IACHR Hearings and Other Public Events

Sessions by Topic

Political Rights

Topics list

Hearing or Event	Audio	Video	Photos
Session: 178 Virtual Period of Sessions; Date: Thursday, December 10, 2020
Situation of persons deprived of liberty for political reasons in Nicaragua Participants: Countries: Nicaragua Topics: Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty, Political Rights	N/A	N/A	N/A
Session: 177 Virtual Period of Sessions; Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Guarantees of political rights in the electoral process in Venezuela Participants: Countries: Venezuela Topics: Political Rights	N/A	N/A	N/A
Session: 175 Period of Sessions Public Hearings; Date: Friday, March 6, 2020
Human rights violations in the electoral context in Bolivia Participants: State of Bolivia, Fundación Jubileo, Bolivia, Instituto de Terapia e Investigación sobre las Secuelas de la Tortura y Violencia Estatal (ITEI), Asamblea Permanente de los Derechos Humanos Regional El Alto (APDH-REA), Asociación de Víctimas Fallecidos y Heridos de la Masacre de Senkata El Alto (AVFH-MSEA), Federación Especial de Trabajadores Campesinos del Trópico de Cochabamba (FETCTC), Confederación Sindical Única de Trabajadores Campesinos de Bolivia (CSUTCB) , Comité Nacional de Defensa de la Democracia (CONADE): Asamblea Permanente de Derechos Humanos, Ex defensores del Pueblo, Plataforma de los Luchadores Sociales Contra la Impunidad por la Justicia y la Memoria Histórica del Pueblo Boliviano Sobrevivientes de las Dictaduras, International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School Countries: Bolivia Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression, Political Rights	N/A
Session: 173 Period of Sessions; Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Political Persecution in Venezuela Participants: State of Venezuela, Programa Venezolano de Educación–Acción en Derechos Humanos (PROVEA), CIVILIS Derechos Humanos, Centro de Justicia y Paz (Cepaz), Acceso a la Justicia, Defiende Venezuela Countries: Venezuela Topics: Political Rights	N/A
Session: 172 Period of Sessions; Date: Thursday, May 9, 2019
Political crisis, the National Assembly and justice in Venezuela Participants: State of Venezuela, Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB), Paz Activa, Espacio Público, Acceso a la Justicia, Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Metropolitana de Caracas (CDH-UNIMET), Bloque Constitucional, Fundación Pro Bono Venezuela (ProVene) Countries: Venezuela Topics: Citizen Security, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees, Political Rights	N/A
Session: 170 Period of Sessions; Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Arbitrary detention and human rights situation in Venezuela Participants: State of Venezuela, Programa Venezolano de Educación–Acción en Derechos Humanos (PROVEA), Transparencia Venezuela , Sinergia, Asociación Venezolana de Organizaciones de Sociedad Civil, Foro Penal Venezolano, Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (IPYS), Un Mundo Sin Mordaza, Centro de Justicia y Paz (Cepaz), Prepara Familia, Acceso a la Justicia, Movimiento Ciudadano Dale Letra, Asociación Médicos Unidos de Venezuela, Defiende Venezuela Countries: Venezuela Topics: Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty, Political Rights	N/A
Re-elections in Bolivia, judgement 84/17 and the American Convention Participants: State of Bolivia, Fundación Observatorio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos , Human Rigths Foundation (HRF) Countries: Bolivia Topics: Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary, Political Rights	N/A
Session: 169 Period of Sessions; Date: Friday, October 5, 2018
P13.154 – Four Million American Citizens Residents of Puerto Rico and P13.326 – Roselló et. al, United States - Vindication of the Right to Vote in Puerto Rico/US Participants: State of the United States, Gregorio Igartua , Norton Rose Fullbright (Middle East) LLP Countries: United States Topics: Petitions and Cases, Political Rights	N/A
Session: 161 Period of Sessions; Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Reports of Political Persecution in Venezuela Participants: State of Venezuela, Foro Penal Venezolano, Un Mundo Sin Mordaza, Defensores Activos (DA), Refugee Freedom Program (RFP) Countries: Venezuela Topics: Right to Freedom of Expression, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees, Political Rights, Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right of Association	N/A
Session: 157 Period of Sessions; Date: Friday, April 8, 2016
Political Rights of Dominican Persons of Haitian Descent in the Dominican Republic Participants: Movimiento de Mujeres Dominico Haitianas (MUDHA), Centro Pedro Francisco Bonó (Centro Bonó), Centro de Formación y Acción Social y Agraria (CEFASA) , Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDH) , Derechos Vigentes (DV), Centro Cultural Dominico-Haitiano (CCDH) , Genaro Rincón, Movimiento Reconocido, Centro de Desarrollo Sostenible (CEDESO), Noemí Méndez Countries: Dominican Republic Topics: Political Rights	N/A
Session: 150 Period of Sessions; Date: Monday, March 24, 2014
Legal Regime and Institutional Practices to Impose Restrictions on Individual Political Rights in Colombia Participants: State of Colombia, Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz (CIJP), Corporación Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (CCAJAR), Asociación Minga Countries: Colombia Topics: Political Rights	- 1 kb Download
Session: 149 Period of Sessions; Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Political Rights and Judicial Independence in Bolivia Participants: State of Bolivia, Fundación Nueva Democracia Countries: Bolivia Topics: Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary, Political Rights	- 0 kb Download
Session: 146 Period of Sessions; Date: Sunday, November 4, 2012
Situation of Human Rights and Democracy in Paraguay (CANCELLED HEARING) Participants: Comite de America Latina y el Caribe para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer (CLADEM), Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir (CDC), State of Paraguay, Coordinadora de Derechos Humanos de Paraguay (CODEHUPY), Servicio de Paz y Justicia (SERPAJ), Coordinadora Nacional de Organizaciones de Mujeres Trabajadoras Rurales e Indígenas (CONAMURI) Countries: Paraguay Topics: Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary, General Human Rights Situation, Political Rights	N/A	N/A	N/A
Session: 143 Period of Sessions; Date: Monday, October 24, 2011
Situation of Civil and Political Rights in Nicaragua (PRIVATE HEARING) Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos (CENIDH) Countries: Nicaragua Topics: Political Rights	N/A	N/A	N/A
Session: 141 Period of Sessions; Date: Friday, March 25, 2011
Situation of Political Rights in Nicaragua Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos (CENIDH), State of Nicaragua, Federación Internacional de Derechos Humanos (FIDH), Organización Mundial contra la Tortura (OMCT) Countries: Nicaragua Topics: Political Rights	- 15400 kb Download		N/A
Session: 138 Period of Sessions; Date: Monday, March 22, 2010
Political Reform in Mexico Participants: State of Mexico Countries: Mexico Topics: Political Rights	- 13500 kb Download		N/A
Session: 137 Period of Sessions; Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Situation of Political Rights in Mexico Participants: FUNDAR, Centro de Análisis e Investigación, State of Mexico, Observatorio Iberoamericano de la Democracia , Centro de Investigación y Capacitación Propuesta Cívica (PROPUESTA CIVICA) Countries: Mexico Topics: Political Rights	- 18200 kb Download		N/A
Session: 127 Period of Sessions; Date: Thursday, March 1, 2007
Women's Participation and Access to Political Power in the Americas Participants: Estudio para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer (DEMUS), ELA, Corporación Humanas, Coordinadora de Mujeres de Bolivia Countries: Regional Topics: Rights of Women, Political Rights	- 12647 kb Download		N/A
Session: 123 Period of Sessions; Date: Friday, October 21, 2005
xxx Participants: State of Brazil, Hélio Bicudo, Fundación Interamericana de Defensa de los Derechos Humanos Countries: Brazil Topics: General Human Rights Situation, Political Rights	N/A	N/A	N/A
Session: 119 Period of Sessions; Date: Monday, March 1, 2004
xxx Participants: State of Colombia, Comité de Solidaridad con Presos Políticos (CSPP) Countries: Colombia Topics: Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty, Political Rights	N/A	N/A	N/A

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