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PRESS CONFERENCE: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

  March 16, 2006

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will give a press conference on Friday, March 17, at 11 a.m., to report on the results of its latest three-week session.
The Commission has been meeting at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) since February 27. It has held more than 60 hearings to examine the human rights situation in various countries of the region and to consider petitions, individual cases or precautionary measures in situations of particular seriousness or urgency.

What: Press conference, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Who: Commission President Evelio Fernández Arévalos
Executive Secretary Santiago A. Canton

When: Friday, March 17
11:00 a.m.

Where: Rubén Darío Room
8th Floor
OAS General Secretariat Building
1889 F St., Washington, D.C.


Simultaneous interpretation (English and Spanish) will be available.

Reference: AVI-027/06