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2.
That the State of Peru violated the right to humane treatment recognized in Article 5
of the American Convention on Human Rights, in relation to Article 1(1) thereof, to the
detriment of Ernesto Rafael Castillo-Páez.
unanimously,
3.
That the State of Peru violated the right to life recognized in Article 4 of the
American Convention on Human Rights, in relation to Article 1(1) thereof, to the detriment
of Ernesto Rafael Castillo-Páez.
unanimously,
4.
That the State of Peru violated the right to effective recourse to a competent
national court or tribunal, recognized in Article 25 of the American Convention on Human
Rights, in relation to Article 1(1) thereof, to the detriment of Ernesto Rafael Castillo-Páez
and his next-of-kin.
unanimously,
5.
That the State of Peru is obliged to repair the consequences of those violations and
compensate the victim's next-of-kin and reimburse them for any expenses they may have
incurred in their representations to the Peruvian authorities in connection with this case, for
which purpose the proceeding remains open.
Done in Spanish and English, the Spanish text being authentic, at the seat of the Court in
San José, Costa Rica, on this third day of November, 1997.
Hernán Salgado-Pesantes
President
Antônio A. Cançado Trindade
Héctor Fix-Zamudio
Alejandro Montiel-Argüello
Máximo Pacheco-Gómez
Alirio Abreu-Burelli
Manuel E. Ventura-Robles
Secretary
Read at a public session at the seat of the Court in San José, Costa Rica, on this tenth day
of November, 1997.
So ordered,
Hernán Salgado-Pesantes
President
Manuel E. Ventura-Robles
Secretary