This case is about an incident that took place in 1995 between an indigenous community, where refugees who had fled Guatemala during the civil war of the 1980s had returned, and a unit of the Guatemalan Army. The Army patrol killed several individuals, including children, during the clash. Eventually, the Court found Guatemala in violation of several articles of the American Convention for the events and the subsequent failure to properly investigate and provide justice to the victims.
Case Summary: Coc Max et. al v. Guatemala
Year
2018
Country
Violations Against The Inter-American Convention On Human Rights
Did the State Raise Preliminary Objections?
Judges
Reparations
Case Summary
Yes