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El Salvador is responsible for obstetric violence and violation of the right to health of a woman with a high-risk pregnancy due to lack of protocols for adequate medical care

 

San José, Costa Rica, December 20, 2024. Today, the Inter-American Court of Human
Rights notified its judgment in Beatriz et al. v. El Salvador. In its decision, the Court
found the State of El Salvador internationally responsible for failing to comply with its
obligation of due diligence by guaranteeing the rights of access to effective judicial
remedies, personal integrity, health and privacy of a woman experiencing a pregnancy
that involved numerous risks in a situation of obstetric violence resulting from the legal
uncertainty concerning the legality of the actions of the medical personnel involved in
her case.

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  • Corte IDH y el Instituto de Políticas Públicas del MERCOSUR invitan a inscribirse a la 2° Edición del Curso Internacional

    San José, Costa Rica, febrero 3 de 2025. – La Corte IDH y el Instituto de Políticas Públicas en Derechos Humanos del MERCOSUR (IPPDH) invitan a las personas interesadas a inscribirse en la 2° edición del Curso Internacional “Cumplimiento de Sentencias de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos y Políticas Públicas para su implementación”.

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  • Ecuador es responsable internacionalmente por la violación de los derechos a las garantías judiciales, a la protección judicial y al trabajo, en perjuicio de un funcionario del Instituto Nacional de Pesca

    San José, Costa Rica, enero 30 de 2025. - En la sentencia del caso Peralta Armijos Vs. Ecuador, notificada hoy, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos declaró a la República del Ecuador responsable internacionalmente por la violación a los derechos a las garantías judiciales, a la protección judicial y al trabajo, en perjuicio del señor Félix Humberto Peralta Armijos, exfuncionario del Instituto Nacional

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  • Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos anuncia resultados de Concurso de Fotografía

    San José, Costa Rica, enero 28 de 2024. – El día de ayer, durante la Ceremonia de Inauguración del Año Judicial Interamericano 2025, se realizó el anuncio de las fotografías ganadoras del concurso “Enfocando Derechos: un viaje fotográfico con la Corte IDH”, organizado en el marco del 45.º aniversario del Tribunal. Las personas ganadoras, entre más de 150 postulaciones de toda la región, trataron en sus fotos temas de memoria, migración y desplazamiento.

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  • La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos celebró la Inauguración del Año Judicial Interamericano 2025

     San José, Costa Rica, enero 27 de 2024. – El día de hoy, se llevó a cabo la Ceremonia de Inauguración del Año Judicial Interamericano 2025, en la cual asumieron sus cargos los nuevos jueces de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos para el período 2025-2030: el Juez Alberto Borea Odría y el Juez Diego Moreno Rodríguez. 

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  • Nicaragua es responsable por violación de los derechos políticos de Fabio Gadea Mantilla, candidato presidencial en las elecciones de noviembre de 2011.

    San José, Costa Rica, enero 23 de 2024. En la sentencia, notificada hoy, en el caso Gadea Mantilla Vs. Nicaragua, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos declaró la responsabilidad internacional del Estado de Nicaragua por la violación a los derechos políticos, a las garantías judiciales y a la protección judicial del señor Fabio Gadea Mantilla en las elecciones presidenciales de 2011. La Corte concluyó que la falta de integridad del proceso electoral favoreció la reelección del presidente Daniel Ortega. Además, consideró que la Corte Suprema de Justicia y el Consejo Supremo Electoral mostraron parcialidad y no garantizaron un recurso judicial efectivo para revisar las decisiones que cuestionaban irregularidades en el proceso.

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  • Ecuador es responsable por violar los derechos a la libertad personal y al debido proceso de tres personas procesadas penalmente.

    San José, Costa Rica, enero 23 de 2024. En la sentencia del caso Reyes Mantilla y otros Vs. Ecuador, notificada hoy, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos declaró que el Estado del Ecuador es responsable internacionalmente por las detenciones ilegales y arbitrarias de las cuales fueron víctimas Walter Ernesto Reyes Mantilla, Vicente Hipólito Arce Ronquillo y José Frank Serrano Barrera. Asimismo, determinó que las medidas de prisión preventiva que les fueron aplicadas conllevaron una violación a los derechos a la libertad personal, a la presunción de inocencia, y a la igualdad y no discriminación. Además, concluyó que se vulneraron sus derechos a las garantías y protección judiciales en el contexto de los procesos penales adelantados en su contra, y determinó que fueron víctimas de tratos crueles inhumanos y degradantes por los actos de agresiones y amenazas durante el período en que estuvieron privados de la libertad.

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  • La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos celebrará su 172 Período Ordinario de Sesiones

    San José, Costa Rica, enero 23 de 2025. La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos celebrará entre el 27 de enero y el 12 de febrero de 2025 su 172 Período Ordinario de Sesiones de forma híbrida, con actividades presenciales y virtuales, en el cual llevará a cabo audiencias y deliberaciones. 

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  • Lanzamiento de tres nuevos cursos autoformativos en español del Centro de Formación de la Corte IDH

    San José, Costa Rica, diciembre 25 de 2024. La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos se complace en anunciar el lanzamiento de tres nuevos cursos autoformativos en español en el Aula Virtual de su Centro de Formación.

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  • Publication of three self-study courses in French from the IACHR Training Centre

    San José, Costa Rica, December 20, 2024. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is pleased to announce the launch of the French version of three self-study courses from its Training Center.

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  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights opens call for applications to the Internship And Professional Visits Program for French citizens

    San José, Costa Rica, December 20, 2024.- The Inter-American Court of Human Rights, with the support of the French Embassy in Costa Rica, opens a call to participate in the Assistance Fund for the Internship and Professional Visits Program.

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  • El Salvador is responsible for obstetric violence and violation of the right to health of a woman with a high-risk pregnancy due to lack of protocols for adequate medical care

    San José, Costa Rica, December 20, 2024. Today, the Inter-American Court of Human
    Rights notified its judgment in Beatriz et al. v. El Salvador. In its decision, the Court
    found the State of El Salvador internationally responsible for failing to comply with its
    obligation of due diligence by guaranteeing the rights of access to effective judicial
    remedies, personal integrity, health and privacy of a woman experiencing a pregnancy
    that involved numerous risks in a situation of obstetric violence resulting from the legal
    uncertainty concerning the legality of the actions of the medical personnel involved in
    her case.

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  • COLOMBIA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FAILING TO FULFILL ITS OBLIGATION TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS TO COMMUNAL PROPERTY, PRIOR CONSULTATION, AND PARTICIPATION IN CULTURAL LIFE, TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE U’WA INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND THEIR MEMBERS

    San José, Costa Rica, December 20, 2024. – In the judgment notified today in the case U’wa Indigenous People and their Members v. Colombia, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights declared the international responsibility of the State of Colombia for violating the rights to collective property, political participation, access to information, participation in cultural life, a healthy environment, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, self-determination of indigenous and tribal peoples, children’s rights, judicial guarantees, and judicial protection, to the detriment of the U’wa Indigenous People and their members.

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  • Inter-American Court Of Human Rights announces the persons selected for the Internship And Professional Visits Program

    San José, Costa Rica, December 20, 2024 – The Inter-American Court’s Internship and Professional Visits Program thanks all participants for their applications and announces the selected individuals for the January–April 2025

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  • Paraguay complied with the sentence in the Case Nissen Pessolani

    San José, Costa Rica, December 19, 2024. – In accordance with the compliance monitoring resolution issued by the Court on November 26, 2024, Paraguay has fulfilled all reparations ordered in the judgment of November 21, 2022. Therefore, the Inter-American Court decided to close and archive the case.

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  • The Inter-American Court of Human Rights held its 171st Regular Session

    San José, Costa Rica, December 18, 2024. – The Inter-American Court of Human Rights held its 171st Regular Session from November 10 to 29, 2024. During this session, eight judgments on contentious cases were approved, which will be notified later

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  • Chile complied with the Judgment in the Case of Órdenes Guerra and others

    San José, Costa Rica, December 13, 2024. – In the Judgment notified today in the case of Ubaté and Bogotá v. Colombia, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights declared the international responsibility of the State of Colombia for the violation of the rights to recognition of legal personality, life, personal integrity, personal liberty, the defense of human rights, judicial guarantees, judicial protection, and the protection of family and children due to the forced disappearance of Jhon Ricardo Ubaté Monroy and Gloria Mireya Bogotá Barbosa on May 19, 1995. It also held the State accountable for additional violations against their relatives resulting from harassment, threats, and intimidation they suffered while seeking the truth about the events. In this case, the State made a partial acknowledgment of responsibility, and the parties reached a reparations agreement

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  • Colombia is responsible for the forced disappearance of Jhon Ricardo Ubaté and Gloria Bogotá and the harassment endured by the next of kin who sought the truth of the facts

    San José, Costa Rica, December 13, 2024.- In the judgment, notified today, in the Case of Ubaté and Bogotá v. Colombia, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights declared the international responsibility of the State of Colombia for the violation of the rights to juridical personality, life, personal integrity, personal liberty, to defend human rights, judicial guarantees, judicial protection, rights of the family and rights of the child, due to the forced disappearance Jhon Ricardo Ubaté Monroy and Gloria Mireya Bogotá Barbosa, which took place on May 19, 1995, and the additional violations committed against his next of kin due to the harassment and threats that they were subject to as they sought to uncover the truth of the facts. In the instant case the State made a partial acknowledgment of responsibility, and the parties reached an agreement regarding reparations

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  • Mexico is internationally responsible for the forced disappearance of Antonio González Méndez

    San José, Costa Rica, December 12, 2024. - In the judgment in the Case González Méndez et al. v. Mexico, notified today, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights found Mexico internationally responsible for the forced disappearance committed to the detriment of Antonio González Méndez, as well as other human rights violations to the detriment of his next of kin: his wife, Zonia López Juárez, his daughters and son: Ana González López, Magdalena González López, Elma Talía González López and Gerardo González López.

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  • Inter-American Court announces 2025 holidays for the calculation of deadlines

    San José, Costa Rica, December 11, 2024.- The Inter-American Court communicates that, based on that set forth in Agreement 1/2014 on the calculation of deadlines, the Costa Rican holidays for 2025.

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  • Procedural deadlines extended due to year-end recess of the Inter-American Court

    San José, Costa Rica, December 11, 2024.- The Inter-American Court of Human Rights communicates that, in accordance with Agreement 1/2014 on the calculation of deadlines, it will recess from Monday, December 23, 2024, to Friday, January 3, 2025.

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