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Indigenous Peoples
Reports on Petitions and Cases
- Admissibility Report No. 30/17, Petition 1118-11, Maya Q’eqchí’ Agua Caliente Community (Guatemala). (Also available in Word)
- Admissibility Report No. 144/17, Petition 49-12, Ernestina Ascensio Rosario Et Al. (Mexico). (Also available in Word)
- Admissibility Report No. 165/17, Petition 86-08, Dionicio Cervantes Nolasco And Armando Aguilar Reyes (Mexico). (Also available in Word)
- Admissibility Report No. 167/17, Petition 1119-10, Alberto Patishtán Gómez (Mexico). (Also available in Word)
- Admissibility Report No. 30/16, Petition 554-03, Communities of the Lower and Upper Atrato Valleys in Chocó and Antioquia Departments (Colombia). (Also available in Word)
- Admissibility Report No. 71/16, Petition 765-09, Q’oq’ob Community of the Municipality of Santa Maria Nebaj (Guatemala). (Also available in Word)
- Admissibility Report No. 33/15, Case 11.754, U'Wa People (Colombia). (Also available in Word)
- Admissibility Report No. 48/15, Petition 79-06, Yaqui People (Mexico). (Also available in Word)
- Admissibility Report No. 64/15, Petition 633-04, Mayan Peoples and Members of the Cristo Rey, Bullet Tree, San Ignacio, Santa Elena, and Santa Familia Communities (Belize). (Also available in Word)
- Admissibility Report No. 67/15, Petition 211-07, Jorge Marcial Tzompaxtle Tecpile et al (Mexico). (Also available in Word)
- Admissibility Report No. 96/14, Petition 422-06, Tagaeri and Taromenani indigenous peoples in isolation (Ecuador). (Also available in Word)
- Admissibility Report No. 62/14, Petition 1216-03, People of Quishque-Tapayrihua (Peru). (Also available in Word)
- Admissibility Report No. 55/14, Petition 818-06, Felipe Matías Calmo, Faustino Mejía Bautista et al. (Guatemala) (Also available in Word)
- Admissibility Report No. 37/14, Petition 674-06, Comunidad garífuna de San Juan y sus miembros (Honduras) (Also available in Word)
- Admissibility Report No. 36/14, Petition 913-06, Slaughter in Albania. (Colombia) (Also available in Word)
- Admissibility Report No. 20/14, Petition 1566-07,Communities of the Sipakepense and Mam Mayan People of the Municipalities of Sipacapa and San Miguel Ixtahuacán (Guatemala). (Also available in Word)
- Admissibility Report No. 92/13, Petition 843-07, Nicolás Mateo et al. (Guatemala).
- Admissibility Report No. 89/13, Petition 879-07, Loni Edmonds and children (Canada).
- Admissibility Report No. 93/13, Petition 1063-07, Jesús Flores Satuye et al. (Honduras).
- Admissibility Report No. 50/13, Petition 1491-06, Guzman Cruz Family (México).
- Admissibility Report No. 46/13, Petition 659-07, Angel Concepción Pérez Gutiérrez and Franciso Péreque Vásquez (México)
- Admissibility Report No. 47/13, Petition 1266-06, Angel Diaz Cruz et al. (México).
- Admissibility Report No. 29/13, Petition 1288-06, Indigenous community Aymara de Chusmiza-Usmagama and members (Chile).
- Admissibility Report No. 26/13, Petition 1121-04, Rogelio Jiménez López et al. (México).
- Admissibility Report No. 5/13, Petition 273-05, Nam Qom indigenous community of the Qom (Toba) people (Argentina).
- Admissibility Report No. 9/13, Petition 1621-09, Kaliña indigenous community of Maho and the Association of Indigenous Village Leaders (Suriname).
- Admissibility Report No. 81/12, Petition 404-06 - Alex Edmundo Lemún Saavdera (Chile), November 8, 2012
- Admissibility Report No. 87/12, Petition 140-08 - Maya Kaqchikel communities of Los Hornos and El Pericón I and their members (Guatemala), November 8, 2012
- Admissibility Report No. 67/12, Petition 728-04 - Rogelio Morales Martínez (Mexico), July 17, 2012.
- Admissibility Report No. 159/11, Petition 737-03 - Vicenta Sánchez Valdivieso (Mexico), November 2, 2011.
- Admissibility Report No. 152/11, Petition 1400-06 - Luis and Leonardo Caizales Dogenesama (Colombia), November 2, 2011.
- Admissibility Report No. 121/11, Petition 96-04 - María Angélica González et al. (Venezuela), October 19, 2011.
- Admissibility Report No. 144/10, Petition 1579/07 - Residents of the Village of Chichupac and the Hamlet of Xeabaj, Municipality of Rabinal (Guatemala), November 1, 2011.
- Admissibility Report No. 146/10, Petition 212/05 - Manuel Santiz Culebra et al. (Acteal Massacre) (Mexico), November 1, 2011.
- Admissibility Report No. 125/10, Petition 250/04 - Raposa Serra Do Sol Indigenous Peoples (Brazil), October 23, 2010.
- Admissibility Report No. 72/10, Petition 161/01 - Irineo Martínez Torres and Candelario Martínez Damián (Mexico), July 12, 2010.
- Admissibility Report No. 63/10, Petition 1119/03 - Garifuna Community of Punta Piedra and its members (Honduras), March 24, 2010.
- Admissibility Report No. 141/09, Petition 415/07 - Diaguita Agricultural Communities of the Huascoaltinos and their members (Chile), December 30, 2009.
- Admissibility Report No. 121/09, Petition 1186/04 - Opario Lemonte Morris et al. (Miskitu divers) (Honduras), November 12, 2009.
- Admissibility Report No. 105/09, Petition 592/07 - Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group (Canada), October 30, 2009.
- Admissibility Report No. 98/09, Petition 4355/02 - Xucuru Indigenous People (Brazil), October 29, 2009.
- Admissibility Report No. 75/09, Petition 286/08 - Ngöbe Indigenous Communities and their members in the Changuinola River Valley (Panama), August 5, 2009.
- Admissibility Report No. 58/09, Petition 12/354 - Kuna of Madungandí and Emberá of Bayano Indigenous Peoples and their Members (Panama), April 21, 2009.
- Admissibility Report No. 49/08, Petition 261/04 - Ricardo Ucán Seca (Mexico), July 24,2008.
- Admissibility Report No. 13/08, Petition 844/05 - Community of Rio Negro of the Maya Indigenous People and its Members (GUATEMALA), March 5, 2008.
- Admissibility Report No. 76/07, Petition 198/07 - The Kaliña and Lokono Peoples (Suriname), October 15, 2007.
- Admissibility Report No. 55/07, Petition 987/04 - Kelyenmagategma Indigenous Community of the Enxet-Lengua People and its Members (Paraguay), July 24, 2007.
- Admissibility Report N° 39/07, Petition 1118/03 - Garifuna Community of Cayos Cochinos and its Members (Honduras), July 24, 2007.
- Admissibility Report N° 33/07, Petition 581/05 - Víctor Manuel Ancalaf Llaupe (Chile), April 23, 2007.
- Admissibility Report N° 32/07, Petition 429/05 - Juan Patricio Marileo Saravia et al. (Chile), April 23, 2007.
- Admissibility Report N° 7/07, Petition 208/05 - Florencio Chitay Nech et al. (Guatemala), February 27, 2007.
- Admissibility Report No. 94/06, Petition 40/04 - Inés Fernández Ortega et al. (Mexico), October 21, 2006.
- Admissibility Report No.93/06, Petition 972/03 - Valentina Rosendo Cantú et al. (Mexico), October 21, 2006.
- Admissibility Report No 89/06, Petition 619-03 - Aniceto Norín Catrimán and Pascual Pichún Paillalao (Chile), October 21, 2006.
- Admissibility Report No.80/06, Petition 62/02 - Members of the Indigenous Community of Ananas et al. (Brazil), October 21, 2006.
- Admissibility Report No. 78/06, Petition 12.094 - Aboriginal Community of Lhaka Honhat ("Our Land") (Argentina), October 21, 2006.
- Admissibility Report No. 29/06, Petition 906/03 - Garifuna Community of "Triunfo de la Cruz" (Honduras), March 14, 2006.
- Admissibility Report No. 69/04, Petition 504/03 - Community of San Mateo de Huanchor and its members (Peru), October 15, 2004.
- Admissibility Report No. 62/04, Petition 167/03 - The Kichwa Peoples of the Sarayaku community and its members (Ecuador), October 13, 2004.
- Admissibility Report No. 74/03, Petition 790/01 - Grand Chief Michael Mitchell (Canada), October 22, 2003.
- Admissibility Report No. 12/03, Petition 322/01 - Sawhoyamaxa Indigenous Community of the Enxet People (Paraguay), February 20, 2003.
- Admissibility Report No. 11/03, Petition 326/01 - Xakmok Kásek Indigenous Community (Paraguay), February 20, 2003.
- Admissibility Report No. 10/03, Petition 12.185 - Tomás de Jesús Barranco (Mexico), February 20, 2003.
- Admissibility Report No. 9/02, Petition 11.856 - Aucan Huilcaman et al. (Chile), February 27, 2002.
- Admissibility Report No. 2/02, Petition 12.313 - Yakye Axa Indigenous Community of the Enxet-Lengua People (Paraguay), February 27, 2002.
- Admissibility Report No. 125/01, Case 12.388 – YATAMA (Nicaragua), December 3, 2001.
- Admissibility Report No. 124/01, Case 12.387 - Alfredo López Alvarez (Honduras), December 3, 2001.
- Admissibility Report No. 78/00, Case 12.053 - Maya Indigenous Communities and their members (Belize), October 5, 2000.
- Admissibility Report No. 26/00, Case 11.821 – Village of Moiwana (Suriname), March 7, 2000.
- Admissibility Report No. 129/99, Case 11.565 – Ana, Beatriz and Celia González Pérez (Mexico), November 19, 1999.
- Admissibility Report No. 99/99, Case 11.140 - Mary and Carrie Dann (United States), September 27, 1999.
- Admissibility Report No. 31/99, Case 11.763 – Plan de Sánchez Massacre (Guatemala), March 11, 1999.
- Admissibility Report No. 18/98, Cases 11.285 Edson Damião Calixto and 11.290 Roselandio Borges Serrano, (Brazil), February 21, 1998
- Admissibility Report No 25/96, Case 11.411, Severiano Santiz Gómez et al. (Mexico), April 29, 1996.
- Report on the Merit No. 61/08, Case 12.435 - Grand Chief Michael Mitchell (Canada), July 25, 2008.
- Report on the Merit No. 80/07, Case 11.658 - Martín Pelicó Coxic et al. (Guatemala), October 15, 2007.
- Report on the Merit No. 40/04, Case 12.053 - Maya Indigenous Community of the Toledo District (Belize), October 12, 2004.
- Report on the Merit No. 75/02, Petirion 11.140 - Mary and Carrie Dann, (United States), December 27, 2002.
- Report on the Merit No. 59/01, Cases 10.626 Remigio Domingo Morales and Rafael Sánchez; 10.627 Pedro Tau Cac; 11.198(A) José María Ixcaya Pixtay et al.; 10.799 Catalino Chochoy, Jóse Corino Thesen and Abelino Baycaj; 10.751 Juan Galicia hernández, Andrés Abelino Galicia Gutiérrez and Orlando Adelso Galicia Gutiérrez; and 10.901 Antulio Delgado (Guatemala), April 4, 2001.
- Report on the Merit 53/01, Case 11.565 – Ana, Beatriz and Celia González Pérez (Mexico), April 4, 2001.
- Report on the Merit 36/00, Case 11.101 – Caloto Massacre (Colombia), April 13, 2000.
- Report on the Merit 60/99, Case 11.516 - Ovelário Tames, (Brazil), April 13, 1999.
- Report on the Merit No. 11/98, Case 10.606 - Samuel de la Cruz Gómez (Guatemala), April 7, 1998.
- Report on the Merit No. 4/98, Case 9.853 – Ceferino Ul Musicue and Leonel Coicue (Colombia), April 7, 1998.
- Report on the Merit No. 1/98, Case 11.543 - Rolando and Atanasio Hernández Hernández (Mexico), May 5, 1998.
- Report on the Merit No. 48/97, Case 11.411, Severiano y Hermelindo Santiz Gómez, Sebastián Santiz López, “Ejido Morelia", (Mexico), February 18, 1998.
- Report on the Merit No. 36/93, Case 10.975 – Alejandro Piché Cuca (Guatemala), October 6, 1993,
- Report on the Merit No. 29/91, Cases 10.264, 10.206, 10.276 y 10.446 – Events that occured in the town of Cayara (Peru), February 20, 1991.
- Resolution No. 12/85, Case No. 7.615 – Yanomami People (Brazil), March 5, 1985.
- Resolution on Case 1.802 - Aché People (Paraguay), May 27, 1997.
- Friendly Settlement Report No. 16/16, Case 12.847, Vicenta Sánchez Valdivieso (Mexico).
- Friendly Settlement Report No. 51/16, Case 11.564, Gilberto Jiménez Hernández et al (Mexico).
- Friendly Settlement Report No. 68/12, Petition 318-05 - Gerónimo Gómez López (Mexico), July 17, 2012.
- Friendly Settlement Report No. 32/12, Petition 11.706 - Yanomani Indigenous People of Xaximu (Venezuela), March 20, 2012
- Friendly Settlement Report No. 91/10, Petition 12.660 - Ricardo Ucan Seca (Mexico), July 15, 2010.
- Friendly Settlement Report No. 30/04, Petition 4627/02 - Mercedes Julia Huenteao Beroiza et al. (Chile), March 11, 2004.
- Friendly Settlement Report No. 68/03, Petition 11.197 - Community of San Vicente Los Cimientos (Guatemala), October 10, 2003.
- Friendly Settlement Report No. 90/99, Case 12.713 - Enxet-Lamenxay and Kayleyphapopyet (Riachito) Indigenous Communities (Paraguay), March 25, 1998
- Friendly Settlement Report No. 19/97, Case 11.212 - Juan Chanay Pablo et al. (Colotenango, Guatemala), March 13, 1997.
- Comunidades Indígenas Miembros de la Asociación Lhaka Honhat (Nuestra Tierra), Argentina
Case 12.094
Press Release (in Spanish)
Letter of submission of this case to the Court, in Spanish: Word and pdf
Merits Report of this case, available in Word and pdf in English
February 1, 2018 - Xucuru Indigenous People, Brazil
Case 12.728
Press Release
Letter of submission of this case to the Court, in Spanish: Word and pdf
Merits Report of this case, available in Word and pdf in English
March 16, 2016 - Maurilia Coc Max et al. (Xaman Massacre), Guatemala
Case 11.550
Press Release
Letter of submission of this case to the Court, in Spanish: Word and pdf
Merits Report of this case, available in Word and pdf in English
September 21, 2016 - María Luisa Acosta et al., Nicaragua
Case 12.792
Press Release
Letter of submission of this case to the Court, in Spanish: Word and pdf
Merits Report of this case, available in Word and pdf
July 29, 2015 - Members of the Village of Chichupac and Neighboring Communities of the Municipality of Rabinal, Guatemala
Case 12.788
Press Release
Letter of submission of this case to the Court: Word and pdf
Merits Report of this case, available in Word and pdf
August 5, 2014 - Pueblos Kaliña and Lokono, Suriname
Case 12.639
Press Release
Letter of submission of this case to the Court: Word and pdf
Merits Report of this case, available in Word and pdf
January 23, 2014 - Kuna Indigenous People of Madungandí and Emberá Indigenous People of Bayano and their Members
Case 12.354, Panama
Press Release
Letter of submission of this case to the Court:Word and pdf
Merits Report of this case, available in Word and pdf
February 26, 2013 - Garífuna Community of "Triunfo de la Cruz" and its Members
Case 12.548, Honduras
Press Release
Letter of submission of this case to the Court, available only in Spanish: Word y en pdf
Merits Report of this case, available in Word and pdf
February 21, 2013 - Norín Catriman et al. (Lonkos, Leaders of and Activists for the Mapuche Indigenous People)
Press Release
Letter of submission of this case to the Court, available only in Spanish: pdf
Merits Report of this case, available in English: pdf
August 7, 2011 - Community of Rio Negro of the Maya Achi People and its Members
Case 12.649 against Guatemala, November 30, 2010 - Kichwa Indigenous Peoples of Sarayaku and its Members
Case 12.465 against Ecuador, April 26, 2010 - Valentina Rosendo Cantú
Case 12.579 against Mexico, August 2, 2009 - Indigenous Community Xákmok Kásek of the Enxet-Lengua People and its members
Case 12.420 against Paraguay, July 3, 2009 - Inés Fernández Ortega
Case 12.580 against Mexico, May 7, 2009 - Florencio Chitay Nech et al.
Case 12.599 against Guatemala, April 17, 2009 - María Tiu Tojín y Josefa Tiu Tojín
Case 10.686 against Guatemala, July 28, 2007 - 12 Saramaka Clans
Case 12.338 against Suriname, June 23, 2006 - Germán Escué Zapata
Case 10.171 against Colombia, May 16, 2006 (Only available in Spanish) - Comunidad Indígena Sawhoyamaxa del Pueblo Enxet-Lengua y sus Miembros
Case 12.419 against Paraguay, February 2, 2005 (Only available in Spanish)
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