Links to webcasts and video of the IACHR thematic hearings March 25, 28 and 29, 2011


OAS Photo:  left to right, members of the press; IACHR Press Director, Maria-Isabel Rivero, IACHR Executive Secretary Santiago A. Canton; IACHR Chair, Felipe Gonzalez; First Vice-Chair, Dinah Shelto

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will hold several thematic hearings on March 25, 28, and 29 as part of its 141st period of sessions. (Calendar of hearings of the 141st Period of Sessions).

You can view the public hearings live via webcast. Videos of these hearings will subsequently be posted on the IACHR website, and high-resolution copies will be available upon request. In addition, all the public hearings may be heard on the Internet, through audio recordings posted on this page of the Commission’s website.

In the case of private hearings, no webcast or audio or video recordings will be available, and no members of the public or the press will be allowed to enter.

A principal, autonomous body of the Organization of American States (OAS), the IACHR derives its mandate from the OAS Charter and the American Convention on Human Rights.The Inter-American Commission has a mandate to promote respect for human rights in the region and acts as a consultative body to the OAS in this matter. The Commission is composed of seven independent members who are elected in a personal capacity by the OAS General Assembly and who do not represent their countries of origin or residence. (Website of the IACHR).