Defenders

Country Reports

• Report on Honduras-2010
  Preliminary Observations of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on its Visit to Honduras, May 15 to 18, 2010
  III. Human Rights Situation
     B. Human Rights Defenders and Social Leaders
  V. Recommendations. Recommendations 1,4 and 7
• Report on Venezuela-2009
  Democracy and Human Rights in Venezuela
  V. The Defense Of Human Rights And The Freedom Of Association
  VIII. Conclusions. Paragraphs 1142. 1149. 1154.
  IX. Recommendations. Recommendations 4, 6 and 8.
• Report on Honduras-2009
  Honduras: Human Rights And The Coup D’état
  IV. Evaluation Of The Human Rights Situation
        A. The role of human rights defenders
  VI. Conclusions
• Report on Bolivia-2009
  Follow-Up Report - Access To Justice And Social Inclusion: The Road towards Strengthening Democracy in Bolivia
  VI. Rights Of Indigenous Peoples And Peasant Communities. Paragraph 137.
     C. Situation of forced labour and bondage analogous to slavery. Paragraph 176.
• Report on Bolivia-2007
  Access To Justice And Social Inclusion: The Road towards Strengthening Democracy in Bolivia
  I. Introduction. Paragraph 43-45.
  II. Administration of Justice.
     A. Introduction. Paragraph 52. 
     D. Implementation of the accusatorial criminal prosecution procedure
  VIII. Conclusions and Recommendations. Paragraph 9.
• Report on Haiti-2005
  Haiti: Failed Justice or the Rule of Law? Challenges ahead for Haiti and the International Community
  II. Analysis of the Administration of Justice in Haiti
     D. Main Topics Concerning the Administration of Justice
        2. The Court System in Haiti and the Problem of Impunity. Paragraph 50.
• Report on Guatemala-2003 - In Spanish only
  Justice and Social Inclusion: The Challenges of Democracy in Guatemala
  III. The Situation of the Defenders of Human Rights and Justice Operators
  Conclusions. Paragraph 432
• Report on Venezuela-2003
  Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Venezuela
  II. Civil Society
     B. The Situation of Human Rights Defenders
  VII. Trade Unions Freedoms
  Conclusions. Paragraph 544-548 and 568-573
• Report on Paraguay-2001
  Third Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Paraguay
  I. Legal system and protection on human rights
     D. The promotion and the protection of human rights in Paraguay. Paragraphs 34 and 35.
• Report on Colombia-1999
  Third report on the human rights situations in Colombia
  VII. Human Rights Defenders
  IX. Freedom of association and political rights
  Final considerations: human rights, justice and Peace in Colombia. Paragraph 5.
• Report on Mexico-1998
  Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Mexico
  II. Right to life. Paragraph 136
  X. The Right to freedom of expression
     III. Violence against and harassment of human rights defenders and community organizations. Paragraph 658.
• Report on Brazil-1997
  Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Brazil
  VI. Human rights of the indigenous peoples in Brazil. Paragraph 81.
• Report on Colombia
  Second Report on the Situation of  Human Rights in Colombia
  VIII. The Right to Freedom of Association and to form an join unions
  Conclusion and Recommendations. Paragraph 10-12.
• Report on Guatemala-1993
  Fourth Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Guatemala
  IX. Freedom of Though, Expression Assembly and Association (labor unions, the universities).
• Report on Haiti-1993
  Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Haiti
  III. Right to Liberty and to Judicial Guarantees
     5. Harassment of Human Rights Groups
• Report on Haiti-1988
  Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Haiti
  IV. Freedom of thought and expression and freedom of association
• Report on Paraguay-1987
  Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Paraguay
  VI. Trade Unions Rights
  Conclusions. Conclusion 11.
• Report on Chile-1985
  Report on the Situation of  Human Rights in Chile
  X.  Labor Unions Rights
  XI. Situation of Human Rights Organizations
     C. Expulsions, Detentions without Due Process, and Enforced Residences of Officials of Human Rights Organizations
     D. Threats and intimidation of Human Rights Organizations and their leaders
• Report on Suriname-1985
  Second Report on the Human Rights Situation in Suriname
  VI. Freedom of association and trade unions
• Report on Suriname-1983
  Report on the Human Rights Situation in Suriname
  III. Other Human Rights
     E. Freedom of Association and Freedom of Trade Unions. Paragraph 19.
• Report on Colombia-1981
  Report on the Situation of Human Right in the Republic of Colombia
  VI. Other Rights
     D. Right of Assembly and Freedom of Association           
• Report on Guatemala-1981
  Report on the Situation of Human Rights in the Republic of Guatemala
  VIII. Right of Assembly and Freedom of Association, Trade Union Rights
  Conclusions and Recommendations. Recommendation 3.
• Report on Bolivia-1981
  Report on the Situation of Human Rights in the Republic of  Bolivia.
  V. Right of Assembly and Freedom of Association: The trade unions
  Conclusions and Recommendations. Paragraph 1 f) of the conclusions and g) of recommendations.
• Report on Nicaragua-1981
  Report of the Situation of human Rights in the Republic of Nicaragua
  VIII. The Situation of Local Human Rights Organizations
  Conclusions and Recommendations. Conclusion 8 and recommendation 10
• Report on Argentina-1980
  Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Argentina
  VIII. Labor Rights
     B. Restriction on the Rights to organized form trade unions
     C. The trade unions situation
  XI. Status of Human Rights Organizations
  Conclusions and Recommendations. Conclusion 2g) and 3. Recommendation 12 and 15.
• Report on Haiti- 1979
  Report on the Situation of Human Right in Haiti
  V. Right of Assembly and Right of Association
  Conclusions. Conclusion 7
  Recommendations. Recommendation 1
• Report on El Salvador-1978
  Report on the Situation of human Rights in El Salvador
  VII. The right of Assembly and of Association
  Conclusions and Recommendations. Conclusion 5 and recommendation 4.
• Report on Nicaragua-1978
  Report on the Situation of the Human Rights in Nicaragua
  VII. Rights of Assembly and Association
  Conclusions. Conclusion j)
• Report on Panama- 1978
  Report on the Situation of the Human Rights in Panama
  VI. The right of Assembly and Association
• Report on Paraguay-1978
  Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Paraguay
  VII. Right of Assembly and Association
  VIII. Conclusions. Conclusion 6
• Report on Uruguay -1978
  Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Uruguay
  VII. Right of Assembly and Association
• Report on Chile- 1977
  Third Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Uruguay
  VII. Right of Assembly and Association
• Report on Chile-1976
  Second Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Chile
  VII. Right of Assembly and Association
  Final conclusions. Conclusion 3.

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