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OAS Permanent Council to Commemorate Anniversary of the Adoption of the American Convention on Human Rights and Installation of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights

  December 9, 2019

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States will hold a special meeting, on Wednesday, December 11, at 09:30 EST (14:30 GMT) in Simon Bolívar Hall at OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the American Convention on Human Rights (Pact of San José, Costa Rica) and the fortieth anniversary of the installation of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in San Jose, Costa Rica.”

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 Website and the OAS Facebook page

Press Contact: Mónica Reyes ([email protected]).

WHAT: OAS Permanent Council Marks Anniversary of the Adoption of the American Convention on Human Rights and Installation of IA Court of Human Rights

WHEN: Wednesday, December 11, at 09:30 EST (14:30 GMT)

WHERE: Simon Bolivar Room
Organization of American States
17th Street & Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20006

Reference: AVI-248/19