Today, the first of two weeks of auditions has ended which the Inter-American Court of Human Rights is holding from 25 January to 4 February. On this occasion, the Court hears the victims, witnesses and expert witnesses as well as the parties’ oral submissions on two cases. The first one, Cepeda Vargas vs. Colombia, deals with the alleged extrajudicial execution of a Colombian left-wing senator in 1994 in combination with a lack of the due diligence regarding the investigations conducted in this case and the sanctions imposed on the perpetrators. The second case, Chitay Nech vs. Guatemala, is about the … Continue reading Inter-American Court of Human Rights Holding Public Auditions – Impressions from the First Week