Inter-American System of Human Rights

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Human rights in the Americas are protected by an international system based on regional human rights instruments, such as the OAS Charter and the American Convention on Human Rights. The Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights have been given the responsibility to protect human rights in the region. In this page you can find information about the activities of these bodies and the problems with the system.

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Documentos

Inter-American Human Rights Instruments

Human Rights Bodies

OAS Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Jurisprudence and Reports

Inter-American Human Rights Database Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Documents Inter-American Court of Human Rights Documents

Articles

Financing the Inter-American Human Rights System A Report Prepared by the Office of the Secretary General of the Organization of American States for the Ad Hoc Working Group on Human Rights, created by the Foreign Ministers meeting of 22 November 1999 held in San Jose, Costa Rica. April 2000 Caballero Delgado and Santana: A Problematic Application of the American Convention Martin & Rodriguez The Contentious Jurisdiction Mechanism of the Inter-American Human Rights System: Looking Toward the Future The Future of the Inter-American Human Rights System Otros Articles

Declarations

Human Rights Plan of Action for the Americas A continental challenge, a collective undertaking by Human Rights Organizations, 2000

Links

International Organizations

Human Rights in the Americas