34 135. Third, even if an unconstitutionality suit could be considered a suitable and effective remedy for challenging the victims’ termination, it would have fallen to the Constitutional Court to rule on any such filing. In such circumstances, neither did any guarantees in the resolution of a possible unconstitutionality suit exist. 136. Based on the foregoing considerations, the Commission believes that: (i) the victims were arbitrarily and unreasonably prevented from filing amparo remedies against the National Congress’s termination resolution; (ii) the Constitutional Court’s indicated remedy – an unconstitutionality suit – was not suitable for challenging the particular effects of that resolution; and (iii) the victims did not have access to an effective remedy to argue due process violations during the impeachment proceedings, such as the right to a hearing and the right of defense. 137. Consequently, the Commission concludes that the State of Ecuador failed to provide a simple, prompt, and effective judicial remedy and therefore did violate the right to judicial protection enshrined in Article 25.1 of the American Convention, in conjunction with the guarantees of independence and impartiality established in Article 8.1 and the obligations set out in Articles 1.1 and 2 thereof, with respect to Miguel Camba Campos, Oswaldo Cevallos Bueno, Enrique Herrería Bonnet, Jaime Nogales Izurieta, Luis Rojas Bajaña, Mauro Terán Cevallos, Simón Zabala Guzmán, and Manuel Jaramillo Córdova. VI. CONCLUSIONS 138. From all the foregoing, the Commission concludes that the State of Ecuador is responsible for violating the rights to a fair trial, to freedom from ex post facto laws, and to judicial protection, enshrined in Articles 8, 9, and 25 of the American Convention, in conjunction with the obligations set out in Articles 1(1) and 2 thereof, with respect to Miguel Camba Campos, Oswaldo Cevallos Bueno, Enrique Herrería Bonnet, Jaime Nogales Izurieta, Luis Rojas Bajaña, Mauro Terán Cevallos, Simón Zabala Guzmán, and Manuel Jaramillo Córdova.