Press Releases

2024

• 55/24 - IACHR welcomes the international community’s support and calls on Haiti to ensure a peaceful transition.
  Washington, D.C., March 21, 2024
• 48/24 - IACHR condemns escalating violence and attacks by armed groups in Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., March 7, 2024
• 39/24 - IACHR expresses concern over the significant upsurge of violence in Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., February 21, 2024
• 24/24 - IACHR launches Five-Year Strategy for the Caribbean.
  Washington, D.C., January 30, 2024
• R9/24 - Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression Publishes the Report: "Building a Proactive Transparency Index for Use During Health Emergencies ".
  Washington, D.C., January 5, 2024

2023

• 324/23 - Jamaica: IACHR expresses concern regarding the proposed increase in minimum sentences for children.
  Washington, D.C., December 28, 2023
• 284/23 - IACHR concludes promotional and technical cooperation visit to Guyana.
  Washington, D.C., December 10, 2023
• 277/23 - IACHR begins a Technical Cooperation and Promotional Visit to Guyana.
  Washington, D.C., November 28, 2023
• R275/23 - The SRFOE calls on States to guarantee freedom of expression as a fundamental right for gender equality and the elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against women.
  Washington, D.C., November 25, 2023
• R237/23 - RELE condemns the escalation of violence against journalists in Haiti and calls for comprehensive solutions with the accompaniment of the international community.
  Washington, D.C., October 3, 2023
• R230/23 - Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression publishes the report: Disinformation, pandemic and human rights.
  Washington, D.C., September 28, 2023
• 216/23 - Haiti: IACHR Condemns Massacre in a Context of Ever-Rising Violence in Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., September 12, 2023
• 212/23 - IACHR calls on States to guarantee full enjoyment of the right to nationality.
  Washington, D.C., September 7, 2023
• 209/23 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Lovely Lamour, Who Is Deprived of Liberty in Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., September 1, 2023
• 165/23 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures to Indigenous Carib Community of Chinese Landing in Guyana.
  Washington, D.C., July 24, 2023
• 156/23 - IACHR concludes technical cooperation and promotional visit to Saint Lucia.
  Washington, D.C., July 14, 2023
• 137/23 - IACHR Announces Technical Cooperation and Promotional Visit to Saint Lucia.
  Washington, D.C., June 27, 2023
• 126/23 - IACHR welcomes decision declaring criminalization of consensual same-sex relations unconstitutional in Barbados.
  Washington, D.C., June 19, 2023
• 98/23 - IACHR expresses its solidarity to the victims of the fire at the Mahdia Secondary School dormitory in Guyana.
  Washington, D.C., May 26, 2023
• 94/23 - IACHR Welcomes Suriname’s Accession to the Inter-American Convention on the Rights of Older Persons.
  Washington, D.C., May 24, 2023
• R88/23 - SRFOE condemns attacks on journalists in Haiti and calls on the State to investigate the facts and punish those responsible.
  Washington, D.C., May 18, 2023
• 39/23 - IACHR Asks Inter-American Court to Grant Temporary Measures in Favor of Members of ECCREDH in Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., March 8, 2023
• 23/23 - IACHR concludes technical cooperation and promotional visit to the Republic of Suriname.
  Washington, D.C., February 17, 2023
• 14/23 - Human Rights Commission  Announces Technical Cooperation and Promotion Visit to Suriname.
  Washington, D.C., February 6, 2023
• 1/23 - IACHR Releases Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., January 5, 2023

2022

• 267/22 - IACHR grants precautionary measures in favor of Afro-descendant persons from peasant communities of St. Ann in Jamaica .
  Washington, D.C., December 2, 2022
• R213/22 - SRFOE condemns the murder of journalists Frantzsen Charles and Tayson Lartigue in Haiti and calls on the State to provide security guarantees for the press.
  Washington, D.C., September 23, 2022
• 198/22 - IACHR welcomes decision declaring criminalization of LGBTI consensual sexual activity unconstitutional in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
  Washington, D.C., September 6, 2022
• 195/22 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Women’s Rights Defender M.A.C. in Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., September 2, 2022
• 164/22 - IACHR: The State of Haiti and the International Community must find comprehensive solutions to worsening security situation in Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., July 20, 2022
• 162/22 - IACHR celebrates Court ruling on colonial-era laws that criminalized consensual sexual activity of LGBTI persons in Antigua and Barbuda.
  Washington, D.C., July 15, 2022
• 150/22 - IACHR Concludes Promotional Visit to Dominica.
  Washington, D.C., July 5, 2022
• R44/22 - SRFOE condemns the use of firearms during a protest in Haiti that resulted in the death of a journalist and several people injured.
  Washington, D.C., March 2, 2022
• 38/22 - IACHR takes note of the decision of the Caribbean Court of Justice concerning rape.
  Washington, D.C., February 23, 2022
• R9/22 - The Special Rapporteur condemns the murder of journalists John Wesley Amady and Wilguens Louissaint in Haiti and urges the State to diligently investigate those responsible.
  Washington, D.C., January 10, 2022

2021

• 333/21 - IACHR welcomes the strengthening of democratic institutionality in Barbados, through its transition to a Republic.
  Washington, D.C., December 10, 2021
• 319/21 - IACHR Issues Resolution on the Protection of Haitians in Human Mobility Contexts.
  Washington, D.C., November 30, 2021
• 260/21 - IACHR and UN’s Special Rapporteur Condemn Excessive Use of Force and Deportations of Migrants from Haiti at the United States’ Southern Border.
  Washington, D.C., October 4, 2021
• 240/21 - IACHR adopts precautionary measures in favour of Camille Occius and his family in Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., September 15, 2021
• 212/21 - IACHR and OSRESCER Express Solidarity with Haitian People Following 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake and Urge State and International Community to Adopt Immediate, Comprehensive Humanitarian Response.
  Washington, D.C., August 15, 2021
• 173/21 - IACHR refers case on Trinidad and Tobago to the Inter-American Court.
  Washington, D.C., July 12, 2021
• 172/21 - IACHR Condemns Assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and Urges State to Guarantee Democratic Rule and Human Rights.
  Washington, D.C., July 9, 2021
• 166/21 - IACHR refers case on Trinidad and Tobago to the Inter-American Court.
  Washington, D.C., July 6, 2021
• 165/21 - IACHR Completes 180th Period of Sessions.
  Washington, D.C., July 5, 2021
• 38/21 - IACHR Concerned About the Political and Institutional Situation in Haiti, Calls for Dialogue and Respect for Human Rights and the Rule of Law.
  Washington, D.C., February 23, 2021

2020

• 299/20 - IACHR Regrets the Death of Venezuelans, Including Children, and Urges States to Guarantee Access to Asylum and International Protection Procedures.
  Washington, D.C., December 15, 2020
• 293/20 - IACHR grants protection measures to six migrant children in Trinidad and Tobago.
  Washington, D.C., December 9, 2020
• 121/20 - IACHR refers case on Haiti to the Inter-American Court.
  Washington, D.C., May 27, 2020
• 50/20 - IACHR Announces That It Will Still Be Holding Its 175th Period of Sessions in Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., February 26, 2020
• 19/20 - IACHR Releases Schedule and Call to Participate in the Public Hearings of the 175 Period of Sessions in Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., February 3, 2020
• 17/20 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Victims of La Saline in Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., January 29, 2020
• 11/20 - IACHR Supports Haiti in Current Political and Institutional Scenario.
  Washington, D.C., January 22, 2020

2019

• 323/19 - IACHR grants protection measures to child J.M.V. in Trinidad and Tobago.
  Washington, D.C., December 13, 2019
• 311/19 - IACHR Launches New Website Section to Monitor Friendly Settlements.
  Washington, D.C., November 25, 2019
• 305/19 - A Year After La Saline Massacre, the IACHR Remains Concerned about the Ongoing Political and Institutional Crisis in Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., November 22, 2019
• 258/19 - IACHR and its Special Rapporteurship for Freedom of Expression Concerned about Violence and Increased Political Tensions in Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., October 11, 2019
• 237/19 - CIDH y su REDESCA expresan solidaridad al pueblo de Bahamas por los daños ocasionados por el huracán Dorian y llaman a urgente implementación de respuesta basada en los derechos humanos.
  Washington, D.C., September 23, 2019
• 168/19 - IACHR Concludes Visit to Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., July 3, 2019
• R151/19 - The Office of the Special Rapporteur condemns the murder of journalist Petión Rospide and expresses its concern over the ongoing violence against journalists in the framework of the public demonstrations' coverage in Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., June 14, 2019
• 93/19 - IACHR Releases Schedule of Public Hearings for 172 Period of Sessions to be held in Jamaica.
  Washington, D.C., April 9, 2019
• 46/19 - Concerned about Worsening Violence and Scarcity in Haiti, IACHR Unveils Plans for a Rapid and Integrated Response Coordination Unit to Monitor the Situation.
  Washington, D.C., February 27, 2019
• 39/19 - IACHR visits Barbados, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica.
  Washington, D.C., February 22, 2019
• 34/19 - IACHR Announces 172nd Period of Sessions in Jamaica.
  Washington, D.C., February 15, 2019
• 33/19 - CIDH expresa preocupación ante situación en Haití.
  Washington, D.C., February 13, 2019

2018

• 159/18 - IACHR Welcomes Ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Making Mandatory Death Penalty in Barbados unconstitutional.
  Washington, D.C., July 23, 2018
• 88/18 - IACHR Welcomes Decision to Decriminalize Consensual Sexual Relations between Same Sex Adults in Trinidad and Tobago.
  Washington, D.C., April 23, 2018
• R71/18 - Office of the Special Rapporteur expresses its extreme concern over the disappearance of journalist Vladjimir Legagneur in Haiti, and urges the authorities to take necessary measures to determine his whereabouts.
  Washington, D.C., March 29, 2018

2016

• 148/16 - IACHR Concludes Working Visit to Guyana.
  Washington, D.C., October 13, 2016
• 119/16 - IACHR Hails Unconstitutionality Decision on Criminalization of Consensual Sexual Relations between Same Sex Adults in Belize.
  Washington, D.C., August 22, 2016
• 108/16 - IACHR Expresses Deep Concern over Blocking of Trial for Grave Human Rights Violations in Suriname.
  Washington, D.C., August 2, 2016
• 84/16 - IACHR Deeply Concerned over Inaction to Avoid Institutional Vacuum in Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., June 22, 2016
• 72/16 - Joint Statement of Support in the Lead-up to the Bahamian Constitutional Referendum.
  Washington, D.C., June 2, 2016
• 63/16 - IACHR Condemns Deaths in Fire at Guyana Prison.
  Washington, D.C., May 11, 2016

2015

• 41/15 - Joint Press Release by UN and IACHR Rapporteurs.
  Trinidad/Geneva, April 28, 2015
• 27/15 - IACHR Welcomes Abolition of the Death Penalty in Suriname.
  Washington, D.C., March 12, 2015

2014

• 52/14 - IACHR Condemns Murder of Senior Counsel of Trinidad and Tobago.
  Washington, D.C., May 9, 2014
• 24/14 - IACHR Welcomes Decision of the Haitian Court of Appeals to Investigate Serious Human Rights Violations Committed under the Regime of Jean-Claude Duvalier.
  Washington, D.C., February 28, 2014
• 9/14 - IACHR Takes Case involving Kaliña and Lokono Peoples v. Suriname to the Inter-American Court.
  Washington, D.C., February 4, 2014

2013

• R85/13 - Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression Commends Jamaica's Recent Legislative Reform Regarding Freedom of Expression.
  Washington, D.C., November 11, 2013
• 54/13 - IACHR Condemns Recent Wave of Violence against LGTBI Persons in Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., July 30, 2013
• 32/13 - IACHR urges Belize to Guarantee the Rights of Maya Indigenous Communities.
  Washington, D.C., May 6, 2013
• 11/13 - IACHR reminds Haiti of its Duty to Investigate and Punish Human Rights Violations and Urges to Guarantee the Independence of the Judiciary.
  Washington, D.C., February 20, 2013
• 9/13 - IACHR Concludes Its Working Visit to Suriname.
  Washington, D.C., February 12, 2013
• 1/13 - IACHR Publishes Report on Human Rights in Jamaica.
  Washington, D.C., January 3, 2013

2012

• 149/12 - IACHR Welcomes Anti-Discrimination Statement by the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
  Washington, D.C., December 20, 2012
• 119/12 - IACHR Announces Trinidad and Tobago Forum on the Strengthening of the Inter-American System of Human Rights.
  Washington, D.C., September 14, 2012
• 107/12 - IACHR Regrets the Murder of Clover Graham in Jamaica.
  Washington, D.C., August 24, 2012
• 99/12 - IACHR condemns deadly repression of public protest in Guyana.
  Washington, D.C., August 3, 2012
• 82/12 - IACHR Condemns Murder of Two Gay Men in Jamaica.
  Washington, D.C., July 9, 2012
• 75/12 - IACHR Welcomes Haiti's Ratification of The Hague Convention on International Adoptions.
  Washington, D.C., June 26, 2012
• 38/12 - - IACHR Expresses Concern about Amnesty Legislation in Suriname.
  Washington, D.C., April 13, 2012
• R26/12 - Office of the special Rapporteur Condemns Murder of Journalist in Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., March 8, 2012
• 15/12 - IACHR Takes Case Involving Suriname to Inter-American Court.
  Washington, D.C., February 9, 2012
• 10/12 - IACHR Urges the Haitian Authorities to Investigate, Try and Punish the Grave Violations to Human Rights.
  Washington, D.C., February 1, 2012
• 4/12 - Two Years After the Earthquake in Haiti, the IACHR Urges the International Community to Redouble Efforts.
  Washington, D.C., January 13, 2012

2011

• 56/11 - Office of the Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty Concludes Visit to Suriname.
  Washington, D.C., June 9, 2011
  Annex to the Press Release 56/11: Preliminary Observations on the Visit.
• 6/11 - IACHR Urges United States to Suspend Deportations to Haiti.
  Washington, D.C., February 4, 2011
• 3/11 - IACHR reminds Haiti of its ongoing duty to investigate and prosecute human rights violations.
  Washington, D.C., January 19, 2011