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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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Report on Immigration in the United States: Detention and Due Process

30 December 2010 | Publisher: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Document type: Country Reports

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

Benedito Tide Méndez et. Al v. Dominican Republic

13 October 2005 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Denial of nationality - Deportation / Forcible return - Equality before the law - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Housing, land and property rights (HLP) - Involuntary repatriation - Right to family life - Right to liberty and security - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Voluntary repatriation | Countries: Dominican Republic

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

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