This Friday, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) will elect 4 of the seven members of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the area’s key human rights physique.
It is necessary that we’ve members who meet these standards. The Commission performs an necessary position in monitoring and defending human rights and in setting new rights requirements for Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Commission’s work is especially necessary in selling the best of girls and ladies to be free from all types of violence and gender discrimination. In 2021, the case Cristina Brites Arce and Her Family v. Argentina was filed with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, ensuing within the courtroom recognizing obstetric violence (violence inflicted within the context of being pregnant and childbirth) as a human rights violation. human rights. In 2022, the European Commission introduced the Beatriz case in opposition to El Salvador and different circumstances to courtroom relating to absolutely the ban on abortion. This case is predicted to set an necessary precedent within the Americas.
For this cause, the OAS General Assembly should make sure that candidates meet the excessive requirements for committee membership. OAS member states ought to make sure that the subsequent group of commissioners has the {qualifications} and independence to guard human rights for all individuals within the Americas.