INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CASE OF THE MAYA KAQCHIKEL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF SUMPANGO
ET AL. V. GUATEMALA
JUDGMENT OF JULY 27, 2022
(Interpretation of the judgment on merits, reparations and costs)
In the case of the Maya Kaqchikel Indigenous Peoples of Sumpango et al. v. Guatemala,
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter, the “Inter-American Court,” or “the
Court”) composed of the following Judges:
L. Patricio Pazmiño Freire, Acting President;
Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto, Judge;
Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor Poisot, Judge;
Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni, Judge, and
Ricardo C. Pérez Manrique, Judge;
also present,
Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Registrar, and
Romina I. Sijniensky, Deputy Registrar,
pursuant to Article 67 of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter also
“the American Convention” or “the Convention”) and Article 68 of the Court’s Rules of
Procedure (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure”), decides on the request for
interpretation of the judgment on merits, reparations and costs, issued by the Court
in this case on October 6, 2021 (hereinafter also “the judgment” or “the decision”). The
request was filed on March 17, 2022, by the Republic of Guatemala (hereinafter “the State”
or “Guatemala”).
This judgment is deliberated and adopted during the Court’s 65th special session, which was held virtually,
using technological resources as established in the Court’s Rules of Procedure. Judge Elizabeth Odio Benito and Judge
Eduardo Vio Grossi did not participate in the deliberation and signing of this judgment of interpretation for reasons
of force majeure that were accepted by the full Court.