Authority: American Commission on Human rights

Date: 08/22/2018

Subject: The decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, recognizes the responsibility of the State for the violation of the right to life, to personal integrity and to an effective remedy, with regard to the massacre committed on 3 October 1995, by a military patrol, in the Community “Aurora 8 de Octubre”

Parties: Coc Max y otros (Masacre de Xamán) vs. Guatemala

Original language: Spanish

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

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