INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS CASE OF UZCÁTEGUI ET AL. v. VENEZUELA JUDGMENT OF SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 (Merits and Reparations) In the case of Uzcátegui et al., the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the Court”), composed of the following Judges1: Diego García-Sayán, President; Manuel E. Ventura Robles, Vice-President; Leonardo A. Franco, Judge; Rhadys Abreu Blondet, Judge; Alberto Pérez Pérez, Judge; Eduardo Vio Grossi, Judge, and Also present, Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Secretary, and Emilia Segares Rodríguez, Deputy Secretary, pursuant to Articles 62(3) and 63(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the American Convention” or “the Convention”) and to Articles 31, 32, 65 and 67 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court 2 (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure”), delivers this Judgment: 1 Judge Margarette May Macaulay informed the Court that for reasons of force majeur, she could not be present at the discussion and signing of this Judgment. 2 Rules of Procedure of the Court approved by the Court during its Eighty-fifth Regular Period of Sessions held on November 16 to 28, 2009.