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Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR)

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which is an autonomous judicial institution of the Organization of American States established in 1979, and whose objective is the application and interpretation of the American Convention on Human Rights and other treaties concerning this same matter.  Website: www.corteidh.or.cr/
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Case of the "Las Dos Erres" Massacre v. Guatemala

24 November 2009 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Children's rights - Criminal justice - Disappeared persons - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Internal armed conflict - Reconciliation - Right to family life - Right to life | Countries: Guatemala

González et al. ("Cotton Field") v. Mexico

16 November 2009 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Disappeared persons - Right to life - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Women-at-risk | Countries: Mexico

Case of Dacosta-Cadogan v. Barbados

24 September 2009 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Death penalty - Effective remedy - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to life | Countries: Barbados

Caso Escué Zapata vs. Colombia

Sentencia de 4 de julio de 2007.

4 July 2007 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Indigenous persons - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security - Right to life | Countries: Colombia

Case of Escué-Zapata v. Colombia

Order of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

4 July 2007 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Indigenous persons - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security - Right to life | Countries: Colombia

Case of Goiburú et al. v. Paraguay

22 September 2006 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to liberty and security - Right to life - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Paraguay

Case of the Pueblo Bello Massacre v. Colombia

31 January 2006 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Children's rights - Children-at-risk - Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Gross, systematic and large-scale - Right to liberty and security - Right to life - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Colombia

Case of Yatama v. Nicaragua

23 June 2005 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Civil rights legislation - Criminal justice - Freedom of assembly and association - Political groups - Political situation - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Nicaragua

Caso "Instituto de Reeducación del Menor" vs. Paraguay

Excepciones Preliminares, Fondo, Reparaciones y Costas.

2 September 2004 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Children's rights - Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Prison or detention conditions - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Paraguay

Case of the "Juvenile Reeducation Institute" v. Paraguay

Preliminary Objections, Merits, Reparations and Costs.

2 September 2004 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Children's rights - Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Prison or detention conditions - Right to justice - Right to liberty and security - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Paraguay

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