Human Rights Situation of Women Victims of Internal Armed Conflict in Guatemala
Commissioners: Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez, Dinah Shelton Petitioners: Coordinadora Nacional de Viudas de Guatemala (CONAVIGUA) / Asociación Campesina de Desarrollo… [more]
Case 12.794 – Wong Ho Wing, Peru
Commissioners: José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez, Felipe González, Tracy Robinson, and Elizabeth Abi-Mershed (Deputy Executive Secretary) Petitioners: Wong Ho Wing State: State of Peru Topic:… [more]
Argentina Decriminalizes Abortion in Cases of Rape
In Argentina, the case of a 15-year old girl who was raped by her stepfather drew nationwide attention after she and her doctor were held criminally responsible for terminating the resulting pregnancy.… [more]
The UN’s Ongoing Struggle to Address Restrictions on Basic Freedoms in the “West”
Over the past year and a half, peaceful demonstrations that quickly devolved into government violence and repression across the Middle East and North Africa necessitated UN involvement and international… [more]
Trans-Persons’ Right to Identity
Commissioners: José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez, Tracy Robinson, Rosa Marie Belle Antoine, Dinah Shelton, Rodrigo Escobar Gil and Rosa Maria Ortiz Petitioners: Red Latinoamericana y del Caribe de… [more]
Human Rights Situation of Persons Deprived of Liberty in Uruguay
Commissioners: Tracy Robinson, Rodrigo Escobar Gil, Felipe González, Rosa María Ortiz Petitioner: Instituto de Estudios Legales y Sociales del Uruguay (IELSUR) State: Uruguay On Tuesday, March… [more]
Land Rights of the Kaliña and Lokono Indigenous Peoples of Suriname
Commissioners: Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, Dinah Shelton, Rosa María Ortiz, Elizabeth Abi-Mershed (Assistant Executive Secretary) Petitioners: Fergus McKay (Association of Indigenous Village Leaders… [more]
Inter-American Commission Updates
Human Rights Situation of Women Victims of Internal Armed Conflict in Guatemala
Commissioners: Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez, Dinah Shelton Petitioners: Coordinadora … [Read More...]
Case 12.794 – Wong Ho Wing, Peru
Commissioners: José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez, Felipe González, Tracy Robinson, and Elizabeth Abi-Mershed (Deputy … [Read More...]
Sexual Violence Against Adolescent Girls in Bolivia
Commissioners: Commissioner Felipe Gonzalez Morales, Commissioner Rodrigo Escobar Gil Petitioners: American University … [Read More...]
Trans-Persons’ Right to Identity
Commissioners: José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez, Tracy Robinson, Rosa Marie Belle Antoine, Dinah Shelton, Rodrigo … [Read More...]
Human Rights Situation of Persons Deprived of Liberty in Uruguay
Commissioners: Tracy Robinson, Rodrigo Escobar Gil, Felipe González, Rosa María Ortiz Petitioner: Instituto de … [Read More...]
Regional Updates
Argentina Decriminalizes Abortion in Cases of Rape
In Argentina, the case of a 15-year old girl who was raped by her stepfather drew nationwide attention after she and her … [Read More...]
New National Defense Authorization Act Authorizes Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens
On October 26, 2001 President Bush enacted the Patriot Act authorizing indefinite detention of non-U.S. citizens; … [Read More...]
Saleh’s Amnesty: Providing Peace or Preventing Remedy?
On January 21, 2012, the Yemeni parliament passed a law granting President Ali Saleh immunity for all “politically … [Read More...]
Exchanging Reproductive Justice for a Food Processor: Incentivized Sterilization in Rajasthan, India
In the summer of 2011, India’s National Population Stabilization Fund (Fund) instituted a new scheme in Jhunjhunu, … [Read More...]
Abuse of Somali Refugees in Kenya and Ethiopia
Since 2010, escalating conflict in southern Somalia between forces allied with the Somali Transitional Federal … [Read More...]
Special Coverage (Contd.)
Land Rights of the Kaliña and Lokono Indigenous Peoples of Suriname
Commissioners: Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, Dinah Shelton, Rosa María Ortiz, Elizabeth … [Read More...]
Situation of Judicial Independence in El Salvador
Commissioners: Tracy Robinson, Rosa Maria Ortiz, Dinah Shelton, Rose-Marie Antoine, E. Abi … [Read More...]
Legal Restrictions to Freedom of Association in the Americas
Commissioners: Jose de Jesus Orozco Henriquez (President), Rosa Maria Ortiz, Felipe Gonzalez, … [Read More...]
General Human Rights Situation in Antioquia
Petitioner: Grupo Interdisciplinario por los Derechos Humanos (GIDH) Respondent: State of … [Read More...]
Complaints Regarding Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in British Columbia, Canada
Commissioners: Tracy Robinson, Dinah Shelton, Rose-Marie Antoine Petitioners: Native Women’s … [Read More...]
Updates
The UN’s Ongoing Struggle to Address Restrictions on Basic Freedoms in the “West”
Over the past year and a half, peaceful demonstrations that quickly devolved into government violence and repression … [Read More...]
Legal Restrictions to Freedom of Association in the Americas
Commissioners: Jose de Jesus Orozco Henriquez (President), Rosa Maria Ortiz, Felipe Gonzalez, Rodrigo Escobar Gil, … [Read More...]
The African Court Affirmed Its Sole Jurisdiction over the Interpretation of the East African Community Treaty
On December 1, 2011, The East African Court of Justice (EACJ, Court) held that eligible applicants may file a reference … [Read More...]
“Mining is Equal to Misery”: The Human Rights Situation of Persons Affected by the Extractive Industries in the Americas
El Cerrejón Coal Mine in the Guajira, Colombia. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.Petitioners: Indian Resource Law … [Read More...]
European Court Sidesteps Exacerbating UK Conflict in Hearsay Case
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) averted a possible conflict with the United Kingdom in … [Read More...]
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