INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CASE OF VALENZUELA ÁVILA V. GUATEMALA
JUDGMENT OF OCTOBER 11, 2019
(Merits, Reparations and Costs)
In the case of Valenzuela Ávila v. Guatemala
the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the
Court,”) composed of the following judges:
Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, President
Eduardo Vio Grossi, Judge, Vice President
Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto, Judge
Elizabeth Odio Benito, Judge
Patricio Pazmiño Freire, Judge and
Ricardo Pérez Manrique, Judge.
Also present,
Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Registrar.
pursuant to Articles 62(3) and 63(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights
(hereinafter “the American Convention” or “the Convention”) and Articles 31, 32, 65 and 67
of the Court’s Rules of Procedure (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure”), delivers this
judgment, structured as follow:
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Judge Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni excused himself from participating in this case, pursuant to Article 21 of the
Rules of Procedure, which was accepted by the Court Bench.