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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John Doe et al v. Canada 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
Wayne Smith, Hugo Armendariz, et al. v. United States 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
Nelson Iván Serrano Sáenz v. Ecuador 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
Jesús Tranquilino Vélez Loor v. Panama 23 October 2006 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Deportation / Forcible return - Illegal entry - Right to justice \| Countries: Panama
Sebastián Echaniz Alcorta and Juan Víctor Galarza Mendiola v. Venezuela 15 March 2006 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Equality before the law - Freedom of expression - Freedom of movement - Right to liberty and security - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness \| Countries: Venezuela
Benedito Tide Méndez et. Al v. Dominican Republic 13 October 2005 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| 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
Joseph v. Canada 6 October 2003 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Topic(s): Access to procedures - Deportation / Forcible return - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness \| Countries: Canada - Trinidad and Tobago
Manickavasagam Suresh v. Canada 27 February 2002 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Criminal justice - Deportation / Forcible return - Equality before the law - Right to liberty and security \| Countries: Canada
Joseph v. Canada 6 October 1993 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Topic(s): Access to procedures - Deportation / Forcible return - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness \| Countries: Canada - Trinidad and Tobago
Cheryl Monica Joseph v. Canada 6 October 1993 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Topic(s): Children's rights - Deportation / Forcible return - Expulsion - Involuntary repatriation \| Countries: Canada

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