Report No. 157 (2019) IACHR. Case No. 12.432 (Guatemala)

• Case Number: 12.432
• Submitted Date: 27 February 2020
• Report Number: 157
• Respondent State: Guatemala
• Case Type: Cases in the Court
• Court: Inter-American Comission of Human Rights
• Alleged Victim: Extrabajadores del Organismo Judicial,Former Employees of the Judiciary

REPORT No. 157/19

CASE 12.432

MERITS REPORT

FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE JUDICIARY

GUATEMALA

Approved by the Commission at its session No. 2154 held on S.er 28, 2019

173 period of sessions.

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Original: español

Cite as: IACHR. Report No. 157/1 9. C. 12.432. M.. F..E. loyees of the J..

Guatemala. S.er 28, 2019.

www.cidh.org

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28 S.er 2019

Original: Spanish

I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................................ 2

II. POSITIONS OF THE PARTIES ................................................................................................................................................ 2

A. Petitioners ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2

B. S. ................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

III. DETERMINATIONS OF FACT.................................................................................................................................................. 5

A..R. regulatory framework ............................................................................................................................ 5

A. The alleged victims ...................................................................................................................................................... 6

B. Proceedings initiated by the alleged victims ................................................................................................... 6

1. B. ................................................................................................................................................... 6

2. Holding the strike ....................................................................................................................................... 7

3. Declaring the strike’s illegiti macy ....................................................................................................... 8

4. R. to challenge the ruling of the strike’s u nlawfulness .............................................. 8

5. Dismissals by the Supreme Court of Justice and subsequent motions of appeal ......... 10

IV. DETERMINATIONS OF LAW ................................................................................................................................................. 12

A. General considerations on the guara ntees applicable to proceedings of administrative

sanctions ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12

B..R. to be heard and right of defense ............................................................................................................. 12

C. The right to strike ...................................................................................................................................................... 14

D. The right to judicial protection ............................................................................................................................ 18

V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................................................. 18