Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Date: 10/18/2023

Subject: The decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognized the international responsibility of the State for the violation of the rights of the non-governmental organization’s members for the defence of human rights Corporación Colectivo de Abogados “José Alvear Restrepo” and of their relatives, because subjected to arbitrary intelligence activity with consequent risks for their life and personal integrity, and which pushed some of them to move for security reasons

Parties: Miembros de la Corporación Colectivo de Abogados “José Alvear Restrepo” vs. Colombia

Original language: Spanish

Classification: Dignity - Art. 2 Right to life - Art. 3 Physical and mental integrity - Freedoms - Art. 6 Personal liberty - Art. 10 Freedom of thought - Art. 11 Freedom of expression - Art. 12 Freedom of assembly - Freedom of association - Equality - Art. 24 Children’s rights - Citizens’ rights - Art. 45 Freedom of movement - Freedom of residence - Justice - Art. 47 Right to an effective remedy before a tribunal

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