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  • Remarks by Commissioner Roberta Clarke, Rapporteur on the Rights of LGBTI Persons,
    Regular Meeting of the Permanent Council of the OAS which includes the Commemoration of Trans Day of Visibility

    April 6, 2022
  • Remarks by Commissioner Julissa Mantilla Falcón, President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR),
    at the 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

    March 2, 2022
  • Remarks by Commissioner Margarette May Macaulay, at the Regular Session of the Permanent Council of the OAS, "Celebration of the International Day of Persons of African Descent"
    Washington, D.C., September 1, 2021
  • Remarks by Commissioner Antonia Urrejola, President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights at the Special Session of the Permanent Council of the OAS, "The Situation in Nicaragua"
    Washington, D.C., June 23, 2021
  • Speech by Commissioner Esmeralda Arosemena de Troitiño, President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Presentation of the 2018 IACHR Annual Report to the OAS General Assembly
    Medellín, June 28, 2019
  • Speech by the IACHR President, Commissioner Margarette May Macaulay, at the Special Meeting of the OAS Permanent Council to commemorate the seventieth anniversaries of the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man and Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948).
    Washington, D.C., December 4, 2018
  • Margarette May Macaulay Remarks by Commissioner Margarette May Macaulay President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Presentation of the 2017 IACHR Annual Report to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the OAS
    Washington D.C., March 22, 2018
  • James Cavallaro REMARKS BY COMMISSIONER JAMES CAVALLARO, CHAIR OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, TO THE PERMANENT COUNCIL
    Washington D.C., October 19, 2016
  • James Cavallaro PRESENTATION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE IACHR BY THE PRESIDENT, COMMISSIONER JAMES CAVALLARO, TO THE 46th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
    Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, June 15, 2016
  • Speech by the IACHR President, Commissioner James Cavallaro, to the Committee on Juridicial and Political Affairs of the OAS Permanent Council (in Spanish)
    Washington, D.C., March 17, 2016
  • Speech by Commissioner Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, at the Presentation of the 2014 Annual Report of the IACHR to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Permanent Council of the OAS
    Washington, D.C., May 7, 2015
  • Rose-Marie Belle Antoine Speech by Commissioner Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, at the close of its 154th Sessions.
    Washington, D.C., March 27, 2015
  • Tracy Robinson Presentation of the 2013 Annual Report by the President of the IACHR to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States.
    Washington, D.C., April 23, 2014
  • José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez Speech by Commissioner Tracy Robinson, President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, at the close of its 150th Sessions.
    Washington, D.C., April 3, 2014
  • José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez Remarks by José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez, Chair of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, at the closing of the 149th regular session.
    Washington, D.C., November 7, 2013
  • José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez Address by the President of the IACHR at the presentation of the 2012 Annual Report to the General Assembly.
    La Antigua, Guatemala, June 6, 2013
  • Remarks by the President of the IACHR at the presentation of the 2012 Annual Report to the Committee on CAJP of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States.
    Washington, D.C., April 16, 2013
  • José de Jesús Orozco HenríquezAddress by the President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States.
    Washington, D.C., March 8, 2013
  • Rose Marie AntoineSpeech by Commissioner Rose-Marie Belle Antoine at the Seminar “Stigma and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Commonwealth Caribbean”.
    Barbados, October 11, 2012.
  • Rose Marie Antoine Address by Commissioner Rose-Marie Belle Antoine on the occasion of the Exhibit of the AIDS Quilt at the OAS grounds in the context of the World Aids Conference. Washington, D.C., July 23, 2012.
  • Jesus Orozco Address Delivered by the President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez, to the OAS General Assembly at its Forty-Second Regular Session. 
    Cochabamba, Bolivia, June 5, 2012.
  • Jesus Orozco Remarks by the IACHR President José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez, at the Preparatory Seminar on the Strengthening of the Inter-American Human Rights System.
    Washington, D.C., May 30, 2012
  • Santiago Canton Remarks by the IACHR Executive Secretary Santiago A. Canton at the reception organized by the staff of the IACHR Executive Secretariat to honor his leadership. Museum of the Americas, May 17, 2012
  • Jesus Orozco Address by the Chair of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez, at the Presentation of the IACHR Annual Report 2011 to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the OAS. Washington, D.C., April 9, 2012
  • Speech by the IACHR Chair, José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez, at the Inaugural Ceremony of the 144th Regular Session of the IACHR
    Washington, D.C., March 19, 2012
  • Vice Presidente Primero de la CIDH, Jose de Jesus Orozco, presenta el Informe Anual 2010 ante la Asamblea General de la OEA. San Salvador, 9 de junio de 2011 Speech by the First Vice-Chair, Jose de Jesus Orozco, to the OAS General Assembly During its 41st. Period of Sessions
    San Salvador, El Salvador, June 7, 2011
  • Speech by the IACHR Chair, Dinah Shelton, at the Presentation of the 2010 Annual Report to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the OAS Permanent Council.
    Washington, D.C., April 14, 2011
  • Speech by the IACHR Chair, Dinah Shelton, at the Inaugural Ceremony of the 141th Regular Session of the IACHR
    Washington, D.C., March 21, 2011
     
  • Speech by the IACHR Chair, Felipe González, to the OAS General Assembly during its 40th Period of SessionsSpeech by the IACHR Chair, Felipe González, to the OAS General Assembly during its 140th Period of Sessions
    Lima, Peru, June 8, 2010
  • Speech by the IACHR Chair, Felipe González, at the Presentation of the IACHR 2009 Annual Report to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Permanent Council of the OAS.Speech by the IACHR Chair, Felipe González, at the Presentation of the IACHR 2009 Annual Report to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Permanent Council of the OAS
    Washington, D.C., April 15, 2010
  • Speech by the IACHR Chair, Felipe González, at the Inaugural Ceremony of the 138th Regular Session of the IACHR
    Washington, D.C., March 17, 2010
  • Speech by the IACHR Chair, Luz Patricia Mejía Guerrero, to the 39th Period of Sessions of the General Assembly of the OAS
    San Pedro Sula, Honduras, June 4, 2009
  • Speech by the IACHR Chair, Luz Patricia Mejía Guerrero, at the Inaugural Ceremony of the 2009 Periods of Sessions of the IACHR. Speech by the IACHR Chair, Luz Patricia Mejía Guerrero, at the Inaugural Ceremony of the 2009 Periods of Sessions of the IACHR.
    Speech by the IACHR Chair, Luz Patricia Mejía Guerrero, at the Inaugural Ceremony of the 2009 Periods of Sessions of the IACHR
    Washington, D.C., March 25, 2009
  • Speech by IACHR Chair, Paolo Carozza, at the Inaugural Session of the 133rd Regular Period of Sessions of the IACHR. Speech by IACHR Chair, Paolo Carozza, at the Inaugural Session of the 133rd Regular Period of Sessions of the IACHR.
    Speech by IACHR Chair, Paolo Carozza, at the Inaugural Session of the 133rd Regular Period of Sessions of the IACHR
    Washington D.C. October 20, 2008
  • Speech by the IACHR Chair, Paolo Carozza, at the 2008 OAS General Assembly
    Medellin, June 3, 2008
  • Speech by IACHR Chair, Paolo Carozza, at the Presentation of the IACHR 2007 Annual Report to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Permanent Council of the OAS
    Washington, D.C., April 3, 2008
  • Speech by the IACHR Chair, Florentín Meléndez, at the 2007 OAS General Assembly
    Panama City, June 5, 2007
  • Speech by the IACHR Chair, Florentín Meléndez, at the Presentation of the IACHR 2006 Annual Report to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Permanent Council of the OAS
    Washington, D.C., March 29, 2007
  • Speech by the IACHR Chair, Evelio Fernández Arévalos, at the Opening Session of the 126th Regular Session
    Washington, D.C., October 17, 2006
  • Speech by the IACHR Chair, Evelio Fernández Arévalos, at the presentation of the 2005 Annual Report to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Permanent Council of the OAS.
    Washington, D.C., April 27, 2006
  • Speech by the IACHR Chair, Clare K. Roberts, at the Presentation of the IACHR 2004 Annual Report to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States
    Washington, D.C., April 15, 2005
  • Speech by Clare K. Roberts, Chair of the Inter-American Commission, at the Ceremony where the Government of Brazil presented a donation for the Special Rapporteurship on the Rights of Afro-Descendants and Against Racial Discrimination and Racism
    Washington, D.C., February 28, 2005
  • Speech by IACHR Chair, Clare K. Roberts, on the Inauguration of the 122nd Regular Period of Sessions
    Washington, D.C, February 24, 2005
  • Speech by IACHR Chair, Marta Altolaguirre Larraondo, at the Presentation of the 2002 IACHR Annual Report to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Permanent Council of the OAS
    Washington D.C. April 2, 2003
  • Speech by Commissioner Juan E. Méndez, before the Committee on Hemispheric Security
    Washington, D.C. March 4, 2003
  • Speech by IACHR Chair, Marta Altolaguirre, to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Organization of American States.
    Washington, D.C., February 28, 2003
  • Presentation by IACHR Chair, Juan E. Méndez, at the Third Regular Session of the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE)
    San Salvador, El Salvador, January 23, 2003
  • Speech by IACHR Chair, Juan E. Méndez, at the Presentation of the IACHR Report on Terrorism and Human Rights, before the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs, Permanent Council, OAS
    Washington D.C., December 12, 2002
  • Speech by IACHR Chair, Juan E. Méndez, at the Opening Session of the 116th Regular Session
    Washington, D.C., October 7, 2002
  • Speech by IACHR Chair, Juan E. Méndez, at the Presentation of the IACHR 2001 Annual Report to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Permanent Council of the OAS
    April 30, 2002
  • Speech by IACHR Chair, Juan E. Méndez, at a Working Meeting of the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Organization of American States
    Washington, D.C., April 4, 2002
  • Speech by IACHR Chair, Juan Méndez, at the Inauguration of the 114th Regular Session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
    February 25, 2002
  • Statement by IACHR Chair, Claudio Grossman, at the Opening Meeting of the 113th Regular Session of the IACHR
    Washington, D.C., October 10, 2001
  • Speech by IACHR Chair, Claudio Grossman, at a special session of the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Permanent Council of the OAS, on the Improvement of the Inter-American Human Rights System
    Washington D.C., May 3, 2001
  • Speech by IACHR Chair, Claudio Grossman, at the Presentation of the IACHR 2000 Annual Report to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the OAS Permanent Council,
    Washington, D.C., April 26, 2001
  • Speech by IACHR Chair, Hélio Bicudo, at the Inaugural Session of Its 110º Regular Session
    Washington D.C., February 21, 2001
  • Presentation of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights at the First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group For Human Rights
    San José, Costa Rica October 2, 2000
  • Speech by IACHR Chair, Hélio Bicudo, on the Situation of Human Rights in the Hemisphere, to the OAS General Assembly
    Windsor, Canada June 6, 2000
  • Speech by IACHR Chair, Hélio Bicudo, at the Presentation of the 1999 Annual Report of the IACHR to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the OAS Permanent Council
    Windsor, Canada June 6, 2000
  • Speech by IACHR Chair, Hélio Bicudo, at the Presentation of the 1999 Annual Report of the IACHR to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the OAS Permanent Council
    May 11, 2000
  • Speech by IACHR Chair, Robert K. Goldman, at the Opening of the 106th Regular Session
    Washington, D.C., February 22, 2000
  • Speech by the IACHR Chair, Robert K. Goldman, at the Opening of the 104th Regular Session
    Washington D.C., September 21, 1999
  • Speech of the IACHR Chair, Robert K. Goldman, before the OAS General Assembly, on the Situation of Human Rights in the Hemisphere
    Guatemala, June 8, 1999
  • Speech by the IACHR Chair, Robert K. Goldman, at the presentation of the IACHR 1998 Annual Report to the Juridical and Political Affairs Committee of the OAS Permanent Council
    April 29, 1999
  • Speech by the IACHR Chair, Carlos Ayala Corao, at the Opening Session of the one 102nd Regular Session
    Washington, D.C., February 22, 1999
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