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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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
Miryam Eugenia Rua Figueroa et al. v. Colombia 27 February 2007 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Effective remedy - Freedom of movement - Housing, land and property rights (HLP) - Internally displaced persons (IDPs) \| Countries: Colombia
Marino López et al v. Colombia 21 October 2006 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Topic(s): Criminal justice - Exhaustion of domestic remedies - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Housing, land and property rights (HLP) - Internally displaced persons (IDPs) - Right to liberty and security - Right to life \| Countries: Colombia
El Mozote Massacre v. El Salvador 2 March 2006 \| Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) \| Topic(s): Children's rights - Extrajudicial executions - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Housing, land and property rights (HLP) - Internal armed conflict - Right to liberty and security - Right to life \| Countries: El Salvador
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
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) \| 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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