137 Period of Sessions

Human Rights Situation in Bolivia

Monday, November 2, 2009

Participants: President of Bolivia's Senate, Oscar Miguel Ortiz Antelo

Topics: General Human Rights Situation


Case 12.094 – Association of Indigenous Communities Lhaka Honhat, Argentina

Monday, November 2, 2009

Participants: Asociación de Comunidades Aborígenes Lhaka Honhat.Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS).Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).State of Argentina

Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples.Petitions and Cases


Case 12.128 – Horacio Verbitsky and Others, Argentina

Monday, November 2, 2009

Participants: Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC).Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS).Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).State of Argentina

Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression.Petitions and Cases


Situation of Indigenous Communities Affected by the Initiative Project for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA)

Monday, November 2, 2009

Participants: Centro de Estudios Aplicados a los Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales de Bolivia (CEADESC).Comunidades Nativas de Pueblos Indígenas de Rondonia de Brasil .Confederación Andina de Organizaciones Indígena de Perú (CAIO).Indian Law Resource Center.Organización Indígena Chiquitana de Bolivia (OICH)

Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples


Right to Freedom of Expression, Participation, Assembly and Protest in Nicaragua

Monday, November 2, 2009

Participants: Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos (CENIDH).State of Nicaragua

Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression


Follow-up to the Recommendations of the IACHR Report “Access to Justice and Social Inclusion in Bolivia”

Monday, November 2, 2009

Participants: State of Bolivia

Topics: Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights.Compliance with the Decisions of the Inter-American System.Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees


Right to Freedom of Expression and Information in Venezuela (Private Hearing)

Monday, November 2, 2009

Participants: Asociación Civil Espacio Público.Asociación Nacional de Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil (SINERGIA).Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB).Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).Círculo de Reporteros Gráficos de Venezuela.Colegio Nacional de Periodistas de Venezuela.Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Prensa, Venezuela (SNTP)

Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression


Democratic Institutions, Parapolice Groups and Jails in Venezuela (Private Hearing)

Monday, November 2, 2009

Participants: Acción Solidaria (ACSOL).Asociación Civil Espacio Público.Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).Comité de Familiares Victimas de los sucesos de febrero y marzo de 1989 (COFAVIC).Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones (OVP).Programa Venezolano de Educación–Acción en Derechos Humanos (PROVEA).Vicaría de Derechos Humanos de la Arquidiócesis de Caracas

Topics: Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty.Citizen Security


Human Rights Situation in Venezuela

Monday, November 2, 2009

Participants: State of Venezuela

Topics: General Human Rights Situation


Criminalization of Social Protest in Venezuela

Monday, November 2, 2009

Participants: Acción Solidaria (ACSOL).Asociación Civil Espacio Público.Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).Comité de Familiares Victimas de los sucesos de febrero y marzo de 1989 (COFAVIC).State of Venezuela.Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones (OVP).Programa Venezolano de Educación–Acción en Derechos Humanos (PROVEA).Vicaría de Derechos Humanos de la Arquidiócesis de Caracas

Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression


State of the Processing of Violations of Human Rights Perpetrated During the Military Dictatorship in Chile

Monday, November 2, 2009

Participants: Agrupación de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos de Chile (AFDD).State of Chile.Federación Internacional de Derechos Humanos (FIDH)

Topics: Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary.Most serious crimes under International Criminal Law.Transitional Justice


Case 12.717 / Precautionary Measure PM 56/08 – Indigenous Communities Ngobe and Others, Panama

Monday, November 2, 2009

Participants: Cultural Survival.State of Panama

Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples.Petitions and Cases.Precautionary Measures


Situation of Persons Affected by “Mega Dams” in the Americas

Monday, November 2, 2009

Participants: Asociación Interamericana para la Defensa del Ambiente (AIDA).Centro de Derechos Ambiental y de los Recursos Naturales (CEDARENA).Centro de Derechos Humanos y Ambiente (CEDHA).Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA).Earthjustice.ECOLEX .Fiscalía del Medio Ambiente (FIMA).Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (SPDA)

Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples


Human Rights of Women in the Context of the Coup d’Etat in Honduras

Monday, November 2, 2009

Participants: Feministas en Resistencia de Honduras .Observatorio de la Transgresión Feminista

Topics: Rights of Women


Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Ecuador

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).Confederación de Nacionalidades indígenas del Ecuador (CONAIE).State of Ecuador.Fundación Centro Lianas.Fundación Pachamama.Instituto Regional de Derechos Humanos (INREDH)

Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples


Situation of Children in Juvenile Detention Centers in Jamaica

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Participants: State of Jamaica.Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ)

Topics: Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty.Rights of Children


Human Rights Situation in Haiti

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Participants: Action Citoyenne pour le Respect des Droits Humains (ACREDH).State of Haiti

Topics: General Human Rights Situation


Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Cité Soleil, Haiti

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Participants: Collectif de Notables de Cité Soleil (Fondation CONOCS).State of Haiti

Topics: Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights


Situation of Violence against Children and Women in the Haitian-Dominican frontier region

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Participants: State of Haiti.Regroupement des Citoyens pour la Protection des Droits Humains (RECIPRODH)

Topics: Rights of Women.Rights of Children.Citizen Security


Case 12.254 - Víctor Saldaño, United States

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Participants: State of the United States.Juan Carlos Vega, Jonathan Miller

Topics: Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty.Rights of Migrants and their Families.Petitions and Cases


Human Rights in the Context of the Coup d’Etat in Honduras

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Participants: Comité de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos en Honduras (COFADEH)

Topics: General Human Rights Situation


Due process and antiterrorist legislation in Peru

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Participants: State of Peru

Topics: Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary


Human Rights Situation in the Peruvian Amazon

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Participants: Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP).Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos (APRODEH).Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDDHH) of Peru.State of Peru.ORPIAN

Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples


Follow-up of the Recommendations of the Report of Peru’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Participants: Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDDHH) of Peru

Topics: Transitional Justice


Right to Freedom of Expression in Peru

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Participants: State of Peru.Instituto de Defensa Legal (IDL)

Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression


Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Ecuador

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Participants: Comisión Ecuménica de Derechos Humanos (CEDHU).State of Ecuador.Instituto Regional de Derechos Humanos (INREDH)

Topics: Human Rights Defenders


Right to Consultation of the Indigenous Peoples of Peru

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Participants: Clínica de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad de Seattle.State of Peru.Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF).Instituto de Defensa Legal (IDL)

Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples


Forced Displacement in Colombia

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).Consultoría para los Derechos Humanos y el Desplazamiento (CODHES).State of Colombia

Topics: Forced Displacement


Guarantees for the Exercise of the Rights of members of the National Movement of Victims of State Crimes, Colombia

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Participants: Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (CCAJAR).Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz (CIJP).State of Colombia.Fundación Comité de Solidaridad con los Presos Políticos (FCSPP).Fundación Manuel Cepeda Vargas.Movimiento Nacional de Víctimas de Crímenes de Estado (MOVICE)

Topics: Most serious crimes under International Criminal Law.Transitional Justice.Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees


Situation of Afro-Colombian, Indigenous and Campesino Communities of Northern Cauca, Colombia

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Participants: State of Colombia.Proceso de Comunidades Negras (PCN)

Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples.Rights of Afro-Descendents / Against Racial Discrimination


Case 12.380 – Alirio Uribe Muñoz and other members of the Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo, Colombia

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).Corporación Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (CCAJAR).State of Colombia

Topics: Petitions and Cases.Human Rights Defenders


Human Rights Situation in Brazil

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).State of Brazil.Federación de Órganos para la Asistencia Social y Educacional (FASE)

Topics: General Human Rights Situation


Situation of Political Rights in Mexico

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Participants: Centro de Investigación y Capacitación Propuesta Cívica (PROPUESTA CIVICA).State of Mexico.FUNDAR, Centro de Análisis e Investigación.Observatorio Iberoamericano de la Democracia

Topics: Political Rights


Public Security and Human Rights in Tijuana, Mexico

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Participants: Comisión Ciudadana de Derechos Humanos del Noroeste, A.C. (CCDH).Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos (CMDPDH).State of Mexico

Topics: Citizen Security


Institutional Violence against Women in Mexico

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Participants: Asistencia Legal por los Derechos Humanos A.C. (Asilegal).Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir (CDC).Centro de Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres (CEDEHM).Centro de Derechos Humanos Victoria Diez (CDHVD) .State of Mexico.Grupo de Mujeres de San Cristóbal de Las Casas (COLEM).Instituto Guerrerense de Derechos Humanos A.C..Red Nacional de Organismos Civiles de Derechos Humanos "Todos los Derechos para Todas y Todos" (REDTDT)

Topics: Rights of Women


Human Rights of Migrant Indigenous Agricultural Laborers in Guerrero, Mexico

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Participants: Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Montaña Tlachinollan.State of Mexico.Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF)

Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples.Rights of Migrants and their Families


Case 12.660 – Ricardo Ucán Seca, Mexico

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Participants: State of Mexico.Indignación, Promoción y Defensa de los Derechos Humanos A.C. .Red Nacional de Organismos Civiles de Derechos Humanos "Todos los Derechos para Todas y Todos" (REDTDT)

Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples.Petitions and Cases.Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees


Situation of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender Persons in Colombia

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Participants: Asociacion para la Promocion Social Alternativa (MINGA).Colombia Diversa .Comisión Colombiana de Juristas (CCJ).Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz (CIJP).Corporación Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (CCAJAR).Corporación Jurídica Libertad (CJL).Corporación REINICIAR.Corporación Sisma Mujer.State of Colombia.Fundación Comité de Solidaridad con los Presos Políticos (FCSPP).Grupo Interdisciplinario por los Derechos Humanos (GIDH)

Topics: Rights of Persons LGBTI


Right to Education of Persons with Disabilities in the Americas

Friday, November 6, 2009

Participants: Campaña Latinoamericana por el Derecho a la Educación .Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, Vernor Muñoz

Topics: Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights.Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Absence of Regulation for Homosexual Civil Unions

Friday, November 6, 2009

Participants: Centro de Promoción y Defensa de los Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos (PROMSEX).Corporación Interés Público.Fundación Igualdad Legal y Social para Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales y Trans (IGUALDAD LGBT).Movimiento de Integración y Liberación Homosexual (MOVILH)

Topics: Rights of Persons LGBTI


Follow-Up of Recommendations to the IACHR Report “Access to Justice for Women Victims of Violence in the Americas”

Friday, November 6, 2009

Participants: Casa de la Mujer en Bogotá.Colectiva Actoras de Cambio de Guatemala.Consejería en Proyectos “Project Counseling Service”.Estudio para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer (DEMUS)

Topics: Rights of Women.Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees


Labor Rights in Central America

Friday, November 6, 2009

Participants: Campaña Regional contra la Flexibilidad Laboral.Grupo de Monitoreo Independiente de El Salvador (GMIES)

Topics: Labor and Workers' Rights


Human Rights of Orphan Children and International Adoption Policies in the Americas

Friday, November 6, 2009

Participants: Center for Adoption Policy.Child Advocacy Program, Harvard Law School

Topics: Rights of Children


Maternal mortality in the Americas

Friday, November 6, 2009

Participants: Amnesty International.Center for Reproductive Rights.Foro Salud Perú.International Initiative on Maternal Mortality and Human Rights.Movimiento Autónomo de Mujeres de Nicaragua (MAMN)

Topics: Rights of Women.Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights


Torture, Extrajudicial Executions and Violations to the Right of Freedom of Expression in Cuba

Friday, November 6, 2009

Participants: Directorio Democrático Cubano

Topics: Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty.Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary.Right to Freedom of Expression.Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees


Follow-Up to Recommendations of Case 11.481 – Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero, El Salvador

Friday, November 6, 2009

Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).State of El Salvador.Oficina de Tutela Legal del Arzobispado de San Salvador

Topics: Petitions and Cases.Most serious crimes under International Criminal Law.Transitional Justice


Cases 12.646 – Santos Ernesto Salinas; 12.577 - José Rochac Hernández; 12.647 - Emelinda Hernández; and 12.667 - Manuel Antonio Bonilla Osorio and Ricardo Ayala Abarca, El Salvador

Friday, November 6, 2009

Participants: Asociación Pro-Búsqueda de Niñas y Niños Desaparecidos a Consecuencia del Conflicto Armado (Pro-Búsqueda).State of El Salvador

Topics: Rights of Children.Petitions and Cases.Most serious crimes under International Criminal Law.Transitional Justice


Impunity for Violations of Women’s Human Rights in Guatemala

Friday, November 6, 2009

Participants: Carlos Antonio Pop Ac.State of Guatemala

Topics: Rights of Women.Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary.Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees


Situation of Independent Union Leaders in Cuba

Friday, November 6, 2009

Participants: Grupo Internacional para la Responsabilidad Social Corporativa en Cuba (GIRSCC)

Topics: Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty.Labor and Workers' Rights


Freedom of Movement in Cuba

Friday, November 6, 2009

Participants: Juan Antonio Blanco Gil


Freedom of Expression and Broadcasting Regulation in the Americas

Friday, November 6, 2009

Participants: Asociación Mundial de Radios Comunitarias (AMARC-ALC)

Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression


International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG)

Friday, November 6, 2009

Participants: International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG).State of Guatemala

Topics: Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary


Press Conference at the Conclusion of the 137 Period of Sessions

Friday, November 13, 2009

Topics: Press Conferences


134 Period of Sessions

Diagnostic and Human Rights Program of the Federal District of Mexico

Friday, March 20, 2009

Participants: Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Distrito Federal de México (CDHDF).Gobierno del Distrito Federal de México


Military Justice and Human Rights in Mexico

Friday, March 20, 2009

Participants: Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Montaña Tlachinollan.Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Bartolomé de las Casas (FRAYBA).Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Francisco de Vitoria (CDHFFV).Centro de Derechos Humanos Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez (PRODH).Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos (CMDPDH).State of Mexico.FUNDAR, Centro de Análisis e Investigación.Red Nacional de Organismos Civiles de Derechos Humanos "Todos los Derechos para Todas y Todos" (REDTDT)

Topics: Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary.Military justice


Case 12.578 - Maria Isabel Veliz Franco, Guatemala

Friday, March 20, 2009

Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).State of Guatemala.La Red de No Violencia contra las Mujeres en Guatemala.Rosa Elvira Franco

Topics: Rights of Women.Petitions and Cases


Criminal Processes against Defenders of Indigenous Peoples in Countries in the Region

Friday, March 20, 2009

Participants: Confederación de los Pueblos de la Nacionalidad Kichua de Ecuador (ECUARUNARI).Confederación Nacional de Comunidades de Perú Afectadas por la Minería (CONACAMI).Coordinadora Andina de Organizaciones Indígenas (CAOI).Indian Law Resource Center.Organización Nacional Indígena de Colombia (ONIC)

Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples.Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary.Human Rights Defenders


Freedom of Expression in Jamaica

Friday, March 20, 2009

Participants: State of Jamaica.Oliver Clarke

Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression


Immigrant Detention and Deportation Policies in the United States

Friday, March 20, 2009

Participants: State of the United States.Transnational Legal Clinic, University of Pennsylvania Law School.University of Texas, School of Law Immigration Clinic

Topics: Rights of Migrants and their Families


Accountability for Violations of Human Rights in the United States

Friday, March 20, 2009

Participants: Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR).State of the United States.World Organization for Human Rights USA

Topics: Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary


Human Rights Situation in Chile

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Participants: State of Chile

Topics: General Human Rights Situation


Case 12.520 - Espejo Gómez and Others, Chile / Case 12.521 - Barraza Codoceo and Others, Chile

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Participants: State of Chile.Nelson Caucoto Pereira

Topics: Petitions and Cases


Human Rights Situation in Bolivia

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Participants: Colegio de Abogados de La Paz.Oficina Jurídica para la Mujer de Cochabamba

Topics: Rights of Women.General Human Rights Situation


Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the Maquila Workers in Honduras

Monday, March 23, 2009

Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).Colectiva de Mujeres Hondureñas (CODEMUH).Comité de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos en Honduras (COFADEH).State of Honduras

Topics: Rights of Women.Labor and Workers' Rights.Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights


Human Rights Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Colombia

Monday, March 23, 2009

Participants: State of Colombia.Indian Law Resource Center.Organización Nacional Indígena de Colombia (ONIC)

Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples


Case 12.616 – Lazinho Brambilla da Silva, Brazil

Monday, March 23, 2009

Participants: Associação de Mães e Amigos de Crianças e Adolescentes em Risco (AMAR).Associação Direitos Humanos em Rede Conectas Direitos Humanos.State of Brazil

Topics: Petitions and Cases


Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil

Monday, March 23, 2009

Participants: Centro Santo Dias de Defesa dos Direitos Humanos.State of Brazil.Fundação Interamericana de Defesa dos Direitos Humanos

Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples


Petition 592/07 and Precautionary Measures 110/07 – Hul´qumi´num Treaty Group, Canada

Monday, March 23, 2009

Participants: State of Canada.Hul´qumi´num Treaty Group.University of Arizona Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program

Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples.Petitions and Cases.Precautionary Measures


Freedom of Expression and Private Broadcasting in the Americas

Monday, March 23, 2009

Participants: International Association of Broadcasting (AIR)

Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression


Democratic Institutions in Nicaragua

Monday, March 23, 2009

Participants: Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos (CENIDH).State of Nicaragua

Topics: Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary


Labor Freedom and Fundamental Rights of the Workers in Colombia

Monday, March 23, 2009

Participants: Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT).State of Colombia

Topics: Labor and Workers' Rights.Human Rights Defenders


Right to Freedom of Expression in Colombia

Monday, March 23, 2009

Participants: Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (CCAJAR).Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz (CIJP).State of Colombia

Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression


Case 12.573 – Marino López y Others (Operation Genesis), Colombia

Monday, March 23, 2009

Participants: Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz (CIJP).State of Colombia

Topics: Rights of Afro-Descendents / Against Racial Discrimination.Petitions and Cases


Allegations on Alliances between Politicians and Paramilitaries in Colombia

Monday, March 23, 2009

Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).Corporación Nuevo Arco Iris.State of Colombia.Human Rights Watch

Topics: Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary


Rule of Law and Independence of the Judiciary in Colombia

Monday, March 23, 2009

Participants: Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (CCAJAR).Comisión Colombiana de Juristas (CCJ).Corporación para la Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos (CODEPU).State of Colombia.Grupo Interdisciplinario por los Derechos Humanos (GIDH)

Topics: Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary.Human Rights Defenders


National Commission of Reparation and Reconciliation in Colombia

Monday, March 23, 2009

Participants: State of Colombia

Topics: Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary


Case 12.651 – Minors Convicted to Life Sentences, Argentina

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Participants: Defensoría General de la Nación, Argentina.State of Argentina

Topics: Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty.Rights of Children


Military Police Justice in Peru

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Participants: State of Peru.Instituto de Defensa Legal (IDL)

Topics: Military justice


Procesos judiciales sobre crímenes de lesa humanidad de la dictadura militar en Argentina

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Participants: Comité de Acción Jurídica (CAJ).State of Argentina.Federación Internacional de Derechos Humanos (FIDH).Liga Argentina de Derechos Humanos (LADH)

Topics: Most serious crimes under International Criminal Law.Transitional Justice


Situation of the Persons Deprived of Liberty in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Participants: Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS).State of Argentina

Topics: Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty


Case 12.609 – Elena Tellez Blanco, Costa Rica

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).State of Costa Rica.Sindicato de Empleados del Patronato Nacional de la Infancia (SEPI)

Topics: Rights of Women.Petitions and Cases


Criminal Due Process in Costa Rica

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Participants: State of Costa Rica

Topics: Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary


Human Rights Situation in Venezuela

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Participants: State of Venezuela

Topics: General Human Rights Situation


Situation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Venezuela

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Participants: Acción Solidaria (ACSOL).Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).Convite A. C..Programa Venezolano de Educación–Acción en Derechos Humanos (PROVEA)

Topics: Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights


Situation of the Judiciary in Venezuela

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Participants: International Commission of Jurists (CIJ).Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF).Red Venezolana de Activistas por la Paz (REVAPAZ)

Topics: Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary.Human Rights Defenders


Case 12.668 – Leopoldo López Mendoza, Venezuela

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Participants: Enrique Sánchez Falcón.State of Venezuela.José Antonio Maes Aponte.Leopoldo López Mendoza

Topics: Petitions and Cases


Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Venezuela (Private Hearing)

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).Vicaría de Derechos Humanos de la Arquidiócesis de Caracas

Topics: Human Rights Defenders


Situation of Institutional Strength and Human Rights Guarantees in Venezuela (Private Hearing)

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Participants: Carlos Ayala Corao.Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB).Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones (OVP)

Topics: Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary.General Human Rights Situation


Right to Freedom of Expression and Information in Venezuela (Private Hearing)

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Participants: Asociación Civil Espacio Público.Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB).Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).Círculo de Reporteros Gráficos de Venezuela.Colegio Nacional de Periodistas de Venezuela.Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Prensa, Venezuela (SNTP)

Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression


Judiciary Processes in Cases of Human Rights Violations during the Internal Armed Conflict in Peru 1980-2000

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Participants: Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDDHH) of Peru.State of Peru

Topics: Most serious crimes under International Criminal Law.Transitional Justice


Inauguration of the 134 Period of Sessions

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Topics: Inauguration of Periods of Sessions


Press Conference at the Conclusion of the 134 Period of Sessions

Friday, March 27, 2009

Topics: Press Conferences


123 Period of Sessions

Human Rights Situation in Haiti

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Participants: Comité de Abogados por el Respeto a las Libertades Individuales (CARLI)

Topics: General Human Rights Situation


116 Period of Sessions

Human Rights Situation Related to Environmental Deterioration in the Hemisphere

Friday, October 16, 2009

Participants: Center for International and Environmental Law.Centro de Derechos Humanos y Ambiente (CEDHA)