Fernández Ortega and Others v. Mexico, IACtHR, Series C No. 215, 30/08/2010

Torture and rape of an indigenous woman by military personnel - State's failure to comply with due diligence to investigate and punish the perpetrators - Ineffective investigations - Violation of the right to personal integrity, dignity, to private life, to judicial protection and to an effective remedy

Dissenting / Concurring: Espinosa

Rosendo Cantú and Others v. Mexico, IACtHR, Series C No. 216, 31/08/2010

Rape of an indigenous girl by members of the army - Ineffective investigations - State's failure to prevent, investigate and punish violence against women – Violation of the obligation of non-discrimination in accessing justice

Dissenting / Concurring: Abreu Blondet / Espinosa

Xákmok Kásek Indigenous Community. v. Paraguay, IACtHR, Series C No. 214, 24/08/2010

State's inability to recover ancestral property belonging to the Xákmok Kásek indigenous community - Lack of access to property and possession threatening the survival of the community, resulting in nutritional, medical and health vulnerability of its members, particularly pregnant women, children, and the elderly - Violation of the right to judicial protection, to life, to personal integrity, to non-discrimination, to property as well as children rights

Judge Rapporteur: Discrimination against women, gender-based violence, property

Dissenting / Concurring: Vio Grossi / Fogel Pedrozo

González and Others ('Cotton Field') v. Mexico, IACtHR, Series C No. 205, 16/11/2009

Disappearance, torture, rape, brutal mutilation and death of three young women in cotton field in a context of insecurity and violence, especially against women - Violation of the right to life, to humane treatment, to personal liberty as well as the duty to investigate, prevent and punish violence against women

Dissenting / Concurring: García-Sayan / Medina Quiroga

Las Dos Erres Massacre v. Guatemala, IACtHR, Series C No. 211, 24/11/2009

Rape and forced abortion by inhuman treatment of women and girls in the context of the extrajudicial execution of 251 members of the Las Dos Erres community by the Guatemalan armed forces - Ineffective investigations - Violation of the right to dignity and of the duty to investigate, prevent and punish acts of violence against women

Judge Rapporteur: Sexual violence, forced abortion, ill-treatment discrimination against women, intersectionality

Dissenting / Concurring: Cadena Rámila

Perozo and Others v. Venezuela, Series C No. 195, 28/01/2009

Harassment, persecution, physical and verbal attacks against people linked to a television station because of their exercise of their freedom of expression, including twelve women targets of gendered attacks –Intimidating statements made by government officials in a context of high social polarization and conflict – Violation of the right to freedom of expression and to effective investigations

Dissenting / Concurring: Paceri Scaramuzza

Ríos et and Others v. Venezuela, IACtHR, Series C No. 194, 28/01/2009

Harassment, persecution, physical and verbal attacks against people linked to a television channel, including women targeted because of their gender – Intimidating statements made by government officials in a context of high social polarization and conflict – Violation of the right to freedom of expression and to effective investigations

Dissenting / Concurring: Paceri Scaramuzza

Cantoral-Huamaní and García-Santa Cruz v. Peru, IACtHR, Series C No. 167, 10/06/2007

Execution of the female founder of a women's organization in a mining community providing support to the families of miners during a strike, as an attempt to intimidate miners into non unionizing – Violation of the right to life, to humane treatment, to personal liberty, and to freedom of association

Dissenting / Concurring: Ventura Robles

Miguel Castro Castro Prison v. Peru, IACtHR, Series C No. 160, 25/11/2006

Violent attacks, humiliation, physical and psychological abuse, denial of medical care and isolation of 135 female prison inmates - Violation of the right to personal liberty, to humane treatment, to judicial protection, to a fair trial, and violation of the duty to prevent, investigate and punish violence against women

Dissenting / Concurring: Cançado Trindade / García Ramirez

Servellón-García et al. v. Honduras, IACtHR, Series C No. 152, 21/9/2006

Extrajudicial killing of four men, including two minors - Violation of the right to life, to humane treatment, to personal liberty, to a fair trial, to judicial protection, and, as regards the two minors, the rights of the child - Court's order to make institutional and social reforms, including designing a public awareness campaign to protect children from violence and creating mechanisms to ensure due process in cases of child executions

Dissenting / Concurring: Cançado Trindade

Yean and Bosico Children v. the Dominican Republic, IACtHR, Series C No. 130, 8/09/2005

Refusal to provide copies of birth certificates requested by two girls born in the Dominican Republic to Dominican mothers by local officials as part of a deliberate policy to deny documents to Dominicans of Haitian descent, resulting in the girls being refused their nationality, not being able to go to school, and facing other serious problems – Violation of the right to equality and non-discrimination, to protection measures, to nationality, to having a legal status and a name, and to be part of a political community

Judge Rapporteur: Discrimination against women, girls, birth certificate, intersectionality

Dissenting / Concurring: Cançado Trinidade

'Juvenile Reeducation Institute' v. Paraguay, IACtHR, Series C No. 112, 2/09/2004

Poor conditions in a detention centre for young people with fires killing nine detainees and injuring many - Violation of the right to judicial protection and to humane treatment given the atmosphere of violence, danger, abuse and mistrust - Violation of the right to life in combination with children's rights in failing to preventing the fire 

Dissenting / Concurring: Cançado Trindade

Plan de Sánchez Massacre v. Guatemala, IACtHR, Series C No. 116, 29/04/2004

Rape and ill-treatment of twenty girls and young women in the context of the massacre of 268 people, mainly indigenous Mayans, as part of genocidal counter-insurgence state policy against indigenous people – Denial of justice, intimidation and discrimination to the detriment of the survivors and the next of kin of the victims 

Dissenting / Concurring: García Ramírez / Cançado Trinidade

OC-18/03, Juridical Condition and Rights of Undocumented Migrants, IACtHR, Series A No. 18, 16/09/2003

Deprivation of the enjoyment and exercise of certain labour rights of migrant workers incompatible with obligation to respect and ensure the principles of legal equality, non-discrimination and the equal and effective protection of the law - Attention to all the areas of discriminatory human behaviour, including sexual orientation

Dissenting / Concurring: Cançado Trindade / García Ramírez / Hernán Salgado Pesantes / Abreu-Burelli

Loayza Tamayo v. Peru, IACtHR, Series C No. 33, 17/09/1997

Repeated rape and torture of a woman detained on suspicion of participating in alleged terrorist group –Violation of the right to personal liberty, to humane treatment, to non-discrimination and to a fair trial

Dissenting / Concurring: Montiel Argüllo / Cançado Trinidade, Jackman