Report No. 96 (2019) IACHR. Case No. 11.726 (Colombia)

• Court: Inter-American Comission of Human Rights
• Case Number: 11.726
• Year: 2019
• Report Number: 96
• Respondent State: Colombia
• Case Type: Merits
• Alleged Victim: Norberto Javier Restrepo

REPORT No. 96/19

CASE 11.726

REPORT ON MERITS (PUBLICATION)

N.J.R.

COLOMBIA

Adopted electronically by the Commission on J. 14, 2019.

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14 J. 2019

Original: Spanish

Cite as: IACHR. Report No. 96/19. Case 11.726. Merits (Publication). N.J.R..

Colombia. J. 14, 2019.

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INDEX

I. SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

II. PROCESSING BY THE COMMISSION ..................................................................................................................................... 2

III. POSITIONS OF THE PARTIES ................................................................................................................................................... 3

A. The petitioners .............................................................................................................................................................. 3

B. The State .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4

IV. ANALYSIS OF MERITS ................................................................................................................................................................. 5

A. Prior considerations ................................................................................................................................................... 5

B. Established Facts .......................................................................................................................................................... 7

V. LEGAL ANALYSIS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 17

A. A. of the S.'s response upon being made aware of the death of Norberto J..

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R. (Articles 4 [right to life], 5 [right to humane treatment], and 7 [right to personal

liberty] of the American Convention, in connection with the duty to ensure rights contained in

Article 1(1) thereof) ................................................................................................................................................. 18

B. The State's response upon being made aware of the death of N.J...R.

(Articles 8 [right to a fair trial] and 25 [right to judicial protection] of the American

Convention) .................................................................................................................................................................. 20

C. A. of the international responsibility in relation to the death and disappearance of

N.J.R. (Articles 3 [right to juridical personality], 4 [right to life], 5 [right to

humane treatment], and 7 [right to personal liberty], 8 (right to a fair trial), and 25 (rig ht to

judicial protection) of the American Convention, in connection with the duty to observe rights

contained in Article 1(1) thereof ) ..................................................................................................................... 25

D. The right to humane treatment of N.R.’s family ............................................................ 27

VI. PROCEEDINGS SUBSEQUENT TO REPORT No. 20/15 ................................................................................................ 27

VII. PROCEEDINGS SUBSEQUENT TO REPORT No. 68/18 ................................................................................................ 28

VIII. ANALYSIS ON COMPLIANCE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................... 28

IX. FINAL CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................................................................... 29

X. PUBLICATION ............................................................................................................................................................................... 30