Summary: The 144th Session of the Inter-American Commission will take place from 19 - 30 March 2012.
The Inter-American Commission of Human Rights will stage its 144th session from 19-30 March 2012 in Washington DC, US. Hearings on issues of concern in the Americas will take place on 23, 26, 27 and 28 of March. Read the full schedule here.
Hearings featuring children's rights include:
- Institutional segregation and abuse of children and adults with disabilities in Mexico
Date: 23 March
Petitioners: Colectivo Chuhcan / Comisión Mexicana de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos (CMDPDH) / Disability Rights International (DRI) / Documenta, análisis y acción para la justicia social, AC (Documenta) / Instituto Mexicano de Derechos Humanos y Democracia (IMDHD)
- Sexual violence against teenage girls in Bolivia
Date: 28 March
Petitioners: Child and Family Advocacy Clinic, Rutgers School of Law – Camden / Clínica Internacional de Derechos Humanos de American University Washington College of Law / Oficina Jurídica para la Mujer / Centro Una Brisa de Esperanza
- Disappearances and killings of indigenous women and children in British Columbia, Canada
Date: 28 March
Petitioners: Child and Family Advocacy Clinic, Rutgers School of Law – Camden / Clínica Internacional de Derechos Humanos de American University Washington College of Law / Oficina Jurídica para la Mujer / Centro Una Brisa de Esperanza
Webcasts will be available on the website of the Organisation of American States.
News on children's rights at the session will be made available on CRIN's website.
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