November 8, 2013
Washington, D.C.—The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights held its 149th regular session from October 24 to November 8, 2013. During the session, the Commission held hearings and working meetings, and approved reports on individual cases and petitions. In 2013, the IACHR received 374 requests for hearings and held 114 hearings, both record numbers. The hearings held during the 149th session addressed a range of different human rights issues in 18 countries, and 10 regional hearings were also held.
The hearings and reports reflect some of the structural human rights problems that persist in the region. These have to do with respect for the right to life and humane treatment; guarantees of due process and judicial protection; the exercise of economic, social, and cultural rights and the right to freedom of expression; and the situation concerning the rights of children, migrants, human rights defenders, indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, women, persons deprived of liberty, persons with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, trans, bisexual, and intersex persons, among other issues.
[F]inally, the Commission reiterates that any type of reprisal or stigmatization that a State may undertake because of the participation or actions of individuals or organizations before the bodies of the inter-American system, in exercise of their treaty rights, is unacceptable. The Commission reminds the States that Article 63 of the IACHR Rules of Procedure establishes that States “shall grant the necessary guarantees to all the persons who attend a hearing or who in the course of a hearing provide information, testimony or evidence of any type,” and that States “may not prosecute the witnesses or experts, or carry out reprisals against them or their family members because of their statements or expert opinions given before the Commission.”
A principal, autonomous body of the Organization of American States (OAS), the IACHR derives its mandate from the OAS Charter and the American Convention on Human Rights. The Inter-American Commission has a mandate to promote respect for human rights in the region and acts as a consultative body to the OAS in this area. The Commission is composed of seven independent members who are elected in an individual capacity by the OAS General Assembly and who do not represent their countries of origin or residence. Full ruling at: http://www.oas.org/en/iachr/media_center/PReleases/2013/083A.asp
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Does this standard violate fundamental fairness or are so grossly shocking as to violate the universal sense of justice? Probably not. |
Date Filed:
10-23-2013
Case #: 11-10036; 11-10037, 11-10039; 11-10077
Circuit Judge Fisher for the Court; Circuit Judge Graber; Dissent by Circuit Judge Noonan
Full Text Opinion: http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2013/10/25/11-10036%20web%20corrected.pdf
Case #: 11-10036; 11-10037, 11-10039; 11-10077
Circuit Judge Fisher for the Court; Circuit Judge Graber; Dissent by Circuit Judge Noonan
Full Text Opinion: http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2013/10/25/11-10036%20web%20corrected.pdf
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