Period of Sessions
IACHR Headquarters
October 29 to November 16, 2012
- 134/12—IACHR Concludes its 146th Session and Expresses Appreciation for the Confidence Shown by All Stakeholders in the Human Rights System
Washington, DC, November 16, 2012
Direct Access to the Annex of the Press Release 134/12. - 124/12—IACHR Announces Schedule of Hearings for 146 Sessions
Washington, DC, October 17, 2012
Public Hearings
Strengthening Process of the Inter-American System of Human Rights. Hearing with States, part 1 of 3
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Participants: OAS Member States
Topics: Strengthening Process of the Inter-American System of Human Rights
Strengthening Process of the Inter-American System of Human Rights. Hearing with Civil Society, part 1 of 3
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Participants: Civil Society of the Americas
Topics: Strengthening Process of the Inter-American System of Human Rights
Strengthening Process of the Inter-American System of Human Rights. Hearing with States, part 2 of 3
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Topics: Strengthening Process of the Inter-American System of Human Rights
Strengthening Process of the Inter-American System of Human Rights. Hearing with Civil Society, part 2 of 3
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Topics: Strengthening Process of the Inter-American System of Human Rights
Investigation into Deaths by Police in Brazil
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)
State of BrazilInstituto de Estudos da Religião (ISER)
Topics: Citizen Security
Situación de las personas privadas de libertad en Brasil
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Participants: Asociación para la Prevención de la Tortura (APT)State of BrazilPastoral Carcerária do Brasil
Topics: Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty
Homicides of LGTBI Persons and Impunity in the Americas
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Participants: Caribe AfirmativoColombia Diversa Red Lésbica Cattrachas Santamaría Fundación Trans Siempre Amigas (TRANSSA)
Topics: Rights of Persons LGBTIAccess to Justice, Judicial Guarantees
Human Rights Situation in Venezuela
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Participants: State of Venezuela
Topics: General Human Rights Situation
Human Rights Situation in Venezuela
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Participants: Acción Solidaria (ACSOL)Comité de Familiares Victimas de los sucesos de febrero y marzo de 1989 (COFAVIC)State of VenezuelaVicaría de Derechos Humanos de la Arquidiócesis de Caracas
Topics: General Human Rights Situation
Situation of Persons Deprived of Liberty in Venezuela
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Participants: Control Ciudadano para la Seguridad y Defensa de la Nación State of VenezuelaObservatorio Venezolano de Conflictividad Social Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones (OVP)Paz ActivaUna Ventana a la Libertad
Topics: Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty
Right to Freedom of Expression in Venezuela
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Participants: Asociación Civil Espacio PúblicoCentro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB)Colegio Nacional de Periodistas de VenezuelaState of VenezuelaSindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Prensa, Venezuela (SNTP)
Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression
Defense of Victims in the Context of Public Defense in Peru
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Participants: State of Peru
Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees
Consultation Right of Indigenous Peoples in Peru
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Participants: Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDDHH) of PeruState of Peru
Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Effect of Judicial Decisions in Cases involving Human Rights Violations in Peru
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Participants: Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDDHH) of PeruState of Peru
Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees
Situation of the Achuar People of Pastaza, Peru
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Participants: State of PeruFederación Nacional Achuar del Perú (FENAP) Grupo de Trabajo Racimos de Ungurahui (GTRU)
Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Use of Pretrial Detention in the Americas
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Participants: Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC)Associação pela Reforma Prisional - Centro de Estudos de Segurança e Cidadania da Universidade Candido Mendes Centro de Estudios de Derechos Justicia y Sociedad (DeJusticia)Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS)Centro de Estudios para la Justicia y la Seguridad Ciudadana (CERJUSC)Centro de investigación Drogas y Derechos Humanos (CIDDH)Conectas, Brasil Fundación ConstruirFundación para el Debido Proceso Legal (DPLF)Fundación Paz Ciudadana Instituto de Defensa Legal (IDL)Instituto de Defesa do Direito de Defesa (IDDD)Instituto de Estudios Comparados en Ciencias Penales de Guatemala (ICCPG)Instituto de Estudios Comparados en Ciencias Penales y Sociales (INECIP)Instituto de Justicia Procesal Penal, A.C.Instituto dos Defensores de Direitos HumanosInstituto Tierra, Trabalho e Cidadania (ITTC)Justiça GlobalPastoral Carcerária do BrasilSou da Paz
Topics: Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty
Judicial Independence and Rule of Law in Central America
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Participants: Alianza Ciudadana Pro JusticiaAsociación de Organismos No Gubernamentales (ASONOG)Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos (CENIDH)Comité Permanente por la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos (CPDH)Fundación de Estudios para la Aplicación del Derecho (FESPAD)Fundación Myrna MackFundación para el Debido Proceso Legal (DPLF)
Topics: Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary
Right to Justice in Panama
Friday, November 2, 2012
Participants: Alianza Ambiental Pro Desarrollo Integral “Unidos Por Panamá” (AAPRODIUPA)Alianza contra la impunidadAlianza Pro Ciudad Asociación Nacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (ANCON)Centro de Incidencia Ambiental (CIAM) State of PanamaFundación MarVivaFundación Panamá Sostenible Fundación para la Proteccion del Mar (ProMar)
Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees
Situation of Human Rights Defenders and Defenders of the Environment in Ecuador
Friday, November 2, 2012
Participants: State of EcuadorFundación Centro LianasFundación PachamamaInstituto Regional de Derechos Humanos (INREDH)
Topics: Human Rights DefendersEnvironment
Human Rights and Security and Defense Policy in Colombia
Friday, November 2, 2012
Participants: State of Colombia
Topics: General Human Rights SituationCitizen Security
Situation of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Ecuador
Friday, November 2, 2012
Participants: State of EcuadorUniversidad San Francisco de Quito
Topics: Rights of Migrants and their Families
Situation of Victims of Forced Displacement in Colombia
Friday, November 2, 2012
Participants: Asociación de Colectivo de Mujeres al Derecho Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz (CIJP)Consultoría para los Derechos Humanos y el Desplazamiento (CODHES)Coordinación Nacional de Desplazados (CND)Corporación Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (CCAJAR)Corporación Jurídica Yira CastroCorporación Sisma MujerState of Colombia
Topics: Rights of Migrants and their FamiliesForced Displacement
Rights of Migrants and Farm Workers in the United States
Friday, November 2, 2012
Participants: State of the United StatesRobert F. Kennedy, Center for Justice and Human Rights (RFK Center)
Topics: Rights of Migrants and their Families
Access to Public Information and the Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Americas
Friday, November 2, 2012
Participants: Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC)Center for Reproductive RightsCentro de Promoción y Defensa de los Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos (PROMSEX)Colectiva por el Derecho a DecidirGrupo de Información y Reproducción Elegida (GIRE) Mesa por la Vida y la Salud de las MujeresPlanned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA)
Topics: Rights of WomenRight to Freedom of Expression
Human Rights and Militarization in Mexico
Friday, November 2, 2012
Participants: State of MexicoOrganización del Pueblo Indígena Me’phaa (OPIM)Programa Derechos Humanos UIA Ciudad de México Red de Defensa de los Derechos Humanos (REDDH)Red Solidaria Década Contra la Impunidad A.C. (RSDCIAC) Sindicato de Telefonistas de la Republica Mexicana (STRM)Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (STUNAM)
Topics: General Human Rights SituationCitizen Security
Situation of Street People in Mexico
Friday, November 2, 2012
Participants: Alianza Mexicana Poblaciones CallejerasState of MexicoRed por los Derechos de la Infancia en México (REDIM)
Topics: Citizen Security
Cooperation of Mexico with the Inter-American System of Human Rights and progress in the juridical and institutional framework of protection of human rights in Mexico
Friday, November 2, 2012
Participants: State of Mexico
Topics: General Human Rights SituationCompliance with the Decisions of the Inter-American System
Situation of Afro-Descendant Population in Cuba
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Participants: Afrocuban AllianceComité Ciudadanos por la Integración Racial (CIR)Empodera Cuba State of Cuba
Topics: Rights of Afro-Descendents / Against Racial Discrimination
Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation in South America
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Participants: Centro de Estudios Jurídicos e Investigación Social (CEJIS)Comité Indígena Internacional para la Protección de los Pueblos en Aislamiento y en Contacto inicial de la Amazonía, el Gran Chaco y la Región Oriental del Paraguay (CIPIACI)Derecho Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (DAR)Federación por la autodeterminación de los pueblos indígenas de Paraguay (FAPI)Grupo Internacional de Asuntos Indígenas (IWGIA)Programa para la implementación de los derechos de los pueblos indígenas (PIDPI)
Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Information on Sexual Violence against Women and Girls in Guatemala
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Participants: State of GuatemalaProcuraduría de los Derechos Humanos de Guatemala
Topics: Rights of WomenRights of Children
Information on Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Guatemala
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Topics: Rights of Persons LGBTI
Right to Freedom of Expression in Honduras
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Participants: Centro de Investigación y Promoción de Derechos Humanos (CIPRODEH)Comité por la Libre Expresión (C-Libre) State of Honduras
Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression
Human Rights of People Affected by Metal Mining in El Salvador
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Participants: State of El SalvadorProcuraduría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos de El Salvador
Topics: Environment
Human Rights of Children Affected by Gang Violence in El Salvador
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Participants: State of El SalvadorProcuraduría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos de El SalvadorRed Latinoamericana y Caribeña por la Defensa de los Derechos de los Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes (REDLAMYC)Red para la Infancia y la Adolescencia de El Salvador
Topics: Citizen Security