Manuel Cepeda Vargas v. Colombia (Merits, Reparations, Costs) IACtHR Series C No 213 (26 May 2010)

Manuel Cepeda Vargas was assassinated by paramilitary groups supported by members of the Colombian military.  The Court discusses the obstruction of justice and the use of extradition of two key witnesses to the US on drug charges as a means of interdicting an effective judicial remedy and should not become a tool to promote impunity. (see para 166)