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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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
Sebastián Echaniz Alcorta and Juan Víctor Galarza Mendiola v. Venezuela 15 March 2006 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Case Law \| 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
Cecilia Rosana Nuñez Chipana v. Venezuela Inadmissibility 24 October 2005 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Criminal justice - Equality before the law - Freedom of movement - Residence permits / Residency \| Countries: Venezuela
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
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
Loren Laroye Riebe, jorge Alberto Barón Guttlein y Rodolfo Izal Elorz v. Mexico 5 May 1998 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Equality before the law - Freedom of assembly and association - Freedom of expression - Freedom of religion - Housing, land and property rights (HLP) - Religious discrimination - Right to liberty and security \| Countries: Mexico

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