Reports

Based on the activity of monitoring the human rights situation, the IACHR publishes reports in which it describes the context of its concern, as well as makes recommendations to Member States. Currently, the Commission publishes three types of reports: an Annual Report, thematic reports and country reports.

Annual Reports

The Annual Report presents objective information on the activities carried out by the Commission, as well as substantial information on the human rights situation in the region. In particular:

  • Chapters I, II and III present the activities carried out by the IACHR both in general terms and in terms of the system of petitions and cases, as well as the activities carried out by the thematic Rapporteurships.
  • Chapters IV and V detail the Commission's observations on the situation of human rights in the Americas.

For the CARICOM countries, Chapter IV-A is the one with the most relevant information, as it deals with the situation in all countries in that region. Since 2018, Chapter IV-A contains an overview of the human rights situation, with special emphasis on the rights and issues prioritized by the IACHR, as well as on the following cross-cutting themes established by the Commission in its Strategic Plan 2017-2021: Democratic Institutionality, Human Rights Institutionality, Access to Justice and Citizen Security.

A full list of Annual Reports can be found here.

Country Reports

The Commission also publishes reports on the human rights situation in specific countries. Country Reports are generally published following an on-site visit carried out by the full Commission, but there is no strict rule in this regard. Therefore, the Commission may publish a country report at any time, detailing its main concerns and presenting its recommendations for the Member State concerned.

Here is a list of country reports published to date on CARICOM countries:

Thematic Reports

In addition to the Annual Report and country reports, the IACHR publishes thematic reports that consider human rights violations in all the countries of the Americas on a specific topic in a cross-cutting manner, for example: rights of LGBT persons, business and human rights, violence against women, etc. The thematic reports present information and observations from the IACHR on all countries, and the recommendations are applicable to the entire region.

See the full list of thematic reports.