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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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Santo Domingo Massacre v. Colombia

8 July 2011 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Topic(s): Children's rights - Internal armed conflict - Internally displaced persons (IDPs) - Right to life | Countries: Colombia

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

Leydi Dayán Sánchez v. Colombia

23 July 2008 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Topic(s): Children's rights - Criminal justice - Effective protection - 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

Rumaldo Juan Pachco Osco, Frida Pacheco Tineo, Juana Guadalupe Pacheco Tineo and Juan Ricardo Pacheco Tineo v. Bolivia

13 October 2004 | Judicial Body: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) | Topic(s): Children's rights - Criminal justice - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Freedom of movement - Human rights and fundamental freedoms - Internally displaced persons (IDPs) - Right to health - Right to liberty and security | Countries: Bolivia

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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