Merits Reports

The merits stage is where the IACHR must decide on the merits or substance of the matter, that is, whether or not there were violations of human rights in the case being analyzed. The procedure on the merits is regulated in Articles 48 and 50 of the American Convention on Human Rights and Articles 37, 38, 39, 43, and 44 of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure. The merits stage ends with the approval of a Merits Report, which contains the conclusions about whether the facts of the case constitute human rights violations. If it is found that there were human rights violations, the Merits Report includes recommendations to the State.

Merits Reports approved are not published immediately. When a Merits Report is approved, in accordance with Article 50 of the American Convention on Human Rights, it is confidential, and the Commission notifies only the parties (the State and the petitioner). Merits Reports that have been approved can be published later if the Commission so decides, pursuant to Article 51(3) of the American Convention on Human Rights. If the Commission decides to send a case to the Inter-American Court, the Merits Report on that case will be published on the IACHR website, under Cases in the Court..

Bahamas

reports: 1

Brazil

  • Report No. 55/01, Case 11.286, 11.407; 11.406; 11.416; 11.413; 11.417; 11.412; 11.415, Aluísio Cavalcante y otro; Clarival Xavier Coutrim; Celso Bonfim de Lim; Marcos Almeida Ferreira; Delton Gomes Da Mota; Marcos de Assis Ruben; Wanderlei Galati; Carlos Eduardo Gomes Ribeiro, Brasil
  • Report No. 54/01, Case 12.051, Maria da Penha Maia Fernandes

reports: 2

Chile

reports: 1

Colombia

reports: 3

Ecuador

reports: 1

Grenada

reports: 1

Guatemala

  • Report No. 60/01, Case 9.111, Ileana del Rosario Solares Castillo, et al.
  • Report No. 59/01, Case 10.626, Case 10.626 Remigio Domingo Morales & Rafael Sánchez; Case 10.627 Pedro Tau Cac; Case 11.198(A) José María Ixcaya Pixtay and others; Case 10.799 Catalino Chochoy and others; Case 10.751 Juan Galicia Hernández and others, and Case 10.901 Antulio Delgado, Report No. 59/01, Remigio Domingo Morales and others
  • Report No. 58/01, Case 9.207, Oscar Manuel Gramajo López
  • Report No. 4/01, Case 11.625, María Eugenia Morales de Sierra

reports: 4

Jamaica

reports: 3

Mexico

reports: 1

Nicaragua

reports: 1

Peru

  • Report No. 101/01, Case 10.247, et al., Extrajudicial executions and forced disappearances

reports: 1

United States

reports: 2