136. In its final report, the CNV stated that “there is no longer any doubt surrounding the circumstances of Vladimir Herzog’s death, who was illegally detained, tortured and murdered by agents of the State on the premises of the Second Army’s DOI-CODI in São Paulo in October 1975.”277 The CNV’s conclusion was as follows: The investigations conducted found that Vladimir Herzog died at the hands of agents of the Brazilian State, in a context of systematic human rights violations encouraged by the military dictatorship that took power in the country in April 1964, [disproving] the suicide story made public at the time of the events. The CNV’s efforts, both to get the family a corrected death certificate and in the findings reached from the experts’ analysis, which exposes the fact that Vladimir Herzog was murdered, were tangible steps in the struggle to solve the serious human rights violations that occurred under the military dictatorship. The CNV is recommending that the investigations into the circumstances of the case be continued with a view to identifying and bringing to justice the other agents involved.278 137. Likewise, the following is one of the recommendations made in the CNV’s Final Report:279 The competent organs must establish the legal culpability –criminal, civil and administrative- of the government agents that caused the serious human rights violations that occurred during the period investigated by the CNV, and, in the case of these agents, must reverse the application of the amnesty provisions set forth in Law No. 6683 of August 28, 1979, and other provisions of the Constitution and the law.280 VI. VII. ANALYSIS OF THE MERITS A. Analysis of the violation of Article I (Right to life, liberty and personal security), and Article XXV (Right of protection from arbitrary arrest) of the American Declaration 138. Article I of the American Declaration states that “[e]very human being has the right to life, liberty and the security of his person.” 139. Article XXV of said instrument states that: No person may be deprived of his liberty except in the cases and according to the procedures established by pre-existing laws. […]Every individual who has been deprived of his liberty has the right to have the legality of his detention ascertained without delay by a court, and the right to be tried without undue delay or, otherwise, to be released. He also has the right to humane treatment during the time he is in custody. 277 Texto original: “não existir mais qualquer dúvida acerca das circunstâncias da morte de Vladimir Herzog, detido ilegalmente, torturado e assassinado por agentes do Estado nas dependências do DOI-CODI do II Exército, em São Paulo, em outubro de 1975”. Relatório da Comissão Nacional da Verdade. Volume III “Mortos e desaparecidos políticos”, Maio de 1974 – outubro de 1985, Parte I, fls 1796, del 10 de diciembre de 2014. 278 Texto original: “Diante das investigações realizadas, conclui-se que Vladimir Herzog morreu em decorrência de ação perpetrada por agentes do Estado brasileiro, em contexto de sistemáticas violações de direitos humanos promovidas pela ditadura militar implantada no país a partir de abril de 1964, restando desconstruída a versão de suicídio divulgada à época dos fatos. As inciativas da CNV, tanto em entregar à família a certidão de óbito retificada, quanto em concluir análise pericial que evidencia o homicídio de Vladimir Herzog, foram passos concretos na luta pela elucidação [das] graves [violações] de direitos humanos ocorridas durante a ditadura militar. Recomenda-se a continuidade das investigações sobre as circunstâncias do caso para a identificação e responsabilização dos demais agentes envolvidos”. Relatório da Comissão Nacional da Verdade. Volume III “Mortos e desaparecidos políticos”, Maio de 1974 – outubro de 1985, Parte I, fls 1799, del 10 de diciembre de 2014. 279 Relatório da Comissão Nacional da Verdade. Volume I, Parte V, “Conclusões e recomendações”, Capítulo 18 – Conclusões e recomendações, II RECOMENDAÇÕES – (A) Medidas Institucionais. fls 964-975, del 10 de diciembre de 2014. 280 Relatório da Comissão Nacional da Verdade. Volume I, Parte V, “Conclusões e recomendações”, Capítulo 18 – Conclusões e recomendações, II RECOMENDAÇÕES – (A) Medidas Institucionais. fls 965, del 10 de diciembre de 2014. 34