Authority: American Commission on Human rights

Date: 05/03/2016

Subject: The decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, stated the violation of the right to an effective remedy and of defence and the principle of legality, in relation to the case of the dismissal of Ms Olga Yolanda Maldonado Ordoñez, who was employed in the office Procurador de los Derechos Humanos

Parties: Maldonado Ordoñez vs. Guatemala

Original language: Spanish

Classification: Justice - Art. 47 Right to an effective remedy before a tribunal - Art. 48 Rights of defence - Art. 49 Principles of legality (nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege; lighter penalty)

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