Ruiz Fuentes et al. v. Guatemala

This case is about an alleged criminal who had been sentenced to death for kidnapping a child. He was assaulted while in police custody and escaped from prison, only to be found dead shortly thereafter. Eventually, the Court found Guatemala in violation of several Articles of the American Convention as well as of the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture.

Ruiz Fuentes et al v. Guatemala