Summary: The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will hold its 143rd session from 19 October – 4 November 2011 in Washington D.C., USA.
The Commission will consider hearings on issues of concern in the Americas on 24, 25, 27 and 28 October. Find the full schedule of hearings here. Children's rights hearings on the agenda include: All of the sessions will be webcast live on the website of the Organization of American States. The videos of these hearings will subsequently be posted on the IACHR website. Members of the public may attend public hearings, and no advance registration is required. Journalists do not need any special accreditation. News on children's rights at the session will be made available on CRIN's website. Further information
24 October 211
Petitioners: Centro de Derechos Reproductivos / Womens’s Link Worldwide / Fundación para la Defensa y la Restitución de los derechos humanos (FUNDERES) / Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico (ITAM)
27 October 2011
Petitioner: Defensa de Niños y Niñas Internacional (DNI)
Inter-American Commission: Session 143
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Countries
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