Report IACHR. Case No. 12.450 (Argentina)

CourtInter-American Comission of Human Rights
Submitted Date10 April 2007
Respondent StateArgentina
Case TypeCases in the Court
Alleged VictimEduardo Kimel
ORGANIZACIÓN DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS
Comisión Interamericana de Derechos H.nos
Demanda ante la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
en el caso de E.K.
(C. 12.450)
contra la República Argentina
DELEGADOS:
F.M., Comisionado
S.A.C., S.tario Ejecutivo
I.J.Á., Relator Especial para la L.d de Expresión
ASESORES:
E.A.
.
......J.P.A.A.
.
......A.E.D.
.
......A.G.
10 de abril de 2007
1889 F Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C., 20006
INDICE
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I. INTRODUCCIÓN....................................................................................................... 1
II. OBJETO DE LA DEMANDA........................................................................................ 1
III. REPRESENTACIÓN ................................................................................................... 2
IV. JURISDICCIÓN DE LA CORTE .................................................................................... 2
V. TRÁMITE ANTE LA COMISIÓN INTERAMERICANA ....................................................... 3
VI. FUNDAMENTOS DE HECHO ...................................................................................... 6
A. Antecedentes................................................................................................ 6
1. El homicidio de cinco religiosos palotinos y su investigación judicial ........... 6
2. La víctima.......................................................................................... 7
3. El libro “La Masacre de San Patricio” ..................................................... 7
B. El proceso judicial contra la víctima.................................................................. 7
C. El proyecto de reformas a los C.os Penal y Civil ...........................................11
VII. FUNDAMENTOS DE DERECHO..................................................................................12
A. Violación del Derecho a la L.d de Expresión (Artículo 13 de la Convención) ....12
1. El contenido del derecho a la libertad de pensamiento y de expresión ........12
2. El derecho a la libertad de expresión: importancia de la crítica a los
funcionarios públicos en una sociedad democrática.................................14
3. Las restricciones al derecho a la libertad de pensamiento y de expresión:
responsabilidades ulteriores penales y civiles y la protección del
derecho al honor................................................................................15
4. Aplicación de los estándares expuestos al presente caso .........................18
B. Violación del derecho a las garantías judiciales (Artículo 8 de la Convención).........24
C. Incumplimiento del deber de adoptar disposiciones de derecho interno
(Artículo 2 de la Convención) y del deber de garantía de los derechos
humanos (Artículo 1(1) de la Convención) ........................................................25
VIII. REPARACIONES Y COSTAS......................................................................................28
A. Obligación de reparar ....................................................................................28
B. Medidas de reparación...................................................................................29
1. Medidas de compensación...................................................................30
1.1. Daños materiales ...............................................................................31
1.2. Daños inmateriales.............................................................................31
2. Medidas de cesación, satisfacción y garantías de no repetición .................31
C. Beneficiario..................................................................................................32
D. Costas y gastos............................................................................................32
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IX. CONCLUSIÓN.........................................................................................................33
X. PETITORIO .............................................................................................................33
XI. RESPALDO PROBATORIO.........................................................................................34
A. Prueba documental .......................................................................................34
B. Prueba testimonial ........................................................................................35
XII. DATOS DE LOS DENUNCIANTES ORIGIN ALES Y DE LA VÍCTIMA..................................35

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