed to the written brief of the petitioners of October 27, 2010. 70Annex 11. Photocopy of the birth certificate of Anderson Giraldo Villamizar Granados. Annexed to the written brief of the petitioners of October 27, 2010. 71 Annex 12. Testimony of Edidxon Villamizar Durán before Notary Public, October 15, 2010. Annex 13. Photocopy of the birth certificate of Ilier Villamizar Durán. Annexed to the written brief of the petitioners of October 27, 2010. 72