Human Rights under Siege in the Americas
Human Rights under Siege in the Americas
By
Carlos Lauría
Proposals to limit the scope of the IACHR would reverse decades of progress in human rights in the region.
For more than 50 years, the human rights system of the Organization of American States (OAS) has served as the last line of defense for citizens facing abusive treatment throughout the hemisphere. It has mediated directly in cases of imminent risk and issued thorough reports that shine light on systemic human rights abuses. Perceived as an international model, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and its special rapporteur on freedom of expression have upheld core democratic...
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