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

• Case Number: 11.726
• Year: 2019
• Report Number: 96
• Respondent State: Colombia
• Case Type: Merits
• Court: Inter-American Comission of Human Rights
• 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 (right 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