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The United States is internationally responsible for the torture and death of Anastasio Hernández Rojas and for denying his family justice, as determined by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

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The aim is to address the U.S. responsibility in the torture and death of Anastasio Hernández Rojas and the denial of justice for his family.

March 4, 2026International Legal Materials0 citationsOpen Access

Anastasio Hernández Rojas and Family v. U.S. (Inter-Am. Comm’n H.R.)

TSTherese Nicole Soriano-FranklinSouthern California University for Professional Studies

Key Points

The aim is to address the U.S. responsibility in the torture and death of Anastasio Hernández Rojas and the denial of justice for his family.
Reported findings from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in 2025
Assessment of legal violations under the American Declaration
Recommendations for sanctions and legal remedies
The U.S. was held internationally responsible for the torture and death of Anastasio Hernández Rojas.
The Commission found violations of life, humane treatment, health, and access to justice.
Ordered the U.S. to reopen the investigation and impose sanctions against responsible parties.

Abstract

Abstract The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued a landmark merits decision in 2025 holding the United States internationally responsible for the torture and death of Mexican national Anastasio Hernández Rojas, and for denying his family justice. The Commission found violations of the protections of life, humane treatment during arrest, health, and access to justice in the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man (American Declaration) and ordered the United States to reopen the criminal investigation, impose sanctions, provide legal remedies and adopt non-repetition measures, including aligning use-of-force standards with international law, such as banning electric shock weapons, after specific legal findings of torture by the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Rapporteur, which both regarded its use as disproportionate, unnecessary, and inhumane. 1

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