160 Special Period of Sessions



Public Hearings




Friday, December 9, 2016
Case 10.573 – Salas and others, United States (MERITS)

Case 10.573 – Salas and others, United States (MERITS)

Friday, December 9, 2016

Participants: Imógenes Lee (Testigo). Luisa Lee (Testigo). Tomás Pérez (Testigo).Alberto Morán (Testigo).Edilsa Meneses (Testigo).Enrique Illueca (Testigo).State of the United States.Gilma Gloria Camargo (Peticionaria) .Juan Planells (Testigo).Julio Manduley (Testigo).Luis Banqué (Testigo).Rosa Góndola (Testigo).Yolanda de Varcasía (Testigo)

Topics: Petitions and Cases


Human Rights Situation of Indigenous Persons in the Context of Projects and Extractive Industries in the United States

Human Rights Situation of Indigenous Persons in the Context of Projects and Extractive Industries in the United States

Friday, December 9, 2016

Participants: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe .American Indian Law Clinic University of Colorado Law School .State of the United States.Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP.Yankton Sioux Tribe

Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples.Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights


Human Rights Situation of Asylum Seekers in the United States

Human Rights Situation of Asylum Seekers in the United States

Friday, December 9, 2016

Participants: Georgia Alabama Chapter.American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) .Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC).Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, Hastings College of Law, United States .State of the United States.Innovation Law Lab .Latin American Coalition, Immigration Law Clinic.University of the District of Columbia, Immigration and Human Rights Clinic.Washington and Lee University, Immigrant Rights Clinic

Topics: Rights of Migrants and their Families


Human Rights Situation of Indigenous Children in Canada

Human Rights Situation of Indigenous Children in Canada

Friday, December 9, 2016

Participants: State of Canada.First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada

Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples


Right to Freedom of Expression and Antiterrorist Legislation in Canada

Right to Freedom of Expression and Antiterrorist Legislation in Canada

Friday, December 9, 2016

Participants: Canadian Journalists For Free Expression (CJFE).State of Canada

Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression


Situation of Disappearance and Murders of Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada

Situation of Disappearance and Murders of Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada

Friday, December 9, 2016

Participants: Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA).State of Canada.Native Women´s Association of Canada (NWAC)

Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples