Authority: American Commission on Human rights

Date: 11/24/2011

Subject: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has sentenced the State for the violation of the rights to life, to personal integrity, freedom, respect for private life and property, freedom of movement and residence, an effective judicial remedy, as well as for the violation of the rights of the child, in relation to acts of persecution and violence committed by police officers against members of the Barrios fami

Parties: Caso Familia Barrios vs. Venezuela

Original language: Spanish

Classification: Dignity - Art. 2 Right to life - Art. 3 Physical and mental integrity - Art. 4 Inhuman treatments - Degrading treatments - Freedoms - Art. 6 Personal liberty - Personal security - Art. 7 Privacy - Art. 17 Right to property - Equality - Art. 20 Equality - Art. 24 Children’s rights - Citizens’ rights - Art. 45 Freedom of movement - Freedom of residence - Justice - Art. 47 Right to an effective remedy before a tribunal

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