Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)

The IACHR is an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States (OAS). Its mandate is found in the OAS Charter and the American Convention on Human Rights. The IACHR represents all of the member States of the OAS. It has seven members who act independently, without representing any particular country. The members of the IACHR are elected by the General Assembly of the OAS. The IACHR is a permanent body which meets in ordinary and special sessions several times a year. The Executive Secretariat of the IACHR carries out the tasks delegated to it by the IACHR and provides legal and administrative support to the IACHR as it carries out its work. Website: www.cidh.org

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Wayne Smith, Hugo Armendariz, et al. v. United States 12 July 2010 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Children's rights - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Habitual residence - Housing, land and property rights (HLP) - Residence permits / Residency - Right to family life - Right to liberty and security - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness \| Countries: United States of America
Report on Citizen Security and Human Rights 31 December 2009 \| Publisher: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Honduras: Human Rights and the coup d'état 30 December 2009 \| Publisher: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Country Reports
Democracy and Human Rights in Venezuela 30 November 2009 \| Publisher: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Country Reports
Follow-up Report to the Report on Access to Justice and Social Inclusion: The Road towards Strengthening Democracy in Bolivia 7 August 2009 \| Publisher: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Country Reports
Nelson Iván Serrano Sáenz v. Ecuador 6 August 2009 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Equal opportunities - Equality before the law - Housing, land and property rights (HLP) - Residence permits / Residency - Right to a nationality - Right to liberty and security \| Countries: Ecuador
Jorge Odir Miranda et al. v. El Salvador 20 March 2009 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Equality before the law - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - HIV and AIDS - Right to health - Right to liberty and security - Right to life \| Countries: El Salvador
Resolución 1/08, Principios y Buenas Prácticas sobre la Protección de las Personas Privadas de Libertad en las Américas 13 March 2008 \| Publisher: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Resolution 1/08, Principles and Best Practices on the Protection of Persons Deprived of Liberty in the Americas 13 March 2008 \| Publisher: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Marino López et al v. Colombia 21 October 2006 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Criminal justice - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Housing, land and property rights (HLP) - Internally displaced persons (IDPs) - Right to liberty and security - Right to life \| Countries: Colombia

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