of Jeremías Osorio Rivera, in relation to the obligations to respect and ensure rights 202 established
in the American Convention. Subsequently, the Court will analyze the alleged violations of judicial
guarantees and judicial protection 203 in the context of the domestic criminal proceedings held as a
result of the facts of this case, as well as the obligation to adopt provisions of domestic law. Lastly,
the Court will examine the alleged violation of the personal integrity of the family members. In
addition, the Court will take a decision on the alleged violations of the Inter-American Convention
on Forced Disappearance of Persons.
VII-1
RIGHTS TO PERSONAL LIBERTY, PERSONAL INTEGRITY, LIFE, AND JURIDICAL
PERSONALITY, IN RELATION TO THE OBLIGATION TO RESPECT AND ENSURE THE
RIGHTS AND TO THE OBLIGATIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE I OF THE INTER-AMERICAN
CONVENTION ON FORCED DISAPPEARANCE OF PERSONS, TO THE DETRIMENT OF
JEREMÍAS OSORIO RIVERA
A. Determination of the existence of the alleged enforced disappearance
A.1.
Arguments of the parties and of the Commission
102. The Commission established that it had been proved that Jeremías Osorio Rivera was
detained by members of the Peruvian Army who belonged to the Cajatambo Counter-subversive
Base on April 28, 1991, “and was held incommunicado in a military base in the community of
Nunumia, Gorgor district, province of Cajatambo, department of Lima, until April 30, 1991.” It also
stated that, on that date, the members of the presumed victim’s family and several villagers from
Cochas Paca saw him for the last time. In addition, the soldiers responsible for the detention gave
out false information about his whereabouts and, before that, had refused to provide information
on the presumed victim’s situation. Consequently, the Commission considered that the foregoing
elements were sufficient to conclude that what happened to Jeremías Osorio Rivera should be
classified as an enforced disappearance, in the terms of Article II of the Inter-American Convention
on Forced Disappearance of Persons.
103. In particular, the Commission indicated that the circumstances surrounding the arrest and
transfer of Jeremías Osorio Rivera and the way in which information on his whereabouts was
released were consistent with the modus operandi for enforced disappearances used by the
security forces during the internal armed conflict in Peru. The Commission emphasized the
relevance of taking into consideration the well-known context of gross human rights violations
200
The pertinent part of Article 5 of the American Convention stipulates that: “1. Every person has the right to have his
physical, mental, and moral integrity respected. 2. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading
punishment or treatment. All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with respect for the inherent dignity of the human
person.”
201
Article 7(1) of the American Convention states that: “[e]very person has the right to personal liberty and security.”
202
Article 1(1) of the American Convention establishes: “[t]he States Parties to this Convention undertake to respect the
rights and freedoms recognized herein and to ensure to all persons subject to their jurisdiction the free and full exercise of those
rights and freedoms, without any discrimination for reasons of race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion,
national or social origin, economic status, birth, or any other social condition.”
203
Article 8(1) of the American Convention stipulates that: “[e]very person has the right to a hearing, with due
guarantees and within a reasonable time, by a competent, independent, and impartial tribunal, previously established by law, in
the substantiation of any accusation of a criminal nature made against him or for the determination of his rights and obligations
of a civil, labor, fiscal, or any other nature.” While Article 25(1) of the American Convention establishes that: “[e]veryone has
the right to simple and prompt recourse, or any other effective recourse, to a competent court or tribunal for protection against
acts that violate his fundamental rights recognized by the constitution or laws of the state concerned or by this Convention, even
though such violation may have been committed by persons acting in the course of their official duties.”
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