Archivo de Etiquetas: Commission on Human Rights

Preamble The States Parties to the American Convention on Human Rights “Pact San Jos‚, Costa Rica,”, Reaffirming their intention to consolidate in this hemisphere, within the framework of democratic institutions, a system of personal liberty and social justice based on respect for the essential rights of man; Recognizing that the …

(Adopted at the Inter-American Specialized Conference on Human Rights, San José, Costa Rica, 22 November 1969) Preamble The American states signatory to the present Convention, Reaffirming their intention to consolidate in this hemisphere, within the framework of democratic institutions, a system of personal liberty and social justice based on respect …

Washington, D.C., 22 de octubre de 2010 – La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) concluyó hoy que Estados Unidos violó los derechos humanos de Jeffrey Timothy Landrigan, quien fue condenado a la pena de muerte. Como consecuencia de estas conclusiones, la Comisión requiere la inmediata suspensión de su ejecución, …

The States Parties to the present Convention, Recalling the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, in which all Members pledged themselves to take joint and separate action in co-operation with the Organization for the achievement of universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for …

New Judges at the European Court of Human RightsEarlier this month, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elected two new Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). I am delighted to report that Linos-Alexander Sicilianos, a fellow member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the European Journal …

The American States signatory to the present Convention, Aware of the provision of the American Convention on Human Rights that no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading punishment or treatment; Reaffirming that all acts of torture or any other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment …

Adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/158 of 18 December 1990 Preamble The States Parties to the present Convention, Taking into account the principles embodied in the basic instruments of the United Nations concerning human rights, in particular the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and …

The General Assembly, Reaffirming that one of the main purposes of the United Nations, as proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, is to achieve international cooperation in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or …

PreambleThe Member States of the Organization of American States signatory to the present Convention,DISTURBED by the persistence of the forced disappearance of persons;REAFFIRMING that the true meaning of American solidarity and good neighborliness can be none other than that of consolidating in this Hemisphere, in the framework of democratic institutions, …

PREAMBLE THE STATES PARTIES TO THIS CONVENTION, RECOGNIZING that full respect for human rights has been enshrined in the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and reaffirmed in other international and regional instruments; AFFIRMING that violence against women constitutes a …

CIDH CONDENA CUALQUIER INTENTO DE ALTERACIÓN DEL ÓRDEN DEMOCRÁTICO EN ECUADOR Washington, D.C., 30 de septiembre de 2010 –  La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) condena cualquier intento de alterar el orden constitucional y democrático en Ecuador, así como la situación en que se encuentra el Presidente Rafael Correa, …

Nuevos informes de peticiones y casos en la Web New Reports on Petitions and Cases on the Website Español English Informes de Admisibilidad Admissibility Reports Informe No. 1/10 Petición 1723-02 Homero Flor Freire (Ecuador) Report Nº 71/10 Petition 691-04 Omar Francisco Canales Ciliezar HONDURAS Informe No. 2/10 Petición 1011-03 Fredy …