[WASHINGTON, D.C., 3 July 2007] - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will hold its 128th session in Washington, D.C., from 16 - 28 July 2007. During the sessions, the IACHR will analyse petitions, cases and precautionary measures, as well as thematic and general reports on human rights. Audio recordings of all public hearings will be available on the Inter-American Commission’s website. Some of the hearings will be webcast live on the website of the Organisation of American States (OAS). CRIN will be providing updates on child rights at the session in English and Spanish on its special news page on child rights at the Inter-American Commission. Child rights will feature in the public hearings listed below, which will be held on 18 and 20 July. For a full list of hearings, click here. 18 July 2007 Colombia: Situation of children and young people involved in armed conflict Colombia: General human rights situation Mexico: Feminicides in Chihuahua 20 July 2007 Peru: National Plan on Human Rights 2006-2010 United States: Cases 12.561 y 12.562, Wayne Smith and Hugo Armendáriz, United States Honduras: Obstacles for the implementation of precautionary measures El Salvador: Case 12.518 – José Rubén Rivera Further information
Participants: Coalición Colombia/ CEJIL
Participants: Comisión Colombiana de Juristas, Grupo Interdisciplinario de Derechos Humanos, Colectivo de Abogados “José Alvear Restrepo”
Participants: Centro de Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres/ Justicia para Nuestras Hijas
Participants: Centro de Asesoría Laboral de Perú (CEDAL)
Participants: Comité de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos en Honduras (COFADEH)/ Equipo de Reflexión, Investigación y Comunicación (ERIC)/ Asociación para una Sociedad más Justa (ASJ)/ CEJIL
Participants: Pro Búsqueda/ CEJIL and Government of El Salvador
pdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/hearings_0707.pdf
INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION: 128th Session
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http://www.crin.org/docs/hearings_0707.pdf
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