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OAS Permanent Council to Commemorate Human Rights Day

  December 10, 2021

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, December 15 at 10:00 EST (15:00 GMT) to commemorate “Human Rights Day,” among other topics. 

The meeting will include presentations by: 

  • United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet,  
  • President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Antonia Urrejola Noguera, and
  • President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Elizabeth Odio Benito.

Please consult the agenda of the meeting here. Note that changes to the agenda may yet be made before the meeting. 

The meeting will be broadcast live - with interpretation in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese- on the OAS WebsiteFacebook and YouTube 

Press Contact: María Isabel Rivero ([email protected]

WHAT:  OAS Permanent Council to Commemorate Human Rights Day 

WHEN
:  Wednesday, December 15 at 10:00 EST (15:00 GMT) 

WHERE: OAS website, Facebook and YouTube. 

Reference: AVI-186/21