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Summary: This report summarises hearings on children's rights in Barbados held by the Inter-American Commission, reports by the Commission's Rapporteur on the Rights of the Child, and cases brought by the Commission and Court.
Barbados is a member of the Organisation of American States (OAS). The Inter-American Commission is an autonomous body of the OAS which monitors Member States' compliance with their obligations under regional human rights conventions. Regional instruments ratified Barbados ratified the American Convention on Human Rights in 1981. Search CRIN's ratifications table to find other regional instruments to which Barbados is a party. ______________________________________ Hearings - Country visits by the Commission's Rapporteur on the Rights of the Child - Commission reports on Barbados - Inter-American Commission: Cases - ______________________________________ Inter-American Court: Cases Barbados has accepted the contentious jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court. (What does this mean?) Search for cases here.