IACHR
Press Release
IACHR Announces Calendar of Working Meetings for 176th Period of Sessions and Issues Invitations to Meetings with States and Civil Society
June 18, 2020
Washington, D.C. - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
(IACHR) announced that it will be holding meetings with civil
society and other working meetings as part of the 176th Period of
Sessions, which will take place online between November 6 and 10,
2020.
During the 176th Period of Sessions, meetings will be held with
civil society to gather information on the human rights situation in
the countries of the Americas. These meetings will take place online
in real time between 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM (EST) on Friday, July 10,
2020. Organizations that are interested in taking part can sign up
through June 28, 2020, at 11:59 PM (EST) using this
form.
The IACHR also invites members of the Organization of American
States to take part in meetings that will deepen the regional
dialogue scheduled for July 9, 2020. These working meetings will be
held on July 8 and 9, 2020. Working meetings are not open to the
public and are instead only attended by the parties to the case,
friendly settlement, or precautionary measure and the IACHR itself.
The schedule for the working meetings is available
here.
The IACHR’s online meetings will be held via a secure,
easy-to-access platform that will be announced in due course. The
IACHR will also notify parties of sign-in procedures and security
guidelines for the 176th Period of Sessions.
A principal, autonomous body of the Organization of American States (OAS), the IACHR derives its mandate from the OAS Charter and the American Convention on Human Rights. The Inter-American Commission has a mandate to promote respect for and to defend human rights in the region and acts as a consultative body to the OAS in this area. The Commission is composed of seven independent members who are elected in an individual capacity by the OAS General Assembly and who do not represent their countries of origin or residence.
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