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Ecuador is responsible for violating the rights to personal liberty and due process of three individuals subjected to criminal proceedings

 

San José, Costa Rica, January 23, 2025. In the judgment in the case of Reyes Mantilla et al. v. Ecuador, notified today, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights declared that the State of Ecuador is internationally responsible for the illegal and arbitrary detention of Walter Ernesto Reyes Mantilla, Vicente Hipólito Arce Ronquillo and José Frank Serrano Barrera, the victims. Moreover, it determined that the preventive detention measures applied to them entailed a violation of the rights to personal liberty, presumption of innocence, equal protection and non-discrimination. It also concluded that there was a violation of the rights to judicial guarantees and judicial protection in the criminal proceedings against them and determined that they were victims of inhumane and degrading treatment due to the aggressions and threats during the time that they were detained.

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  • Corte IDH inaugura exposición sobre la Convención Americana de Derechos Humanos interpretada e ilustrada por y para niños, niñas y adolescentes en el museo de los niños

    San José, Costa Rica, 4 de septiembre de 2025. La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, en conjunto con el Museo de los Niños en Costa Rica, inauguró hoy en la Galería Nacional una exposición dedicada a la Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos, interpretada e ilustrada por y para niños, niñas y adolescentes de América Latina y el Caribe, realizada en conjunto con la Comisión Nacional para el Mejoramiento de la Administración de Justicia (Conamaj) y la Fundación Paniamor a inicios de este año. La muestra estará abierta al público durante un mes y busca acercar el lenguaje de los derechos humanos a las nuevas generaciones a través del arte.

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  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights will hold its 180th Regular Session in Paraguay

    San José, Costa Rica, September 2, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights will hold in Paraguay the first week of its 180th Regular Session from September 22 to 26, 2025. Subsequently, from September 29 to October 3, the Court will continue the session virtually to deliberate on its decisions.  

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  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights announces call for applications for the Internship and Professional Visits Program for the first periods of 2026

    San José, Costa Rica, August 28, 2025. The Internship and Professional Visits Program of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights announces the call for applications for the periods from January-April and May-August 2026.

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  • I/A Court HR declares that the American Convention continues to be in effect in Venezuela and it has jurisdiction to continue hearing the case of Chirinos Salamanca et. Al. V. Venezuela

    San José, Costa Rica, August 26, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (I/A Court HR) issued a judgment on the preliminary objections in the case of Chirinos Salamanca et al. v. Venezuela on August 21, 2025. The Court unanimously rejected the preliminary objections filed by the State in its response to petition, regarding the alleged lack of jurisdiction ratione voluntatis and ratione temporis, and the control over lawfulness of the actions of the Inter-American Commission. Consequently, the Court will continue hearing the case in the merits stage and subsequent reparations and costs.

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  • Inauguration of the Diploma course on the Jurisprudence of the I/A court hr for National Human Rights Institutions

    San José, Costa Rica, August 25, 2025. On August 21, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Network of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection Human Rights in the American Continent (RINDHCA) kicked off the diploma course on the Jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for National Human Rights Institutions (INDH).

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  • Publication of the Jurisprudence Journal of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights No. 22: Economic, social, cultural and environmental rights

    San José, Costa Rica, August 22, 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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  • Youth conclude the IV Edition of the Latin American Human Rights Seedbed

    San José, Costa Rica, August 21, 2025. On August 8, the IV Edition of the “Latin American Human Rights Seedbed: Bringing the youth close to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights” (LATAM Seedbed), a regional initiative along with the Human Rights Center of the Law Faculty of University of Buenos Aires, the Rule of Law for Latin America Program of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Training Center of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, came to a close.

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  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights will hold Its 179th Regular Session

    San José, Costa Rica, August 14, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights will hold its 179th Regular Session from August 18 to September 3, 2025. It will be hybrid, including both virtual and in-person activities. During this session, the Court will hold deliberations and hearings.  

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  • I/A Court HR hands out the awards to the winners of the contest “Focusing on Rights: A Photographic Journey along with the I/A Court HR”

    San José, Costa Rica, August 14, 2025. On August 12, the award ceremony was held for the winners of the photography contest “Focusing on Rights: a photographic journey along with the I/A Court HR.” The act was led by Judge Nancy Hernández López, President of the Court. The awards ceremony was held at the facilities of the Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas de Costa Rica (Bar Association of Costa Rica).

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  • The Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognizes the existence of a stand-alone human right to care

    San José, Costa Rica, August 7, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights notified today Advisory Opinion 31 of 2025 on the content and scope of care as a human right and its interrelationship with other rights, adopted on June 12, 2025, in response to a request submitted by the Republic of Argentina in January of 2023. This advisory process had the second highest participation in the Court’s history, with a total of 129 observations received, and it was the first in which an international court was asked to address the right to care.

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  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights would like To thank Swiss cooperation

    San José, Costa Rica, July 31, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights would like to thank the Government of Switzerland and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (COSUDE) for their support in the implementation of the project “Strategic strengthening of the course offer and communication services of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights” which began on July 1, 2024, and will conclude on July 31, 2025.

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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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