On February 7, 1989, Mr. Isidro Caballero Delgado, leader of the Teachers’ Union of Santander and militant member of the guerilla group M-19, and Ms. María del Carmen Santana, were captured, detained, and disappeared by a military patrol unit composed of members of the Colombian Army. The Court found that the State violated the American Convention on Human Rights and the American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture.
Case Summary: Caballero Delgado and Santana v. Colombia, Case Summary
Year
1995
Country
Violations Against The Inter-American Convention On Human Rights
Violations Against The Inter-American Convention To Prevent And Punish Torture
Did the State Accept International Responsibility?
Did the State Raise Preliminary Objections?
Judges
Separate Opinions
Reparations
Case Summary
Yes