Click here for press release in Spanish (approximately 1 page); click here for the Decision in Spanish (approximately 15 pages)

The Inter-American Court of Human rights ruled to close and archive the case of Castañeda Gutman v. México. The case concerned a dispute over the lack of effective remedy for Mr. Castañeda Gutman, a Mexican presidential candidate in 2006, to challenge the State’s refusal to register him as a candidate. The Court found that the State, through various domestic legal reforms, has now complied with the orders of the court and the provisions of the Convention in that it protects the rights of citizens by providing an effective means to challenge the constitutionality of election regulations.