Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Pleadings of the State

286. The State’s argument was that inasmuch as it had not violated the right to life (Article 4 of the Convention) –save for the responsibility it acknowledged in the death of juvenile Benito Augusto Adorno- or the right to personal liberty (Article 7 of the Convention), or the right to a fair trial (Article 8 of the Convention), in relation to Article 1(1) of the Convention, no international responsibility can be attributed to it for violation of the provisions of the Convention or of any other international instrument. Hence, it has no obligation to make reparations. In the case of the physical and psychological integrity of the inmates who were injured in the fires and who remained incarcerated –either at the Center or some other detention facility-for the period of time that the case was with the Commission, it asked the Court to allow a period of time for evidence to be taken to determine whether or not the State was diligent in its attempt to prevent the injuries sustained in the fires from becoming permanent disabilities that could have an impact on job performance or affect mental or emotional health.