OPENING CEREMONY OF THE INTER-AMERICAN JUDICIAL YEAR 2021

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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights holds its 139^th Regular Session

The Inter-American Court held its 139^th Regular Session between January 25 and February 19, 2021.

1. Judgment
   
   
   1. Case of Cordero Bernal v. Peru

2. Public hearings on Contentious Cases
   
   
   1. Case of Garzón Guzmán v. Ecuador
   2. Case of Vera Rojas et al. v. Chile
   3. Case of Barbosa de Souza et al. v. Brazil
   4. Case of Members and Militants of the Patriotic Union v. Colombia
   5. Case of the Massacre of the village of Los Josefinos v. Guatemala




The videos of the hearings are available on the Inter-American Court’s YouTube site

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3. Evidentiary procedure in a case being processed
   
   
   1. Case of Guerrero et al. v. Venezuela


4. Orders on Monitoring Compliance with Judgment
   
   
   1. Case of Ximenes Lopes v. Brazil
   2. Case of Norin Catrimán et al. (Leaders, Members and Activist of the Indigenous Mapuche People) v. Chile
   3. Case of the Río Negro Massacres v. Guatemala
   4. Case of the National Association of Discharged and Retired Employees of the National Tax Administration Superintendence (ANCEJUB-SUNAT) v. Peru
   5. Case of Rosadio Villavicencio v. Peru

Upcoming Judgments will be notified

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See Press Release

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Peru is not responsible in the case of the dismissal of a Judge by means of a disciplinary proceeding

In the Judgment in the Case of Cordero Bernal v. Peru, recently notified, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights declared that the State of Peru was not responsible for violating the judicial guarantees (Article 8), the principle of legality (Article 9), the political rights (Article 23), and the right to judicial protection (Article 25) contained in the American Convention on Human Rights of Héctor Fidel Cordero Bernal.

See Press Release

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The Inter-American Court concludes Conference on Gender Parity in National and International Justice

The Conference on “Challenges for gender parity in justice: mechanisms and opportunities for overcoming obstacles to the professional advancement of women in the judiciary” organized by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in collaboration with the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) took place from March 8 to 10, 2021. The Conference was organized to celebrate International Women’s Day, which is held on March 8 each year.

See Press Release

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Updating of the Case Law of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights No. 17: Interaction between International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (I/A Court H.R.) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) published the updated version of Case Law Bulletin of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights No. 17: Interaction between International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law.

See Press Release

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See Bulletin

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New website on the joint work of the three Regional Human Rights Courts

In the context of the permanent dialogue between the three Regional Human Rights Courts, we are presenting a special section of the Inter-American Human Rights Website on the joint efforts of the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights, the European Court of Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

See Press Release

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See Website

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Start of the Diploma in Human Rights for Journalists – Second Edition 2021

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (I/A Court H.R.), with the support of the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights, the UNESCO Regional Information and Communications Office, and the Rule of Law Program for Latin America of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, inaugurated the Second Edition of the Diploma in Human Rights for Journalists, 2021. More than 3,000 candidates responded to the invitation to enroll in the second edition of the Diploma and, of these, 80 journalists from different parts of Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and the United States of America were selected.

See information

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International Forum on Human Rights: Dialogue between the three Regional Courts of Human Rights

On March 24, 2021, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights and the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights held the Second International Forum on Human Rights: Dialogue between the three Regional Human Rights Courts, organized by the European Court on this occasion.

See Press Release

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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights held its 140^th Regular Session

The Inter-American Court held its 140^th Regular Session from March 1 to 26, 2021.

1. Judgments
   
   
   1. Case of Vicky Hernández et al. v. Honduras
2. Case of Guachalá Chimbo et al. v. Ecuador

2. Public hearings in Contentious Cases
   
   
   1. Case of Ríos Ávalos et al. v. Paraguay
   2. Case of Cuya Lavy et al. v. Peru
   3. Case of Manuela et al. v. El Salvador
   4. In the Case of Bedoya Lima et al. v. Colombia, the Court issued an Order concerning the recusal filed by the State of Colombia in this case.
      
      
3. Hearings on Monitoring Compliance with Judgment and Provisional Measures
   
   
   1. Case of the Massacres of El Mozote and surrounding areas v. El Salvador
   2. Joint hearing for the Cases of the Garifuna Triunfo de la Cruz Community and Punta Piedra v. Honduras


4. Orders on Provisional Measures
   
   
   1. Case of the Miguel Castro Castro Prison v. Peru
   2. Case of Members and Militants of the Patriotic Union v. Colombia
   3. Case of Bedoya Lima et al. v. Colombia
      

Upcoming Judgments will be notified

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See Press Release

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Cycle of Human Rights Training for non-lawyers, available in audiovisual format

As part of the permanent communication and training efforts of the Inter-American Court to ensure that an increasing number of people are made aware of how the Inter-American System of Human Rights operates, the Court has made available to all those who are interested the Initial Virtual Training Cycle on Human Rights.

The video collection is available on the Inter-American Court’s YouTube site

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See Press Release

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