Case Law

21 October 2011 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Human rights law - International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions - Military operations - Right to justice - Right to life | Countries:

21 July 2011 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Topic(s): Access to procedures - Asylum policy - Deportation / Forcible return - Refoulement - Right to seek asylum - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Canada

8 July 2011 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Topic(s): Children's rights - Internal armed conflict - Internally displaced persons (IDPs) - Right to life | Countries: Colombia

12 July 2010 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | 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

6 August 2009 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | 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

20 March 2009 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | 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

Admissibility and Merits

25 July 2008 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Right to health | Countries: United States of America

23 July 2008 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Topic(s): Children's rights - Criminal justice - Effective protection - Right to life | Countries: Colombia

15 October 2007 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Extrajudicial executions - Right to life | Countries: Guatemala