Arévalo Pérez v. Colombia

Key Judgment


Legal Relevance

Keywords: Evidence | Duty to Investigate

Themes: Characteristics of the Crime

The Committee found that the victims’ family received indications that their sons had been arrested by state agents and there was no indication that the disappearance was caused by persons other than Government officials. For these reasons, it found the right to life and the right to liberty and security of the person were not protected by the state.

Judgment Date

November 3, 1989

Country

Colombia

Judicial Body

Human Rights Committee

Articles violated

Article 6 [ICCPR], Article 9 [ICCPR]

Articles not violated / not dealt with

Article 2 [ICCPR], Article 7 [ICCPR], Article 10 [ICCPR]

Facts of the Case

Brothers Mr. Alfredo Rafael and Mr. Samuel Humberto Sanjuán Arévalo, both students, left the family home in Bogota, Colombia, on 8 March 1982. Their whereabouts had been unknown ever since. The victims’ family claimed that their home had been watched by armed individuals carrying walkie-talkies who had inquired about the activities of their family. They had identified themselves as agents of the "F2" – a section of the Colombian police forces.

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