ACHR: 5.1 ; ACHPR 4, 5, 16.1; CFREU 3.1 ; ADRDM: 1
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Art 17.
Convention on the Rights of the Child. General Assembly, resolution 44/25, November 20, 1989: arts. 39
Declaration on the human rights of individuals who are not nationals of the country in which they live
General Comment No. 13 The right of the child to freedom from all forms of violence. Committee on the Rights of the Child
General Comment No. 15. The position of aliens under the covenant. Human Rights Committee.
General Comment No. 20. Prohibition of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment, article 7 ICCPR, Human Rights Committee, March 10, 1992.
General recommendation No. 30. Discrimination against non-citizens. International convention on elimination of All Forms of Racial discrimination. Committee on the elimination of Racial discrimination. January 10, 2004.
Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons
International Convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families. General Assembly resolution No 45/158, December 18, 1990. art 16.7
INTER-AMERICAN COURT
General Principles
Case of Montero Aranguren et al. (Detention Center of Catia) v. Venezuela. PO, Merits, R and C. July 5, 2006.Series C No. 150. par. 85
Case of the “Juvenile Reeducation Institute” v. Paraguay. PO, Merits, R and C. September 2, 2004. Series C No. 112. Par. 157, 158, 159
Case of La Cantuta v. Peru. Merits R and C November 29, 2006. Series C No. 162. Par. 113
Case of the Rochela Massacre v. Colombia. Merits. R and C. May 11, 2007. Series C No. 163. Par. 135-136
Case of Cantoral Huamaní and García Santa Cruz v. Peru. PO, Merits, R and C July 10, 2007. Series C No. 167. Par. 139
Case of Chaparro Álvarez and Lapo Iñiguez v. Ecuador. PO, Merits, R and C November 21, 2007.Series C No. 170. Par. 51-54
Case of Albán Cornejo et al. v. Ecuador. Merits, R and C. November 22, 2007. Series C No. 171. Par. 117
Threat of violations to the ACHR is inhumane treatment
Case of the “Street Children” (Villagrán Morales et al.) v. Guatemala. Merits. November 19, 1999. Series C No 64. Par. 165
Case of Bulacio v. Argentina. Merits R and C September 18, 2003. Series C No. 100. Par. 232
Case of the 19 Merchants v. Colombia. Merits R and C. July 5, 2004. Series C No. 109. Par. 149
Case of Boyce et al v. Barbados. PO, Merits, R and C November 20, 2007. Series C No. 169. Par. 117
Incommunication is cruel treatment
Case of Velásquez Rodriguez v. Honduras. Merits, July 29, 1988. Series C No. 4. Par. 156.
Case of Godínez Cruz v. Honduras. Merits, January 20, 1989. Series C No. 5. Par. 164
Case of Fairén Garbi and Solis Corrales v. Honduras. Merits March 15, 1989. Series C No. 6. Par. 149
Case of Loayza Tamayo v. Peru. Merits, September 17, 1997. Series C No. 33. Par. 57 – 58
Case of Suárez Rosero v. Ecuador. Merits November 12, 1997. Series C No. 35. Par.87-92
Case of Castillo Petruzzi et al. v. Peru. Merits, R and C. May 30, 1999. Series C No. 52. Par. 194-197
Case of Cantoral Benavides v. Peru. Merits. August 18, 2000. Series C No. 69. Par. 80-86, 96
Case of Bámaca Velásquez v. Guatemala. Merits. November 25, 2000. Series C No. 70. Par. 150, 155
Case of Hilaire, Constantine and Benjamin et al v. Trinidad and Tobago. Merits. June 21, 2002. Series C No. 94. Par. 164-168,
Case of Maritza Urrutia v. Guatemala. Merits, R and C. November 27, 2003. Series. C No. 103. Par. 87.88
Case of de la Cruz Flores v. Peru. Merits, R and C. November 18, 2004. C. Series No.115. Par. 126-130
Case of Lori Berenson Mejía v. Peru. Merits R and C November 25, 2004. Series C No. 119. Par. 103, 104
Case of Boyce et al. v. Barbados. PO, Merits, R and C November 20, 2007. Series C No. 169. Par. 97
Case of Chaparro Álvarez and Lapo Iñiguez v. Ecuador. PO, Merits, R and C November 21, 2007. Series C No. 170. Par. 171-172
Degrees of Violation
Case of Loayza Tamayo v. Peru. Merits, September 17, 1997. Series C No. 33. Par. 57
Torture is a violation to integrity
Case of Juan Humberto Sánchez v. Honduras. PO Merits, R and C. June 7, 2003. C Series No. 99. Par. 97, 100
Case of Maritza Urrutia v. Guatemala. Merits, R and C. November 27, 2003. Series. C No. 103. Par. 89-95
Case of the Gómez Paquiyauri Brothers v. Peru. Merits, R and C. July 8, 2004. Series C No. 110. Par. 109-117
Case of Baldeón Garcia v. Peru. Merits R and C April 6, 2006. Series C No. 147. Par. 117-118
EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Case of Ireland v. the United Kingdom, Judgment of January 18, 1978, Series A no. 25. Par. 167
Court. H. R, Campbell and Cosans judgment of February 25, 1982, Series A, no. 48, p. 12 § 26.
HUMAN RIGHTS committee
United Nations Human Rights Committee. Moriana Hernandez Valentini de Bazzano v. Uruguay , No 5/1977 of August 15, 1979, pars. 9, 10
UN Committee against Torture
Committee for the prevention of Torture in Africa
European Committee for the prevention of Torture and other Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment site
Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment. UN sr-torture@ohchr.org
Subcommittee on prevention of Torture UN
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