Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Contact

- Address:
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1889 F St. N.W. Washington, DC, U.S.A. 20006. Phone: (202) 370-9000
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United States of America
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- http://www.oas.org/en/iachr/
Miscellaneous Information
- Miscellaneous Information:
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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is a principal and autonomous organ of the Organization of American States (OAS) whose mission is to promote and protect human rights in the American hemisphere and to serve as a consultative organ of the OAS in these matters. The IACHR is composed of seven independent members who serve in a personal capacity.Created by the OAS in 1959, the IACHR has its headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The work of the IACHR rests on three main pillars: the individual petition system; monitoring of the human rights situation in the Member States; and the attention devoted to priority thematic areas. However, the Commission’s work is also informed by other principles, among them the following: the pro homine principle, whereby a law must be interpreted in the manner most advantageous to the human being; the necessity of access to justice, and the inclusion of the gender perspective in all Commission activities.