INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS CASE OF THE BARRIOS FAMILY v. VENEZUELA JUDGMENT OF NOVEMBER 24, 2011 (Merits, reparations and costs) In the case of the Barrios Family, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the Court”), composed of the following judges: Diego García-Sayán, President Leonardo A. Franco, Vice President Manuel E. Ventura Robles, Judge Margarette May Macaulay, Judge Rhadys Abreu Blondet, Judge Alberto Pérez Pérez, Judge, and Eduardo Vio Grossi, Judge; also present, Pablo Saavedra-Alessandri, Secretary, and Emilia Segares Rodríguez, Deputy Secretary, in accordance with Articles 62(3) and 63(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter “the American Convention” or “the Convention”) and Articles 31, 32, 41, 65 and 67 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court1 (hereinafter “the Rules of Procedure”), issues this Judgment. 1 Rules of Procedure of the Court approved by the Court at its eighty-fifth regular session held from November 16 to 28, 2009, which, in accordance with its Article 78, entered into force on January 1, 2010. 1