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12/19 - IACHR calls on the Republic of Venezuela to guarantee the right to protest and to public demonstration. Washington, D.C., January 23, 2019
11/19 - IACHR Condemns Terrorist Attack in Colombia. Washington, D.C., January 20, 2019
10/19 - IACHR expresses its deep concern over the claims of forced sterilizations against indigenous women in Canada. Washington, D.C., January 18, 2019
9/19 - IACHR Expresses Concern about Acts of Violence against Rural Workers in Brazil. Washington, D.C., January 18, 2019
8/19 - IACHR Completes Working Visit to Colombia to Assess Alarming Issue of Murders of Social Leaders and Human Rights Defenders. Washington, D.C., January 15, 2019
7/19 - IACHR Expresses Concern over Measures That May Hamper the Fight against Impunity and Corruption in Guatemala. Washington, D.C., January 10, 2019
6/19 - CIDH denounces the weakening of the rule of law in the face of serious human rights violations and crimes against humanity in Nicaragua. Washington, D.C., January 10, 2019
5/19 - IACHR Alerts About Further Weakening of Rule of Law in Venezuela Ahead of New Presidential Mandate. Washington, D.C., January 9, 2019
4/19 - IACHR Celebrates Progress on Friendly Settlements in 2017–2018. Washington, D.C., January 9, 2019
3/19 - IACHR Calls on the Mexican State to Refrain from Taking Legislative Measures That Run Counter to International Standards on Pretrial Detention. Washington, D.C., January 9, 2019
2/19 - IACHR Releases Schedule of Public Hearings for 171 Period of Sessions to be held in Sucre, Bolivia, and Calls for Participation in Hearing Ex Officio. Washington, D.C., January 7, 2019

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1/19 - IACHR Expresses Deep Concern over the Deaths of Two Migrant Children in the Custody of Immigration Authorities in the United States. Washington, D.C., January 7, 2019
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
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

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