Inter-American Court of Human Rights Case of Tiu Tojín v. Guatemala Judgment of November 26, 2008 (Merits, Reparations, and Costs) In the case of Tiu Tojín, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court”, the “Court” or “the Tribunal”), composed of the following judges: Cecilia Medina Quiroga, President; Diego García-Sayán, Vice-President; Sergio García Ramírez, Judge; Manuel E. Ventura Robles, Judge; Leonardo A. Franco, Judge; Margarette May Macaulay, Judge; Rhadys Abreu Blondet, Judge, and Álvaro Castellanos Howell, Judge ad hoc. also present, Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Secretary∗. pursuant to Articles 62(3) and 63(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Convention” or “the American Convention”) and with Articles 29, 31, 53(2), 55, 56, and 58 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure”), issues the present Judgment. I INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND OBJECT OF THE CONTROVERSY 1. On July 28, 2007, pursuant with that stated in Articles 51 and 61 of the American Convention, the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Commission” or “the Inter-American Commission”) submitted to the Court an application against the Republic of Guatemala (hereinafter “the State” or “Guatemala”), which originated in claim number 10,686 presented on October 17, 1990 by the non-governmental organization of the Human Rights Commission of Guatemala.1 On October 18, 2004, the Commission approved the Report on ∗ The Deputy Secretary, Emilia Segares Rodríguez, informed the Tribunal that due to reasons of force majeure she could not be present in the deliberation of the present Judgment. 1 On August 24, 1993 the Center for the Legal Action of Human Rights (CALDH) became a petitioner (dossier of annexes to the petition, annex 2, folio 166).