For the first time, violence against LGBT people reaches the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) presented the case of Azul Rojas Marín to the Court. Rojas Marín was illegally detained and raped in 2008 by three police officers in Trujillo, Peru. This case marked a turning point for the rights of LGBTI people in the region.