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Case of Former Employees of the Judiciary v. Guatemala: The State is responsible for the dismissal of judicial workers following a strike

 

San José, Costa Rica, January 26, 2022. - In the Judgment notified today of the Case of Former Employees of the Judiciary v. Guatemala, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights found Guatemala internationally responsible for violating a number of rights to the detriment of 65 former employees of the Guatemalan Judiciary after they were dismissed for allegedly participating in a strike that was declared illegal.

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  • Update of the Jurisprudence Journals of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights No. 16 and 20, Freedom of thought and expression and Political rights

    San José, Costa Rica, July 16, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is pleased to communicate the update as of May 2025 of the following jurisprudence journals:

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  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights held its 178th Regular Session

    San José, Costa Rica, July 14, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights held its 178th Regular Session from June 23 to July 4, 2025, in hybrid format, with both virtual and in-person activities. During this session the Court held deliberations and hearings.

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  • Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos y Colegio de Profesionales en Psicología de Costa Rica clausuran curso sobre acompañamiento psicológico

    San José, Costa Rica, 11 de julio de 2025. El 10 de julio, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, mediante su Centro de Formación, y el Colegio de Profesionales en Psicología de Costa Rica (CCPCR) clausuraron en la sede del Tribunal la II edición del “Curso especializado de acompañamiento psicológico para personas declarantes ante la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos”.

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  • Chile complied with the judgment in the Case of Teachers of Chañaral and other Municipalities

    San José, Costa Rica, July 10, 2025. In conformity with that set forth in the Order on Monitoring Compliance with Judgment issued by the Court on July 1, 2025, the Republic of Chile has complied with the execution of all the reparations ordered in the Judgment of November 10, 2021. Therefore, the Inter-American Court decided to conclude and archive the case. For more information, the Judgment of November 10, 2021, can be accessed here and the Order of July 1, 2025, which declares the closing of the case, can be accessed here. 

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  • Update of the Jurisprudence Journals of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights No. 1 and 6, Death penalty and Forced disappearance of persons

    San José, Costa Rica, July 4, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is pleased to communicate the update as of May 2025 of the following jurisprudence journals:

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  • After the most participative process in its history, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has established the scope of the obligations of states to protect human rights with regard to the climate emergency

    San José, Costa Rica, July 3, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights notified today Advisory Opinion 32 of 2025 on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights, adopted on May 29, 2025, in response to the request submitted by the Republic of Chile and the Republic of Colombia in January 2023.

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  • Update of the Jurisprudence Journals of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights No. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 19

    San José, Costa Rica, 23 de junio de 2025. La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos tiene el agrado de comunicar la actualización a marzo y mayo de 2025 de los siguientes Cuadernillos de Jurisprudencia

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  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights will hold its 178th Regular Session

    San José, Costa Rica, 18 de junio de 2025. La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos celebrará su 178 Período Ordinario de Sesiones del 23 de junio al 4 de julio de 2025, de manera híbrida con actividades presenciales y virtuales. Durante este período, la Corte llevará a cabo deliberaciones y audiencias. 

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  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights held its 177th Regular Session

    San José, Costa Rica, June 18, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights held its 177th Regular Session from June 9 to June 13, 2025, virtually. During the session the Court held deliberations and procedures for taking evidence in two contentious cases. 

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  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights made an official visit to the Plurinational State of Bolivia

    San José, Costa Rica, June 10, 2025. – A delegation of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights visited the Plurinational State of Bolivia from June 2 to 4, 2025, to participate in the “International Human Rights Law” Seminar and meet with various state authorities. 

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  • Updated versions of the case Law Bulletins of the Inter-American Court nos. 11 and 14, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, and Non-Discrimination

    San José, Costa Rica, June 6, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is pleased to announce the updating to March 2025 of the following case law bulletins:  

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  • The Inter-American Court of Human Rights to hold its 177th Regular Session

    San José, Costa Rica, June 6, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights will hold its 177th regular session from June 9 to 13, 2025, virtually. During this session, the Court will conduct deliberations and evidentiary procedures in two cases.

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  • The Inter-American Court of Human Rights holds its 176th Regular Session

    San José, Costa Rica, June 5, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights held its 176th regular session from May 19 to 30, 2025, in a hybrid form. During the session, it held hearings and deliberations, and discussed urgent matters. The first week took place with the presence of the judges in Guatemala City, Guatemala, with the activities described previously here, while the second week was conducted virtually.

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  • Extension of the deadline for receiving observations on the request for an Advisory Opinion presented by the Republic of Guatemala

    San José, Costa Rica, June 3, 2025. On December 6, 2024, the Republic of Guatemala presented a request for an advisory opinion on Democracy and its protection under the inter-American system of human rights to the Secretariat of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, in accordance with Article 64(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights.

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  • The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has held a Regular Session in Guatemala

    San José, Costa Rica, May 30, 2025. From May 19 to 23, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights held the first week of work corresponding to its 176th regular session in Guatemala City. This was possible thanks to an invitation from the Government of the Republic of Guatemala, with the support of the Presidential Commission for Peace and Human Rights (COPADEH), as the local organizing body.

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  • TThe Inter-American Court of Human Rights inaugurates the fourth Edition of the “Semillero Latinoamericano: Making the Inter-American Court of Human Rights accessible to young people”

    San José, Costa Rica, mayo 30 de 2025 –El pasado 24 de mayo fue inaugurada la IV Edición del “Semillero Latinoamericano: Acercando a las y los jóvenes a la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos” (Semillero LATAM), una iniciativa regional conjunta del Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, el Programa Estado de Derecho para Latinoamérica de la Fundación Konrad Adenauer y el Centro de Formación de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos.

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  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights translates key judgments into english and portuguese thanks to the support of Sweden

    San José, Costa Rica, May 28, 2025 - The Inter-American Court of Human Rights, with the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), has made available on its website the translation of 14 judgments into English and 2 judgments into Portuguese, issued by the Court in 2022 and 2023. The documents were translated between January and December 2024.

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  • Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos y el Colegio de Profesionales en Psicología imparten curso sobre acompañamiento psicológico a personas declarantes

    San José, Costa Rica, mayo 26 de 2025. – El Centro de Formación de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos y el Colegio de Profesionales en Psicología de Costa Rica (CCPCR), se encuentran desarrollando, desde el 8 de mayo al 10 de julio de 2025, la II edición del “Curso especializado de acompañamiento psicológico para personas declarantes ante la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos”.

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  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights and Rafael Landívar University launch seminar on Jurisprudence and Human Rights

    Guatemala City, May 20, 2025. – As part of the 176th Regular Session, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights held, on May 19, the international seminar “Jurisprudential lines of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and their impact” in collaboration with Universidad Rafael Landívar, seat of the event.

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  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights inaugurated its 176th Regular Session in Guatemala

    Guatemala City, May 19, 2025.– On Monday, May 19, at the emblematic Palacio Nacional de la Cultura, the opening ceremony of the 176th Regular Session of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights was held, with the participation of high-level national and international authorities. 

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