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Original article: Corte Interamericana ordena a Chile responder por sumario contra juez Daniel Urrutia tras acudir al tribunal internacional

Inter-American Court Gives Chile Two Months to Justify Charges Against Judge Urrutia Following International Tribunal Appearance

Judge Daniel Urrutia Laubreaux, president of the Workers’ Justice Organization (OTJ) in the Metropolitan Region, has reported the Santiago Court of Appeals to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR), claiming he is facing administrative reprisals for attending the international tribunal. This information was reported by ElPeriodista.cl.

The complaint arises from an opening of an administrative investigation against him by the Santiago Court of Appeals, linked to his presence at a hearing held in January 2020 in San José, Costa Rica, during the processing of the case Urrutia Laubreaux versus Chile.

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The Inter-American Court confirmed receipt of the materials and mandated that the State of Chile, via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, provide a response within two months. The court also acknowledged a document dated May 29, 2026—officially submitted on June 1—reporting «new facts concerning an administrative investigatory process» against the judge, as detailed by ElPeriodista.cl.

Urrutia’s defense appealed to the IACHR to explicitly recognize that his appearance before the tribunal in January 2020 constitutes an act protected by Article 53 of its regulations, which prohibits States from retaliating against victims, witnesses, experts, representatives, or legal advisors due to their involvement in proceedings before the court.

Article 53 establishes that «States shall not prosecute alleged victims, witnesses, and experts, nor their representatives or legal advisors, or retaliate against them or their relatives due to their statements, opinions, or legal defense before the Court.» Additionally, the judge’s legal team requested a supervisory hearing on compliance with international obligations assumed by Chile in this case.

The Inter-American Court noted that this request was brought to the attention of the court’s presidency and ordered the State of Chile to specifically address these matters in the report due by August 6, 2026. This case—reported by ElPeriodista.cl—marks a critical chapter in the ongoing conflict between Judge Urrutia and Chilean judicial authorities, under scrutiny from the inter-American human rights protection system.

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