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Press Releases 2018

276/18 - IACHR and Regional Office for South America of the OHCHR Condemn Murders of Rural Activists in Brazil. Washington, D.C., December 27, 2018
275/18 - IACHR Welcomes Progress towards the Recognition of Gender Identity in the Region. Washington, D.C., December 21, 2018
274/18 - Press release about Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., December 19, 2018
273/18 - IACHR denounces aggravation of the repression and the closure of democratic spaces in Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., December 19, 2018
272/18 - On the occasion of International Migrants Day, the IACHR urges the States of the region to adopt measures to guarantee the effective enjoyment of the human rights of migrants. Washington, D.C., December 18, 2018
271/18 - IACHR Concludes 170th Period of Sessions. Washington, D.C., December 18, 2018

Annex to the Press Release: Summaries of Public Hearings
270/18 - IACHR and UN Special Procedures adopt Roadmap to Enhance Collaboration. Washington, D.C., December 17, 2018
269/18 - IACHR and OHCHR complete regional consultations on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance. Washington, D.C., December 14, 2018
268/18 - IACHR urges OAS member states to sign and ratify the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Older Persons. Washington, D.C., December 14, 2018
R267/18 - Experts on freedom of expression of the UN and the Inter-American System condemn attacks and threats against journalists and the media in Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., December 14, 2018
266/18 - IACHR announces the publication of Friendly Settlement Report on the Case Pedro Antonio Centurion, Paraguay. Washington, D.C., December 14, 2018
265/18 - IACHR Condemns the Cancellation of the Legal Personality of Human Rights Organizations in Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., December 13, 2018
264/18 - IACHR announces the publication of Report No. 155/18, Petition 687-11, Gabriela Blas Blas and her daughter C.B.B., Chile. Washington, D.C., December 13, 2018
263/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Condemns Murder of Journalists in Mexico and Calls on New Government to Redouble Efforts to Prevent Violence against Journalists. Washington, D.C., December 13, 2018
262/18 - International Course on Public Policies in Human Rights closes week in Washington DC. Washington, D.C., December 7, 2018
261/18 - “Human rights defenders are one of the essential pillars that hold up democracy.” International Human Rights Defenders Day, December 9, 2018. Washington, D.C., December 7, 2018
260/18 - IACHR and IA Court Announce Second Inter-American Human Rights System Forum. Washington, D.C., December 5, 2018
259/18 - IACHR Notes Progress on the Right to Vote for People with Disabilities in the Americas. Washington, D.C., December 3, 2018
258/18 - IACHR Publishes Report No. 121/18, Case 10.573—José Isabel Salas Galindo and Others, Concerning the United States. Washington, D.C., December 3, 2018
257/18 - IACHR completes 2 years of its Procedural Backlog Reduction Program and announces new actions approved following a second round of its participatory process of consultations. Washington, D.C., December 2, 2018
256/18 - In Light of the Forthcoming Ruling on the Berta Cáceres Case, the OHCHR and the IACHR Express Concern over the Exclusion of Victims’ Legal Representatives and Unjustified Delays in the Trial. Washington, D.C., November 28, 2018
255/18 - IACHR condemns the arbitrary expulsion of human rights defender in Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., November 28, 2018
254/18 - Special Follow-Up Mechanism on the Ayotzinapa Case Presents Final Report. Washington, D.C., November 28, 2018
253/18 - IACHR Holds the Second Working Meeting on the Implementation of Human Rights Public Policies in the Dominican Republic. Washington, D.C., November 27, 2018
252/18 - IACHR Takes Case Involving Argentina to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Washington, D.C., November 26, 2018
251/18 - IACHR Welcomes Mexican Supreme Court of Justice Ruling on Unconstitutionality of Domestic Security Law. Washington, D.C., November 26, 2018
250/18 - International Day on the Elimination of Violence against Women. Washington, D.C., November 25, 2018
249/18 - IACHR expresses its concern about the acts of violence that occurred in the Indigenous Community of Temukuikui in Chile. Washington, D.C., November 21, 2018
248/18 - IACHR’s MESENI expresses concern over Nicaragua's strategy to prevent social protest. Washington, D.C., November 20, 2018
247/18 - On Transgender Day of Remembrance, the IACHR Calls on States to Provide Comprehensive Protection for the Lives of Trans and Gender-Diverse People. Washington, D.C., November 20, 2018
246/18 - IACHR and National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) sign Declaration of Commitment for Technical Cooperation. Washington, D.C., November 19, 2018
245/18 - President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Visits Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., November 16, 2018
244/18 - IACHR Condemns Execution of Roberto Moreno Ramos in Texas. Washington, D.C., November 16, 2018
243/18 - IACHR completes working visit to Peru. Washington, D.C., November 16, 2018
242/18 - IACHR Transitional Justice Training Workshop in El Salvador Concludes Successfully. Washington, D.C., November 16, 2018
241/18 - IACHR Announces Periods of Sessions and Third IASHR Forum in 2019. Washington, D.C., November 16, 2018
240/18 - IACHR Releases Schedule of Public Hearings for 170 Period of Sessions and Calls for Participation in Hearing Ex Officio. Washington, D.C., November 14, 2018
239/18 - IACHR Accepts Requests for Hearings for its 171 Period of Sessions. Washington, D.C., November 14, 2018
238/18 - IACHR Concludes Visit to Brazil. Washington, D.C., November 12, 2018
Preliminary observations of the visit (Spanish)

Preliminary observations of the visit (Portuguese)

Preliminary observations of the visit (English)
237/18 - IACHR Invites Participation in an Expert Regional Consultation on Combating Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Other Forms of Intolerance. Washington, D.C., November 6, 2018
236/18 - International Experts call Mexico to ensure continued and sufficient funding for the Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Journalists in Mexico. Washington, D.C., November 2, 2018
235/18 - Special Follow-Up Team on the Investigations Regarding the Team of Journalists from El Comercio Newspaper Finishes the First Stage in Its Work plan and Reports on the Challenges the Investigation is Facing. Washington, D.C., November 1, 2018
234/18 - IACHR Urges the United States to Stay the Execution of Roberto Moreno Ramos. Washington, D.C., November 1, 2018
233/18 - Preliminary observations on the working visit to monitor the situation of Nicaraguans forced to flee to Costa Rica. Washington, D.C., November 1, 2018
232/18 - IACHR conducts on site visit to Brazil. Washington, D.C., November 1, 2018
R231/18 - IACHR and its Special Rapporteurship Express Serious Concern About the Nicaraguan Government’s Renewed Attempt to Impose Restrictions on the TV Channel 100% Noticias. Washington, D.C., October 31, 2018
230/18 - IACHR Expresses Alarm over the Increase in Murders and Aggressions against Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala. Washington, D.C., October 31, 2018
229/18 - IACHR invites civil society organizations and other interested actors to submit information on the human rights situation in the region. Washington, D.C., October 30, 2018
R228/18 - Committee of Experts and Special Rapporteurship of the IACHR express their concern over the threats against journalist Noelia Díaz Esquivel in Paraguay. Washington, D.C., October 30, 2018
227/18 - IACHR Calls for Making Visible and Combating Discrimination and Violence against Intersex Persons. Washington, D.C., October 26, 2018
226/18 - IACHR grants precautionary measure in favor of Venezuelan at risk of deportation from Panama. Washington, D.C., October 24, 2018
225/18 - IACHR expresses concern over the situation of the "Migrant Caravan" from Honduras and calls on the States of the region to adopt measures for their protection. Washington, D.C., October 23, 2018
224/18 - IACHR presents case on Bolivia before the I/A Court. Washington, D.C., October 23, 2018
223/18 - IACHR warns of new wave of repression in Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., October 18, 2018
222/18 - IACHR and Special Rapporteurship on Freedom of Expression express deep concern over decision to declare protests illegal in Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., October 9, 2018
221/18 - International Day of Older Persons. Geneva / Washington, D.C., October 9, 2018
220/18 - IACHR Concludes 169th Period of Sessions in Boulder, Colorado. Boulder, Colorado, October 5, 2018

220A/18: Annex to the Press Release: Summaries of Hearings
219/18 - IACHR Welcomes Ruling from the Supreme Tribunal of Pretrial Investigation of the Supreme Court of Justice of Peru to Repeal the Fujimori Pardon. Boulder, Colorado, October 5, 2018
218/18 - IACHR Takes Case Involving Brazil to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Washington, D.C., October 4, 2018
217/18 - IACHR Urges States to Recognize and Promote the Use of Sign Language. Washington, D.C., October 4, 2018
216/18 - IACHR Welcomes Measures Recognizing the Legal Capacity of People with Disabilities in Peru. Washington, D.C., October 2, 2018
215/18 - Venezuela: Human rights experts say health system in crisis. Geneva / Washington, D.C., October 1, 2018
R214/18 - On the International Day of Access to public information, the IACHR's Special Rapporteur for freedom of expression evaluates: The compliance of State obligations regarding "Access to information, violence against women and the administration of justice in The Americas". Washington, D.C., September 28, 2018
213/18 - IACHR Presents Report on the Situation of Children in the Adult Criminal Justice System in the United States. Washington, D.C., September 27, 2018
R212/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Condemns Murder of Journalist in Mexico and Urges to Redouble Efforts to Prevent Violence against Journalists. Washington, D.C., September 27, 2018
211/18 - IACHR Takes Case Involving Argentina to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Washington, D.C., September 27, 2018
210/18 - Rapporteur on the Rights of People Deprived of Liberty Visits Nicaragua. Managua / Washington, D.C., September 26, 2018
209/18 - IACHR Expresses Deep Concern over Growing Violence against Afro-descendants in Brazil. Washington, D.C., September 26, 2018
208/18 - Bi Visibility Day – Making the existence of bisexual persons visible is a key building block in the eradication of violence and discrimination against them. Geneva / Washington, D.C., September 21, 2018
207/18 - IACHR and PAHO Call on Countries to Guarantee Access to Care Services and Medical Attention for People with Alzheimer’s Disease. Washington, D.C., September 21, 2018
206/18 - IACHR Presents Performance Report and Results Relating to Friendly Settlements for the First Eight Months of 2018. Washington, D.C., September 20, 2018
205/18 - IACHR Adopts Precautionary Measures in Favor of More Than a Hundred People at Serious Risk in Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., September 18, 2018
204/18 - IACHR Announces the End of the First module of Training Course on Transitional Justice for the Justice Sector in El Salvador. Washington, D.C., September 11, 2018
D203/18 - SRESCER views with serious concern information about arbitrary dismissals and harassment against medical personnel, university professors and students in Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., September 10, 2018
202/18 - Special Mechanism on Ayotzinapa Case Makes Second Official Visit to Mexico. Washington, D.C., September 11, 2018
R201/18 - Special Rapporteurship Condemns Attacks, Political Pressure and Indirect Censorship Against Journalists and Media Outlets in Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., September 8, 2018
200/18 - IACHR Releases Schedule of Public Hearings for 169th Period of Sessions and Calls for Participation in Hearings Ex Officio. Washington, D.C., September 7, 2018
199/18 - Joint Press Release from Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Washington, D.C., September 7, 2018
198/18 - IACHR reports balance report and results of its work during the first semester of 2018. Washington, D.C., September 7, 2018
197/18 - Joint Statement for the development of a regional response to the massive arrival of Venezuelans to the Americas of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and committees, organs and special procedures of the United Nations). Washington, D.C. / Geneva, September 5, 2018
196/18 - IACHR Expresses its Concern over Guatemala's Decision to not Renew the Mandate of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). Washington, D.C., September 4, 2018
195/18 - IACHR Regrets the Conclusion of the Invitation to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., August 31, 2018
194/18 - IACHR is Accepting Requests for Hearings for its 170th Period of Sessions. Washington, D.C., August 30, 2018
193/18 - IACHR Expresses Concern about the Situation of Congressmen of the National Assembly in Venezuela. Washington, D.C., August 29, 2018
192/18 - IACHR Wraps-Up Working Visit to Bolivia. Washington, D.C., August 28, 2018
R191/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur condemns the murder of a Journalist in Brazil and urges the authorities to Investigate Connection to Journalistic Activity. Washington, D.C., August 28, 2018
190/18 - IACHR Condemns the Death of at least Four People in a Guatemalan Jail. Washington, D.C., August 28, 2018
189/18 - IACHR Takes Case Involving Peru to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Washington, D.C., August 27, 2018
R188/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur concludes its visit to Ecuador and presents its preliminary observations and recommendations on freedom of expression in the country. Washington, D.C., August 24, 2018
187/18 - IACHR Calls On the State of Nicaragua to Cease the Criminalization of Protest and Respect Persons Deprived of Liberty and Their Families. Managua / Washington, D.C., August 24, 2018
186/18 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measure to Protect Separated Migrant Children in the United States. Washington, D.C., August 20, 2018
185/18 - IACHR Epresses Concern over the Granting of Conditional Release to those Convicted of Serious Human Rights Violations in Chile. Washington, D.C., August 17, 2018
184/18 - IACHR Welcomes Measures Adopted by Colombia to Regularize Migration and Access to Rights for Venezuelans. Washington, D.C., August 17, 2018
183/18 - IACHR expresses concern about the situation of Nicaraguan migrants and refugees and calls on the States of the region to adopt measures for their protection. Washington, D.C., August 15, 2018
182/18 - IACHR Is Accepting Requests for Hearings for its 170th Period of Sessions. Washington, D.C., August 14, 2018
181/18 - IACHR Welcomes Supreme Court Decision on Equal Marriage in Costa Rica. Washington, D.C., August 14, 2018
180/18 - IACHR Salutes Gender Parity in the Cabinet of Ministers in Colombia. Washington, D.C., August 13, 2018
179/18 - IACHR Requests the Inter-American Court to Extend Provisional Measures in favor of the Members of the Miskitu Indigenous People's Communities in Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., August 10, 2018
178/18 - IACHR and the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons Welcome Decision Made by El Salvador’s Constitutional Chamber on Internal Displacement Caused by Violence. Washington, D.C., August 10, 2018
177/18 - IACHR Welcomes Nomination of Michelle Bachelet for the Post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Washington, D.C., August 9, 2018
176/18 - IACHR Condemns Death of Nine Persons in Colombia. Washington, D.C., August 9, 2018
175/18 - IACHR and IPPDH Jointly Organize Activities to Raise Awareness of the Issue of Older People. Washington, D.C., August 9, 2018
174/18 - To Mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the IACHR Urges States to Implement Public Policies to Protect Indigenous Peoples Who Have Been Forced to Migrate. Washington, D.C., August 9, 2018
R173/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Condemns two new murders of journalists in Mexico and urges the State to implement recommendations on protection and law enforcement. Washington, D.C., August 7, 2018
172/18 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Mônica Tereza Azeredo Benício in Brazil. Washington, D.C., August 5, 2018
171/18 - IACHR Has Concluded its Visit to Honduras and Presents its Preliminary Observations. Tegucigalpa, August 3, 2018
R170/18 - Trump attacks on the media violate basic norms of press freedom, human rights experts say. Washington, D.C., August 2, 2018
169/18 - IACHR Confirms Reports of Criminalization and Legal Persecution in Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., August 2, 2018
168/18 - IACHR Condemns Murders of Human Rights Defenders Linked to Environmental and Land Rights and to Rural Laborers in Brazil. Washington, D.C., July 27, 2018
167/18 - CIDH and IPPDH Announce the Call for the International Course on Public Policies in Human Rights. Washington, D.C. / Buenos Aires, July 27, 2018
166/18 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Authorities and Members of Siona Indigenous Reservations in Colombian Department of Putumayo. Washington, D.C., July 27, 2018
165/18 - IACHR and its Office of the Special Rapporteur installed in Quito Special Follow-Up Team for the murder of members of El Comercio's journalistic team. Washington, D.C., July 26, 2018
164/18 - IACHR Makes On-site Visit to Honduras. Washington, D.C., July 26, 2018
163/18 - IACHR and Dominican State Hold First Working Group on the Implementation of Human Rights Policies. Washington, D.C., July 25, 2018
162/18 - IACHR Takes Case Involving Colombia to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Washington, D.C., July 25, 2018
161/18 - On International Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women's Day, the IACHR calls on States to encourage and strengthen their political participation. Washington, D.C., July 25, 2018
160/18 - ACHR Notes Recent Good Practices in the Protection of the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons in 5 Countries in the Region. Washington, D.C., July 25, 2018
159/18 - IACHR Welcomes Ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Making Mandatory Death Penalty in Barbados unconstitutional. Washington, D.C., July 23, 2018
158/18 - IACHR, UN Experts Express Concern over Forced Evictions and Internal Displacement in Guatemala. Washington, D.C., July 20, 2018
157/18 - IACHR welcomes broad participation in consultation on Persons with Disabilities. Washington, D.C., July 20, 2018
156/18 - The Special Monitoring Mechanism for Nicaragua (MESENI) Completes Third Week in Action, Observes Tougher Repression and Raids by Police and Parapolice Groups. Washington, D.C./ Managua , July 19, 2018
155/18 - IACHR Condemns Murders of Human Rights Defenders and Social Leaders in Colombia. Washington, D.C., July 19, 2018
154/18 - IACHR Welcomes Progress in the Protection of Older Persons and their Right to Health. Washington, D.C., July 18, 2018
153/18 - IACHR Welcomes Change by WHO to Stop Regarding Gender Identity as a Disorder. Washington, D.C., July 18, 2018
R152/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Expresses Concern over Criminal Convictions for desacato laws in Cuba. Washington, D.C., July 17, 2018
R151/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Expresses Concern over Measures Forcing Journalists in Peru to reveal their sources and materials. Washington, D.C., July 12, 2018
150/18 - IACHR Adopts New Precautionary Measures Based on MESENI’s Work, Condemns Attack on Félix Maradiaga Washington, D.C. , July 12, 2018
R149/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur condemns the murder of another journalist in Mexico and urges to investigate the relationship to his journalistic activity. Washington, D.C., July 11, 2018
148/18 - IACHR Denounces Worsening, Deepening and Diversifying Repression in Nicaragua and Expresses Concern over the Situation of Children and Adolescents in the Country Managua, July 11, 2018
147/18 - IACHR and Regional Office of OHCHR Condemn Renewed Violence and Attacks on Members of the Roman Catholic Church in Nicaragua. Managua /Panama City, July 10, 2018
146/18 - IACHR Grants New Precautionary Measures to Protect People in Nicaragua through MESENI. Washington, D.C., July 5, 2018
145/18 - IACHR Announces Establishment of Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts for Nicaragua. Managua, July 2, 2018
144/18 - IACHR Expresses Concern over Prevalence of Murder and Other Forms of Extreme Violence against Women in Peru. Washington, D.C., July 2, 2018
R143/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur of the IACHR expresses alarm and condemns mass shooting inside Capital Gazette newsroom in the United States. Washington, D.C., July 2, 2018
142/18 - IACHR welcomes historic decision in the fight against impunity for crimes committed during the internal armed conflict in Guatemala. Washington, D.C., July 2, 2018
141/18 - The Special Monitoring Mechanism for Nicaragua (MESENI) Completes First Week in Action. Washington, D.C., July 2, 2018
R140/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur condemns the killing of journalist in Brazil. Washington, D.C., June 29, 2018
139/18 - IACHR meets with the institutions included in the Peace Agreement in Colombia Washington, D.C., June 28, 2018
138/18 - IACHR Dismayed over Frequent Deaths of Teenagers in Brazilian Detention Centers Washington, D.C., June 27, 2018
137/18 - IACHR and OHCHR Condemn Murder of Campaigners and Activists Supporting Indigenous Peoples and Peasants in Guatemala Washington, D.C. / Guatemala City , June 27, 2018
136/18 - 26 june joint statement – udhr70 Washington, D.C., June 26, 2018
135/18 - IACHR Launches Special Monitoring Mechanism for Nicaragua (MESENI) Washington, D.C., June 25, 2018
134/18 - IACHR Issues Report on Nicaragua’s Serious Human Rights Situation Washington, D.C., June 22, 2018
133/18 - IACHR Takes Case Involving Argentina to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Washington, D.C., June 22, 2018
132/18 - IACHR Is Accepting Requests for Hearings for its 169th Period of Sessions. Washington, D.C., June 21, 2018
131/18 - IACHR Urges Honduras to Guarantee International Standards for Independence and Impartiality in the Process of Appointing the Country’s New Attorney General Washington, D.C., June 21, 2018
130/18 - IACHR Expresses Concern over Recent Migration and Asylum Policies and Measures in the United States. Washington, D.C., June 18, 2018
129/18 - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Geneva / Washington, D.C., June 15, 2018
128/18 - IACHR Condemns Increased Violence in Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., June 13, 2018
127/18 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measure in Favor of Priest Edwin Heriberto Roman Calderón and Human Rights Defender Álvaro Leiva Sánchez in Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., June 7, 2018
126/18 - IACHR Presents Performance Report on the Special Follow-Up Mechanism for Ayotzinapa, Mexico, One Year Into its Work. Washington, D.C., June 6, 2018
R125/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur condemns the murder of journalists in Mexico and notes with concern the situation of violence against media workers. Washington, D.C., June 1, 2018
124/18 - IACHR Urges Nicaragua to Dismantle Parapolice Groups and Protect Right to Peaceful Protest. Washington, D.C., June 1, 2018
123/18 - Rapporteur on the Rights of the Child Urges States to End Corporal Punishment and Bullying Against Children and Adolescents. Washington, D.C., June 1, 2018
122/18 - IACHR Adopts Precautionary Measure to Protect Monsignor Silvio José Báez Ortega in Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., May 31, 2018
121/18 - IACHR to Create Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts to Help Investigate Recent Violence in Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., May 30, 2018
120/18 - IACHR Welcomes El Salvador’s Accession to the Inter-American Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older Persons. Washington, D.C., May 29, 2018
119/18 - IACHR Welcomes the Approval of the Protocol for the Investigation and Litigation of Femicides in Argentina. Washington, D.C., May 29, 2018
118/18 - IACHR Condemns Renewed Violence in Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., May 25, 2018
117/18 - IACHR Welcomes Progress in the Administration of Justice in Argentina. Washington, D.C., May 25, 2018
116/18 - IACHR Adopts Precautionary Measures to Protect Students in Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., May 25, 2018
R115/18 - The Special Rapporteur condemns murder of journalist in Mexico and urged to investigate relationship with his journalistic activity. Washington, D.C., May 24, 2018
114/18 - IACHR Welcomes Progress towards a Friendly Settlement in Case of Triqui Indigenous Human Rights Defender in Mexico. Washington, D.C., May 22, 2018
113/18 - Preliminary observations on the IACHR working visit to Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., May 21, 2018
112/18 - IACHR Warns about Lack of Adequate Conditions to Hold Free and Fair Elections in Venezuela. Washington, D.C., May 18, 2018
111/18 - IACHR Announces Dates and Scope of Upcoming Visit to Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., May 17, 2018
110/18 - Leave no LGBT person behind - Statement by human rights experts on the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. Banjul/Geneva/Strasbourg/Washington, D.C., May 16, 2018
109/18 - IACHR Calls for Participation in Public Consultations Launched by the Unit on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Washington, D.C., May 16, 2018
108/18 - IACHR Will Visit Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., May 14, 2018
107/18 - IACHR Moves to Make Precautionary Measures more Efficient. Santo Domingo, May 14, 2018
106/18 - IACHR and its Rapporteurship for Freedom of Expression Report on Follow-up after the Murder of Members of a Team of Ecuadorian Reporters. Santo Domingo, May 11, 2018
105/18 - IACHR Stresses Request for Nicaragua to Authorize a Visit. Santo Domingo, May 11, 2018
104/18 - IACHR Wraps Up 168th Session in Dominican Republic. Santo Domingo, May 11, 2018
104A/18 - Annex: Public Hearings of the 168 Period of Sessions.
103/18 - IACHR Conducts Roundtable Discussion on the Limits and Potentialities of its Recommendations Follow-up Process. Santo Domingo, May 11, 2018
103A/18 - Annex to the Press Release
102/18 - IACHR Observes Violence During the Electoral Process in Mexico. Santo Domingo, May 10, 2018
101/18 - IACHR Condemns Deaths of at Least Seven People in Guatemalan Prison. Santo Domingo, May 10, 2018
100/18 - IACHR Releases Updated Report on the Impact of its Friendly Settlement Procedure. Santo Domingo, May 10, 2018
99/18 - IACHR Announces Location for its 169 Period of Sessions. Santo Domingo, May 9, 2018
R98/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression invites to consultation on access to information, violence against women, and the administration of justice in the Americas. Washington, D.C., May 9, 2018
97/18 - IACHR Launches New Stage in Efforts to Overcome Procedural Backlog. Santo Domingo, May 9, 2018
97A/18 - Annex to the press release
96/18 - IACHR Recognizes the Work Carried Out by Elizabeth Abi-Mershed for 26 Years. Santo Domingo, May 5, 2018
R95/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur condemns murder of journalist in Guatemala and urges to investigate the relation to his journalistic activity. Washington, D.C., May 4, 2018
94/18 - IACHR to Set Up a Coordination Unit to Monitor Events in Nicaragua. Santo Domingo, May 3, 2018
R93/18 - Joint Declaration on Media Independence and Diversity in the Digital Age. Washington, D.C., May 2, 2018
92/18 - IACHR Takes Case Involving Ecuador to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Washington, D.C., April 25, 2018
91/18 - IACHR Takes Case Involving Guatemala to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Washington, D.C., April 24, 2018
90/18 - IACHR Expresses Concern over Deaths in the Context of Nicaraguan Protests. Washington, D.C., April 24, 2018
R89/18 - Mexico: Human rights experts call for media independence to be safeguarded in new government advertising bill. Geneva/Washington, D.C., April 24, 2018
88/18 - IACHR Welcomes Decision to Decriminalize Consensual Sexual Relations between Same Sex Adults in Trinidad and Tobago. Washington, D.C., April 23, 2018
87/18 - IACHR Welcomes Mexico’s Move to Develop a Survey on Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. Washington, D.C., April 23, 2018
86/18 - IACHR Condemns Attack on a Committee of Colombia’s Land Restitution Unit. Washington, D.C., April 23, 2018
85/18 - IACHR Welcomes Brazilian Supreme Court Decision to Allow Trans Persons to Change Name through Self-Declaration. Washington, D.C., April 23, 2018
84/18 - IACHR Condemns Deaths of at least 21 People in Brazilian Prison. Washington, D.C., April 23, 2018
D83/18 - SRESCER Welcomes Decisions Taken in the Region to Face Climate Change. Washington, D.C., April 17, 2018
R82/18 - IACHR publishes merit report in case related to the criminalization of political opinion and deliberation in Cuba. Washington, D.C., April 11, 2018
81/18 - IACHR takes case involving Ecuador to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Washington, D.C., April 11, 2018
80/18 - IACHR Releases Schedule of Public Hearings for 168th Period of Sessions, Calls for Participation in Hearings Convened on its Own Initiative or Requested by a State. Washington, D.C., April 11, 2018
79/18 - IACHR Welcomes the Implementation of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture in Argentina. Washington, D.C., April 4, 2018
R78/18 - New registration record in the course "International Legal Framework of Freedom of Expression, Access to Public Information and Protection of Journalists". Washington, D.C., April 4, 2018
77/18 - IACHR Condemns Deaths of Scores of People at a Venezuelan Detention Center. Washington, D.C., April 3, 2018
R76/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur of the IACHR expresses extreme concern over the situation of the journalists kidnapped in the border between Ecuador and Colombia; and calls on both States to coordinate efforts to guarantee their release. Washington, D.C., April 3, 2018
75/18 - IACHR Installs Working Group on Implementation of Human Rights Policies in the Dominican Republic. Washington, D.C., April 3, 2018
74/18 - IACHR Urges El Salvador to Comply with the Recommendations from the Truth Commission’s Final Report, 25 Years after its Publication. Washington, D.C., April 2, 2018
73/18 - Public Statement from the Second Trilateral Dialogue between Inter-American, African and UN Human Rights Experts. Washington, D.C., April 2, 2018
R72/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression Launches Multimedia Website on the Inter-American Standards for a Free, Open, and Inclusive Internet. Washington, D.C., April 2, 2018
R71/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur expresses its extreme concern over the disappearance of journalist Vladjimir Legagneur in Haiti, and urges the authorities to take necessary measures to determine his whereabouts. Washington, D.C., March 29, 2018
70/18 - Inter-American and African Commissions agree to strengthen strategic cooperation. Washington, D.C., March 29, 2018
69/18 - On the occasion of International Transgender Day of Visibility, the IACHR and a UN expert urge States to guarantee the full exercise of the human rights of transgender persons. Washington, D.C./Geneva, March 29, 2018
68/18 - IACHR Calls on Nicaragua to Eradicate Violence Against Women, Girls and Adolescents. Washington, D.C., March 28, 2018
R67/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression launches a questionnaire for the preparation of the thematic report on the situation of the right to access to public information in the Americas. Washington, D.C., March 28, 2018
66/18 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of the Afro-Colombian Leaders of the Governing Board of the Alto Mira and Frontera Community Council. Washington, D.C., March 28, 2018
65/18 - IACHR Urges Colombia to Adopt Urgent Measures to Protect Human Rights Defenders and Social Leaders. Washington, D.C., March 27, 2018
64/18 - IACHR Releases a New Report on the Human Rights Situation in Guatemala. Washington, D.C., March 27, 2018
63/18 - IACHR Calls on El Salvador to Not Renew Extraordinary Measures in Detention Centers. Washington, D.C., March 26, 2018
62/18 - IACHR Expresses Concern over People Killed and Injured in a Bolivian Prison. Washington, D.C., March 26, 2018
61/18 - IACHR Brings Argentina Case before the IA Court. Washington, D.C., March 23, 2018
60/18 - On the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the IACHR Urges States to Employ Efforts to Protect and Promote Afro-American Culture. Washington, D.C., March 23, 2018
D59/18 - SRESCER of the IACHR urges the prioritization of actions aimed at the realization of the rights to water and sanitation in the Hemisphere. Washington, D.C., March 23, 2018
58/18 - Inter-American, African and UN Human Rights Experts to Hold Dialogue on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Sex Characteristics. Washington, D.C., March 23, 2018
R57/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the IACHR presents its 2017 Annual Report. Washington, D.C., March 23, 2018
55/18 - On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the IACHR and the UN Special Rapporteur on racism call on States to adopt special measures and affirmative actions towards Afro-descendant persons. Washington, D.C., March 21, 2018
54/18 - IACHR Concludes that the United States Violated Russell Bucklew’s Fundamental Rights, that His Execution Should Not Proceed and His Sentence Should be Commuted. Washington, D.C., March 19, 2018
53/18 - IACHR Publishes Resolution on Corruption and Human Rights. Washington, D.C., March 16, 2018
52/18 - IACHR Repudiates Murder of Councilor and Defender of Human Rights in Brazil. Washington, D.C., March 16, 2018
51/18 - IACHR Announces Dates to Request Hearings and Working Meetings. Washington, D.C., March 15, 2018
50/18 - IACHR Presents in Geneva Report on the Human Rights Situation in Venezuela. Washington, D.C., March 15, 2018
49/18 - IACHR Welcomes decision in favor of women imprisoned in Brazil. Washington, D.C., March 14, 2018
48/18 - IACHR Adopts Resolution on Forced Migration of Venezuelans. Washington, D.C., March 14, 2018
47/18 - Brazil: OHCHR and IACHR express concern over federal intervention in Rio de Janeiro. Washington, D.C., March 13, 2018
46/18 - IACHR Welcomes Creation of Office of Ombudsman for Children in Chile. Washington, D.C., March 12, 2018
45/18 - IACHR achieves historical results in 2017 and presents its progress report on the first year of the Strategic Plan. Washington, D.C., March 12, 2018
44/18 - On International Women’s Day, the IACHR Urges States to Refrain from Adopting Measures that Would Set Back Respect for and Protection of Women’s Rights. Washington, D.C., March 8, 2018
43/18 - A Year after the Tragedy at a Guatemalan Residential Institution, the IACHR Expresses Concern about the State’s Slow and Incomplete Response. Washington, D.C., March 8, 2018
42/18 - IACHR Urges El Salvador to End the Total Criminalization of Abortion. Washington, D.C., March 7, 2018
41/18 - IACHR Wraps Up 167th Session in Colombia. Bogota, Colombia., March 2, 2018
41A/18 - Annex: Public Hearings, Working Meetings, Promotional Activities and Bilateral Meetings
40/18 - IACHR and OHCHR Agree on Joint Actions to Protect Defenders in 2018. Bogota, Colombia., March 1, 2018
39/18 - IACHR Launches Report on Comprehensive Protection Policies for Human Rights Defenders. Bogota, Colombia., February 28, 2018
38/18 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measure to Attorney General of El Salvador. Bogota, Colombia., February 28, 2018
37/18 - IACHR Presents Report on National Child Protection Systems. Bogota, Colombia., February 27, 2018
36/18 - IACHR Brings Argentina Case before the IA Court. Washington, D.C., February 27, 2018
35/18 - IACHR Brings Argentina Case before the IA Court. Washington, D.C., February 23, 2018
34/18 - IACHR Elects New Board. Bogota, Colombia., February 23, 2018
33/18 - IACHR Announces New Forms of Coordination with the UN’s Human Rights Bodies and other Regional Mechanisms. Bogota, February 21, 2018
32/18 - IACHR Welcomes Decisions on Clarifying Forced Disappearances in El Salvador. Washington, D.C., February 20, 2018
31/18 - IACHR Condemns Decision of the United States to Maintain Guantanamo Prison Open. Washington, D.C., February 20, 2018
30/18 - IACHR Condemns the Death of People at Ceará Prison, Brazil. Washington, D.C., February 16, 2018
29/18 - IACHR Expresses Concern over Situation of Immigrant Defenders in the United States. Washington, D.C., February 16, 2018
R28/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Condemns Murder of Citizen Journalist in Mexico, Urges Authorities to Investigate Relationship to Publications and Punish Perpetrators. Washington, D.C., February 14, 2018
27/18 - IACHR Condemns Murder of Peasant Who Defended Land Rights in Brazil. Washington, D.C., February 13, 2018
26/18 - Experts on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of the IACHR and the United Nations express their concern at the adoption of a law that declares the construction of highways in the Peruvian Amazon as a priority and a national interest. Washington, D.C., February 13, 2018
25/18 - IACHR Presents Report on the Human Rights Situation in Venezuela. Washington, D.C., February 12, 2018
24/18 - IACHR Conducts Visit to Chile on Friendly Settlements. Washington, D.C., February 9, 2018
23/18 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measure to Indigenous Families of the Chab’il Ch’och’ Community in Guatemala. Washington, D.C., February 8, 2018
22/18 - IACHR and U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights express concern over a lawsuit on quilombola peoples in Brazil. Washington, D.C. / Santiago, Chile, February 7, 2018
21/18 - IACHR Requests Provisional Measures in Favor of Members of Ecuador’s Citizen Participation Council. Washington, D.C., February 6, 2018
20/18 - IACHR Welcomes Creation by Canada of an Ombudsperson to Oversee Canadian Companies Operating Abroad. Washington, D.C., February 6, 2018
R19/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Condemns Murder of Two Journalists in Guatemala, Urges State to Investigate Fully and Implement Protection Mechanism. Washington, D.C., February 5, 2018
18/18 - IACHR To Launch Report on Human Rights Situation in Venezuela. Washington, D.C., February 2, 2018
17/18 - IACHR Takes Case involving Guatemala to the Inter-American Court. Washington, D.C., February 1, 2018
16/18 - IACHR and its Special Rapporteurship on Economic, Social, Cultural, and Environmental Rights Urge the State of Venezuela to Protect and Respect the Rights to Food and Health. Washington, D.C., February 1, 2018
15/18 - IACHR Is Accepting Requests for Hearings for its 168th Sessions. Washington, D.C., February 1, 2018
14/18 - IACHR Announces Schedule of Public Hearings for its 167th Sessions and Calls for Participation in Hearings Convened at its own Initiative. Washington, D.C., January 30, 2018
13/18 - IACHR Welcomes Elimination of Long-Term Solitary Confinement of People with Mental Disabilities in Ontario, Canada. Washington, D.C., January 30, 2018
12/18 - IACHR Announces its Schedule for 2018. Washington, D.C., January 30, 2018
11/18 - IACHR Wraps Up Working Visit to El Salvador. Washington, D.C., January 29, 2018
11A/18 - ANNEX: Conclusions and Observations on the IACHR’s Working Visit to El Salvador
R10/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Condemns Murder of Two Journalists in Brazil and Urges the State to Investigate Connection to Journalistic Activity. Washington, D.C., January 26, 2018
9/18 - IACHR Takes Case involving Argentina to the Inter-American Court. Washington, D.C., January 25, 2018
8/18 - In View of Ongoing Post-Electoral Tensions, IACHR Welcomes Creation of a Human Rights Secretariat in Honduras. Washington, D.C., January 22, 2018
7/18 - IACHR and OHCHR Express Concern over Threats and Practices of Harassment against Human Rights Defenders, Journalists, and Media Outlets in Honduras Following the Elections. Tegucigalpa/Washington, D.C., January 19, 2018
6/18 - IACHR Expresses Concern for Decision of the United States regarding Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Washington, D.C., January 19, 2018
R5/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur Condemns Murder of Journalist Carlos Domínguez in Mexico and Urges the State to Investigate Connection to Journalistic Activity. Washington, D.C., January 19, 2018
4/18 - IACHR Expresses Deep Concern about the Human Rights Situation in Puerto Rico. Washington, D.C., January 18, 2018
3/18 - IACHR Condemns the Deaths of People Deprived of Their Liberty in Brazilian Prisons. Washington, D.C., January 11, 2018
2/18 - IACHR Starts 2018 with New Composition and Distributes Rapporteurships. Washington, D.C., January 10, 2018
R1/18 - Special Rapporteurship on Freedom of Expression Presents E-Book on the Right to Freedom of Expression in the Doctrine of the Inter-American System of Human Rights. (Available in Spanish only) Washington, D.C., January 9, 2018

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