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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Second Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in the Americas 31 December 2011 \| Publisher: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Regional Reports
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
Jesús Tranquilino Vélez Loor v. Panama 23 October 2006 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Deportation / Forcible return - Illegal entry - Right to justice \| Countries: Panama
Haiti: Failed Justice or the Rule of Law? Challenges Ahead for Haiti and the International Community 26 October 2005 \| Publisher: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Country Reports
Manickavasagam Suresh v. Canada 27 February 2002 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Equality before the law - Right to liberty and security \| Countries: Canada
120 Cuban Nationals and 8 Haitian Nationals Detained in The Bahamas Admissibilty Petition 12.071 27 February 2002 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Equality before the law - Immigration Detention - Refugee / Asylum law - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Rejected asylum-seekers - Right to family life - Right to liberty and security - Right to life - Right to seek asylum \| Countries: Bahamas
Rafael Ferrer-Mazorra et al. v. United States 4 April 2001 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Asylum policy - Immigration Detention - Prison or detention conditions - Right to liberty and security - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness \| Countries: Cuba - United States of America
Coard et Al. v. United States 29 September 1999 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Human rights and fundamental freedoms - International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions - Pre-trial detention - Right to liberty and security \| Countries: United States of America
Carlos Raferi Gomes Lopez x Guatemala 16 October 1996 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Immigration Detention - Prison or detention conditions - Right to health - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness \| Countries: Guatemala

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