Violation of human rights in military checkpoints: the case of Bonfilio Rubio Villegas

Abstract

This work addresses the nature of military checkpoints, following the presentation of the Bonfilio Rubio Villegas case before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, as a restriction on the freedom of movement, in light of national and international human rights standards in the matter, as well as the consequences that military checkpoints have on other rights. It is sustained that military checkpoints do not comply with the requirements of legality, necessity and proportionality that all restrictions on the freedom of movement must have.