Inter-American Court finds Guatemala responsible for 1989 forced disappearances of Indigenous rights defenders
JURIST
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights released its ruling in the Case of Pérez Lucas et al v. Despite actions for habeas corpus filed immediately after their disappearances in April 1989 and another filed in 2005, the court found that Guatemala failed to conduct any meaningful investigation in the 35 years since the disappearances.
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