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recipients of the award of damages will be the next-of-kin of the victim. This does not in any way
imply a ruling on the meaning of the word "parties" in any other context under the Convention or
the rules pursuant thereto.
XIII
193. With no pleading to support an award of costs, it is not proper for the Court to rule on
them (Art. 45 (1), Rules of Procedure).
XIV
194.
THEREFORE,
THE COURT:
Unanimously
1.
Rejects the preliminary objection interposed by the Government of Honduras alleging the
inadmissibility of the case for the failure to exhaust domestic legal remedies.
Unanimously
2.
Declares that Honduras has violated, in the case of Angel Manfredo Velásquez Rodríguez,
its obligations to respect and to ensure the right to personal liberty set forth in Article 7 of the
Convention, read in conjunction with Article 1 (1) thereof.
Unanimously
3.
Declares that Honduras has violated, in the case of Angel Manfredo Velásquez Rodríguez,
its obligations to respect and to ensure the right to humane treatment set forth in Article 5 of the
Convention, read in conjunction with Article 1 (1) thereof.
Unanimously
4.
Declares that Honduras has violated, in the case of Angel Manfredo Velásquez Rodríguez,
its obligation to ensure the right to life set forth in Article 4 of the Convention, read in conjunction
with Article 1 (1) thereof.
Unanimously