Vasquez Durand et al. v. Ecuador

This case is about the arrest, torture and disappearance of a Peruvian merchant who travelled to and from Ecuador during the so-called Cenepa War, a brief and localized military conflict between Ecuador and Peru, fought over control of an area near the border between the two countries fought between January 26 and February 28, 1995. The Court found Ecuador in violation of several articles of the American Convention.

Case Summary: Vasquez Durand et al. v. Ecuador, Case Summary