Authority: American Commission on Human rights

Date: 11/19/2015

Subject: The decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, case Velásquez Paiz and others vs Guatemala, on the State responsibility, pursuant to the right to life and to personal integrity, in relation to the lack of adequate investigations on the disappearance and death of Claudina Velásquez, also in the light of the increasing phenomenon of gender-based violence in Guatemala

Parties: Velásquez Paiz y otros vs. Guatemala

Original language: Spanish

Classification: Dignity - Art. 2 Right to life - Art. 3 Physical and mental integrity - Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination - Justice - Art. 47 Right to an effective remedy before a tribunal

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