A. Legal bases, functions and powers

B. The Commission’s sessions in 2012

C. Visits

D. Thematic and Country Reports

E. Activities of the rapporteurships

F. Other events and activities

G. Financial contributions

H. Activities of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in connection with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
 

I. Forty Second regular session of the OAS General Assembly

A. Introduction

B. Statistics

C. Petitions and cases before the IACHR

1. Precautionary measures granted by the IACHR in 2012

2. Petitions declared admissible

Select ... Argentina • Report No. 4/12, Petition 4115-02, Ricardo Javier Kaplun • Report No. 5/12, Petition 12.315, Carlos Alberto Fernández Prieto et al. • Report No. 6/12, Petition 93-05, Analía Veronica Tapi and family • Report No. 7/12, Petition 609-98, Guillermo Armando Capo Brasil • Report No. 8/13, Petition 302-07, Flavio Mendes Pontes et al. • Report No. 10/13, Petition 341-01, Márcio Manoel Fraga et al. • Report No. 11/13, Petition 6-07, Jurandir Ferreira de Lima et al. • Report No. 70/13, Petition 1330-07, Pedro Augusto da Silva et al. • Report No. 71/13, Petition 1073-05, Inhabitants of the “Barão de Mauá” Residential Complex • Report No. 78/13, Petition 1485-07, José Laurindo Soares • Report No. 79/13, Petition 342-07, Ivete Jordani Demeneck et al. • Report No. 80/13, Petition 859-09, Vladimir Herzog et al. Chile • Report No. 81/12, Petition 404-06, Alex Edmundo Lemun Saavedra • Report No. 115/12, Petitionn 552-05, Giovanna Janett Vidal Vargas Colombia • Report No. 12/12, Petition 1447-05, Omar de Jesús Lezcano et al. • Report No. 55/12, Petition 179-05, Jesús Amado Sarria Agredo et al. • Report No. 62/12, Petition 1471-05, Yenina Esther Martínez • Report No. 82/12, Petition 615-04, Antonio María Rivera Movilla et al. • Report No. 83/12, Petition 326-00, Hernando Rangel Moreno Costa Rica • Report No.13/12, Petition 1064-05, Luis Fernando Guevara Díaz Ecuador • Report No. 14/12, Petition 640-06 Carlos Andrés Rodríguez Cárdenas • Report No. 15/12, Petition 786-02, Ester Avigail Fajardo Garcés et al. • Report No. 65/12, Petition 1671-02, Alejandro Peñafiel Salgado • Report No. 84/12, Petition 677-04, Luis Garcia Garcia et al. • Report No. 85/12, Petition 381-03, S. et al. • Report No. 86/12, Petition 1201-07, Cesar Lourenzo Cedeño Muñoz et al. Guatemala • Report No. 87/12, Petition 140-08, Maya Kaqchikel communities • Report No. 88/12, Petition 751-06, Anette Bettina Herrera Osorio widow of Aranky et al. Honduras • Report No. 19/12, Petition 1127-05, Family of Sergio Arturo Canales Gálvez • Report No. 114/12, Petition 524-07, Adán Guillermo López Lone et al. Mexico • Report No. 59/12, Petition 266-03, Lilia Alejandra García Andrade et al. • Report No. 67/12, Petition 728-04, Rogelio Morales Martínez • Report No. 89/12, Petition 472-03, Pedro Amador Morales et al. Peru • Report No. 3/12, Petition 12.224, Santiago Antezana Cueto et al. United States • Report No. 16/12, Petition 1528-11, Iván Teleguz • Report No. 17/12, Petition Djamel Ameziane • Report No. 18/12, Petition 161-06, Juvenile offenders senteced to life imprisonment • Report No. 63/12, Petition 1762-11, Virgilio Maldonado Rodriguez • Report No. 73/12, Petition 15-12, Edgar Tamayo Arias Uruguay • Report No. 90/12, Petition 1056-07, Diana Maidanic et al. Venezuela • Report No. 20/12, Petition 1119-02, Aura de las Mercedes Pacheco Briceño et al. • Report No. 91/12, Petition 1336-07, José Gregorio Mota Abarullo et al.

3. Petitions declared inadmissible

Select ... Argentina • Report No. 116/12, Petition 374-07, Workers of ENTEL Brazil • Report No. 9/12, Petition 11.996, Workers of ENTEL • Report No. 21/12, Petition 885-03, Valentina de Andrade • Report No. 117/12, Petition 86-07, Demétrios Nicolaos Nikolaidis Ecuador • Report No. 22/12, Petition 398-02, José Xavier Gando Chica El Salvador • Report No. 119/12, Petition 185-03, José Adrián Mejía Mendoza et al. Guatemala • Report No. 23/12, Petition 1180-04, Edgar Manuel de León • Report No. 120/12, Petition 1119-06, Sonia Victoria Wilson Honduras • Report No. 121/12, Petition 764-03, Bernarda Liliana Gómez García et al. Mexico • Report No. 24/12, Petition 859-03, María Elena Macedo García • Report No. 25/12, Petition 700-04, Aurora Cortina González • Report No. 60/12, Petition 513-04, J.C.R. Peru • Report No. 26/12, Petition 736-03, Hernán alberto Chumpitaz Vásquez • Report No. 27/12, Petition 12.222, Unified Water and Swere Service workers´ • Report No. 28/12, Petition 170-00, José Hernán Susanivar et al. • Report No. 29/12, Petition 12.202, Union of Regular Professors • Report No. 118/12, Petition 12.297, Edilberto Temoche Mercado

4. Friendly settlements

Select ... Dominican Republic • Report No. 31/12 Case 12.174, Israel Geraldo Paredes Acosta Ecuador • Report No. 122/12, Petition 533-05, Julio Rubén Robles Guatemala • Report No. 1/12, Case 11.422, Mario Alioto López Sánchez • Repot No. 30/12, Case 12.546, Juan Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán • Repot No. 123/12, Case 12.591, Ángelica Jerónimo juárez Honduras • Report No. 124/12, Case 11.805, Carlos Enrique Jaco Mexico • Report No. 68/12, Petition 318-05, Gerónimo Gómez López Venezuela • Report No. 32/12, Case 11.706, Yanomami of Xaximú Indigenous Peoples

5. Reports on the merits

Select ... Argentina • Report No. 66/12, Cae 12.324, Rubén Luis Godoy

6. Archival decisions

Select ... Argentina • Report No. 33/12, Petition 907-03, Ricardo Alberto Barreda • Report No. 92/12, Petition 200-02, Mauricio Gerardo Rolón • Report No. 93/12, Petition 322-02, Amado Raúl Aued • Report No. 94/12, Petition 42-01, Roberto Adrián Centro • Report No. 95/12, Petition 372-00, Alejandra Graciela Acosta • Report No. 96/12, Petition 11.819, Christian Daniel Domínguez Domenichetti • Report No. 97/12, Petition 823-07, Eduardo Emilio Sosa Brazil • Report No. 34/12, Petition 12.227, María Madalena Goulat Soares et al. • Report No. 35/12, Petition 12.276, José P. dos Santos • Report No. 36/12, Petition 12.588, Alexandre Ribeiro de Oliveira • Report No. 37/12, Petition 11.841, Paraplegic persons deprived of liberty • Report No. 98/12, Petition 1455-06, Thiago Silva dos Santos • Report No. 99/12, Petition 1206-03, Children deprived of liberty in Araraquara Unit Costa Rica • Report No. 38/12, Petition 689-04, Eduardo Jiménez • Report No. 39/12, Petition 871-01, Francisco Moyoa Solano et al. • Report No. 40/12, Petition 3226-02, María Yamileth Scott Hernández Cuba • Report No. 100/12, Petition 11.365, Jesús Yañez Pelletier et al. • Report No. 101/12, Petition 11.391, Edilberto Morales Martínez et al. • Report No. 102/12, Petition 11.392, Hubert Jerez • Report No. 103/12, Petition 11.646, Hilda Maestre Hernández et al. Ecuador • Report No. 41/12, Petition 12.364, Luíz Mazón and workers of the health Ministry • Report No. 42/12, Petition 55-03, Hugo Napoleón Sánchez Garcés • Report No. 43/12, Petition 661-01, Pedro Muñoz Ulloa and Miriam García Gutiérrez • Report No. 104/12, Petition 12.273, Ricardo Sánchez Romo • Report No. 105/12, Petition 12.092, Pedro Eladio Mata Martínez et al. El Salvador • Report No. 44/12, Petition 146-03, Williams Neftaly Valenzuela Saravia Guatemala • Report No. 45/12, Petition 12.352, Bruce Campbell Harris Lloyd Haiti • Report No. 46/12, Petition 12.438, Guy Andre Francois Mexico • Report No. 61/12, Petition 468-03, Asdrúbal Araujo Castillo • Report No. 106/12, Petition 12.317, Mikel Arrieta Llopis et al. Nicaragua • Report No. 48/12, Petition 1145-05, Jorge Alberto Huezo Paraguay • Report No. 49/12, Petition 11.836, Feliciano Orue Coronel • Report No. 107/12, Petition 11.559, Miguel Ángel Soler • Report No. 108/12, Petition 11.561, Susana Carolina and pablo Hernán Bianco Peru • Report No. 50/12, Petition 12.186, Luis Clodorimo Rojas Arias • Report No. 51/12, Petition 904-98, Members of ASESSP • Report No. 52/12, Petition 908-98, Carlos Felipe Améxaga Mattos • Report No. 53/12, Petition 12.216, Luis Enrique Guillén Benezú et al. • Report No. 109/12, Petition 575-01, Carlos Humberto Martel Garibay • Report No. 110/12, Petition 73-02, Crlos A. Romero Lostaunau • Report No. 111/12, Petition 12.177, Alberto Cabello Ortega Venezuela • Report No. 54/12, Petition 616-04, Carlos Alberto Nieto Palma

D. Status of compliance with the recommendations of the IACHR

 

Introduction

 

Cuba

 

Honduras

 

Venezuela
 

The Work, Education and Resources of Women: the Road to Equality in Guaranteeing Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Legal Standards Related to Gender Equality and Women’s Rights in the Inter-American Human Rights System: Development and Application

Access to Information on Reproductive Health from a Human Rights Perspective

The Situation of People of African Descent in the Americas

Access to Justice For Women Victims of Sexual Violence in Mesoamerica

Report on the Human Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty in the Americas

Access to Justice For Women Victims of Sexual Violence: Education and Health

Second Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in the Americas

The Death Penalty in the Inter-American Human Rights System: From Restrictions to Abolition

Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Jamaica

Report of the office of the Special Rapporteur For Freedom of Expression