Period of Sessions
IACHR Headquarters
October 20 to November 5, 2010
Public Hearings
Situation of the Right to Freedom of Expression, Assembly, Association, and Movement in Canada
Monday, October 25, 2010
Participants: Clinique internationale de défense des droits humanains de l'Université du Quéebec á Montréal (CIDDHU) 
State of CanadaFédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l’Homme (FIDH) Ligues des droits et libertés
Topics: Right to Freedom of ExpressionHuman Rights Defenders
Situation of Environmentalists in Mesoamerica
Monday, October 25, 2010
Participants: Asamblea Departamental de Huehuetenango en Defensa de los Recursos Naturales Renovables y no Renovables (ADH) Asociación de Organismos No Gubernamentales (ASONOG)Asociación Interamericana para la Defensa del Ambiente (AIDA)Centro de Incidencia Ambiental (CIAM) Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA)Comité en Solidaridad con el Pueblo de El Salvador (CISPES) Coordinadora Nacional de Viudas de Guatemala (CONAVIGUA)El Centro para el Derecho Internacional Ambiental (CIEL)Frente de Defensa Miguelense (FREDEMI) Fundación para el Debido Proceso Legal (DPLF)Mesa Nacional frente la Minería MetálicaMovimiento de Jóvenes Mayas (MOJOMAYAS)Red Mexicana de Afectados por la Minería, sección Chiapas Waqib Kej
Topics: Human Rights Defenders
Discrimination against the Transsexual, Transgender, and Transvestite Population in Brazil
Monday, October 25, 2010
Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)State of BrazilGrupo Ativista de Travestis e Transexuais e Amig@s (GATTA) IdentidadeRede Nacional de Negros e Negras LGBT
Topics: Rights of Persons LGBTI
Allegations on Excessive Use of Police Force against Afro-descendants in Brazil
Monday, October 25, 2010
Participants: State of BrazilGeledés-Instituto da Mulher NegraGlobal Rights - Partmers for Justice
Topics: Rights of Afro-Descendents / Against Racial Discrimination
Mechanism for the Implementation of Precautionary Measures in Honduras
Monday, October 25, 2010
Participants: Centro de Investigación y Promoción de Derechos Humanos (CIPRODEH)Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)Comité de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos en Honduras (COFADEH)Equipo de Reflexión, Investigación de la Compañía de Jesús (ERIC)State of Honduras
Topics: Precautionary MeasuresHuman Rights Defenders
Situation of the Right to Freedom of Expression in Honduras
Monday, October 25, 2010
Participants: Article XIXCenter for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)State of HondurasInternational Media Support (IMS)Programa de Legislaciones y Derecho de la Comunicación AMARC-ALC
Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression
Situation of Citizen Security and Human Rights in Paraguay (Private Hearing)
Monday, October 25, 2010
Participants: Coordinadora de Derechos Humanos de Paraguay (CODEHUPY)State of Paraguay
Topics: General Human Rights SituationCitizen Security
Human Rights Situation in Chile
Monday, October 25, 2010
Participants: Clínica de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Diego PortalesState of Chile
Topics: General Human Rights Situation
Judicial Processes involving Crimes against Humanity during the Military Dictatorship in Argentina
Monday, October 25, 2010
Participants: State of Argentina
Topics: Impact of violence and armed conflicts
Legal Obstacles for the Recognition and Titling of Indigenous Lands in Guatemala
Monday, October 25, 2010
Participants: Carlos Antonio Pop AcState of Guatemala
Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Precautionary Measure PM 260/07 – Communities of the Sipakapense and Mam Maya People, Guatemala
Monday, October 25, 2010
Participants: Centro Pluricultural para la DemocraciaState of Guatemala
Topics: Rights of Indigenous PeoplesPrecautionary Measures
Human Rights Situation and Access to Justice for Women in Bolivia
Monday, October 25, 2010
Participants: Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo Laboral y Agrario (CEDLA) State of BoliviaOficina Jurídica para la Mujer de Cochabamba
Topics: Rights of Women
Situation of the Right to Freedom of Expression in Bolivia
Monday, October 25, 2010
Participants: Asociación de Periodistas de La Paz State of Bolivia
Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression
Situation of the Guaraní Indigenous People in the Bolivian Chaco
Monday, October 25, 2010
Participants: Centro de Estudios Jurídicos e Investigación Social (CEJIS)State of Bolivia
Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Human Rights Situation and Rule of Law in Nicaragua (Private Hearing)
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Participants: Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos (CENIDH)Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)
Topics: General Human Rights Situation
Military Justice and Impunity in Peru
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Participants: Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDDHH) of PeruState of PeruInstituto de Defensa Legal (IDL)
Topics: Military justice
Forced Disappearance of Persons in Peru
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Participants: Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDDHH) of PeruState of PeruInstituto de Defensa Legal (IDL)
Topics: Forced Displacement
Petition 366/09 – Wong Ho Wing, Peru
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Participants: State of PeruLuis Lamas Puccio
Topics: Petitions and Cases
International Standards and Prosecution of Persons Accused of Terrorism in Peru
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Participants: State of Peru
Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Energy and Extractive Industry Policy in Peru
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Participants: Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP)Asociación Paz y EsperanzaAsociación Pro Derechos Humanos (APRODEH)Central Asháninka del Río Ene (CARE)Centro Amazónico de Antropología y Aplicación Práctica (CAAAP)Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDDHH) of PeruDerecho Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (DAR)State of PeruInstituto de Defensa Legal (IDL)Instituto del Bien Común (IBC)Servicios en Comunicación Intercultural (SERVINDI)
Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Mesoamerica
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Participants: Centro de Derechos Ambiental y de los Recursos Naturales (CEDARENA)Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Montaña TlachinollanCentro de Investigación y Promoción de Derechos Humanos (CIPRODEH)Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos (CENIDH)Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)Comité de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos en Honduras (COFADEH)Fundación de Estudios para la Aplicación del Derecho (FESPAD)Instituto de Estudios Comparados en Ciencias Penales de Guatemala (ICCPG)Unidad de Protección de Defensores y Defensoras de Derechos Humanos (UDEFEGUA)
Topics: Human Rights Defenders
Human Rights Situation in the Camps for Internally Displaced Persons in Haiti
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Participants: Bureau des Avocats InternationauxState of HaitiInstitute for Justice and Democracy in HaitiInternational Human Rights Law Clinic, American University-Washington College of Law
Topics: General Human Rights Situation
Human Rights Situation During Reconstruction in Haiti
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Participants: Centre CEcuménique des Droits Humains (CEDH)Comité des Avocats pour le Respect des Libertés Individuelles (CARLI)State of HaitiFédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l'Homme (FIDH)Réseau National de Défense des Droits Humains (RNDDH)
Topics: General Human Rights Situation
Human Rights Situation of Children and Women in the Area of Ouanaminthe, Haiti
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Participants: State of HaitiRegroupement des Citoyens pour la Protection des Droits Humains (RECIPRODH)
Topics: Rights of WomenRights of Children
Discrimination against Women in the Exercise of their Economic and Social Rights in the Americas
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Topics: Rights of WomenEconomic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights
Right to Reproductive Health of Women who Live with HIV/AIDS in the Americas
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Participants: Centro de Derechos Reproductivos (CDR)Fundación Xochiquetzal de NicaraguaRed Legal Canadiense de VIH/SIDA
Topics: Rights of WomenEconomic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights
Punitive Measures and Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Identity in Caribbean Countries
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Participants: Coalition Advocating Inclusion of Sexual OrientationGlobal Rights - Partmers for JusticeJamaica Forum for Lesbians all-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG)Movement Against Discrimination Action CommitteeSociety Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD)
Topics: Rights of Persons LGBTI
Hate Crimes against Members of the LGBT Community and Impunity in Central America
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Participants: Asociación LGBT Arco IrisCentro de Investigación y Promoción de Derechos Humanos (CIPRODEH)Centro de Investigación y Promoción para América Central de Derechos Humanos (CIPAC)Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos (CENIDH)Centro para la Educación y Prevención del SIDA (CEPRESI)Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)
Topics: Rights of Persons LGBTI
Human Rights Situation in Colombia
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Participants: Comisión Colombiana de Juristas (CCJ)Comisión de Justicia Paz (CIJP)Comité de Derechos Humanos del Bajo AriariCoordinación Colombia-Europa-Estados Unidos (CEEU)Corporación Jurídica Libertad (CJL)State of ColombiaGrupo Interdisciplinario por los Derechos Humanos (GIDH)
Topics: General Human Rights Situation
Application of the Military Jurisdiction in Cases of Human Rights Violations in Colombia
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Participants: Asociación MingaColectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (CCAJAR)Colectivo de Abogados Luis Carlos Pérez (CALP)Corporación Jurídica Humanidad VigenteState of ColombiaFundación Comité de Solidaridad con los Presos Políticos (FCSPP)Justapaz
Human Rights Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Colombia
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Participants: Autoridad Nacional de Gobierno Indígena de Colombia (ONIC)State of Colombia
Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Colombia and Implementation of Precautionary Measures
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Participants: Asociación MingaConsultoría para los Derechos Humanos y el Desplazamiento (CODHES)Corporación Jurídica Yira CastroCorporación REINICIARCorporación SembrarCorporación Sisma MujerState of ColombiaLiga de Mujeres Desplazadas
Topics: Precautionary MeasuresHuman Rights Defenders
Femicide and Domestic Violence in Uruguay
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Participants: Accionar entre Mujeres Guyunusa Aire.uy Canarias en movimiento Casa de la Mujer de la Costa Casa de la Mujer de la Unión CasabiertaCentro de Comunicación Virginia Wolf-Cotidiano Mujer Ciudadanías en Red CNS Mujeres por Democracia Colectivo Mujeres de Negro Uruguay El Faro Centro Interdisciplinario “Caminos”Equidad y Ciudadanía State of UruguayFundación PLEMUU GAMUIniciativa Latinoamericana Instituto Mujer y SociedadLa Voz de la Mujer Mujer Ahora Nuevos Caminos Red Uruguaya contra la Violencia Domestica y Sexual SERFAMSociedad Uruguaya de Sexología
Topics: Rights of Women
Human Rights Situation in Panama
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Participants: State of PanamaUnión de Abogados y Abogadas Indígenas de Panamá
Topics: General Human Rights Situation
Abuse of Children with Disabilities in State Facilities in the Americas
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Participants: Disability Rights International (DRI)
Topics: Rights of ChildrenRights of Persons with Disabilities
Right to Consultation and Participation in Issues of Public Interest in Mexico
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Participants: Alianza Sierra Madre A.C.Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Montaña TlachinollanCentro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA)Colectivo Coa A.C.Comunidad Indígena Huichol de Tuapurie, Santa Catarina Cuexcomatitlán Consejo de Ejidos y Comunidades Opositoras a la Presa La Parota (CECOP)Conservación Humana A.C.State of Mexico
National Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders in Mexico
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Participants: Abogados y Abogadas para la Justicia y los Derechos HumanosAcción Urgente para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos (ACUDDEH)Asociación Mundial de Radios Comunitarias (AMARC-ALC)Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Montaña TlachinollanCentro de Derechos Humanos Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez (PRODH)Centro Nacional de Comunicación Social (CENCOS)Comisión de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos Comité CerezoState of MexicoGrupo de Información y Reproducción Elegida (GIRE) Red Nacional de Organismos Civiles de Derechos Humanos "Todos los Derechos para Todas y Todos" (REDTDT)
Topics: Human Rights Defenders
Human Rights Situation of Peasants and Persons of Afro-Caribbean and Indigenous Descent in Cantón de Talamanca, Costa Rica
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Participants: Asociación de Desarrollo Integral de ManzanilloState of Costa RicaOrganizaciones comunales
Topics: Rights of Indigenous PeoplesRights of Afro-Descendents / Against Racial Discrimination
The Constitution and the Right to Nationality in the Dominican Republic
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)State of Dominican RepublicGlobal Rights - Partmers for JusticeMovimiento de Mujeres Dominico Haitianas (MUDHA)Open Society Justice Initiative (OSI)Red de Encuentro Dominico Haitiano Jacques Viau (REDHJV)
Petition 900/08 – Djamel Ameziane, United States
Friday, October 29, 2010
Participants: Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)State of the United States
Topics: Rights of Persons Deprived of LibertyPetitions and CasesTorture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Case 12.719, Orlando Cordia Hall, United States
Friday, October 29, 2010
Participants: State of the United StatesOwen Bonheimer (Steptoe & Johnson LLP)
Topics: Petitions and Cases
Situation of Indigenous Children in Schools in the United States
Friday, October 29, 2010
Participants: Boarding School Healing Project and othersState of the United States
Topics: Rights of ChildrenRights of Indigenous Peoples
Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Defenders in Venezuela (Private Hearing)
Friday, October 29, 2010
Participants: Acción Solidaria (ACSOL)Asociación Civil Espacio PúblicoCaritas de la Diócesis de Los TequesCarlos Ayala CoraoCenter for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)Comité de Familiares Victimas de los sucesos de febrero y marzo de 1989 (COFAVIC)Vicaría de Derechos Humanos de la Arquidiócesis de Caracas
Topics: Rights of Persons Deprived of LibertyHuman Rights Defenders
Situation of the Right to Freedom of Expression and Information in Venezuela (Private Hearing)
Friday, October 29, 2010
Participants: Asociación Civil Espacio PúblicoCentro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB)Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)Colegio Nacional de Periodistas de VenezuelaSindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Prensa, Venezuela (SNTP)
Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression
Human Rights Situation in Venezuela
Friday, October 29, 2010
Participants: State of Venezuela
Topics: General Human Rights Situation
Citizen Security, Prisons, Sexual Diversity, and Equality in Venezuela
Friday, October 29, 2010
Participants: State of VenezuelaForo por los Derechos Humanos y la Democracia
Topics: Rights of Persons Deprived of LibertyCitizen SecurityRights of Persons LGBTI
Human Rights Situation of the Indigenous Communities Affected by Activities of the Mining Industry in the Andean Region
Friday, October 29, 2010
Participants: Centro de Estudios Aplicados a los Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales de Bolivia (CEADESC)Comité de Fiscalización del Medio Ambiente de la Provincia de Angaraes, PerúCoordinadora Andina de Organizaciones Indígenas (CAOI)Indian Law Resource CenterOrganización Nacional Indígena de Colombia (ONIC)
Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Situation of the Right to Freedom of Expression in Ecuador
Friday, October 29, 2010
Participants: Alfredo NegreteAsociación Ecuatoriana de Editores de Periódicos (AEDEP)Canales Comunitarios Regionales Ecuatorianos Asociados (CCREA)State of EcuadorFundación Andina para la Observación y Estudio de Medios (FUNDAMEDIOS)Participación Ciudadana
Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression
Case 12.698 – Adriana Plaza Orbe et al., Ecuador
Friday, October 29, 2010
Participants: Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE)State of EcuadorInstituto Regional de Derechos Humanos (INREDH)
Topics: Petitions and Cases
Presentation of the Report of the Truth Commission of Ecuador
Friday, October 29, 2010
Participants: Comisión de la Verdad de EcuadorState of Ecuador
Presentation of “40 Principles for Guaranteeing Diversity and Pluralism in Broadcasting and Audiovisual Communication Services”
Friday, October 29, 2010
Participants: Asociación Mundial de Radios Comunitarias (AMARC-ALC)
Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression
Indirect Censorship and Official Advertising in the Americas
Friday, October 29, 2010
Participants: Article XIXAsociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC)Centro de Análisis e Investigación FUNDARCentro de Archivos y Acceso a la Información Pública (CAInfo)Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP)Fundación Pro AccesoGrupo Medios y SociedadInstituto de Prensa y Libertad de ExpresiónInstituto Prensa y Sociedad (IPYS)Open Society Justice Initiative (OSI)
Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression