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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearings on Guatemala

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearings on Guatemala

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, IACHR, hearings on Guatemala will begin tomorrow at 2:30 pm and end at 6:00 pm. The hearings can be followed live on webcast. It is the 138o Period of Sessions, March 2010, Friday, March 19, 2010- Padilha Vidal Room A (GSB TL Level).

The issues to be addressed are: 
General Situation of Human Rights in Guatemala. Participants: Petitioner: Instituto de Estudios Comparados en Ciencias Penales de Guatemala (ICCPG); Unidad de Protección a Defensoras y Defensores de Derechos Humanos (UDEFEGUA); Centro de Acción Legal en Derechos Humanos (CALDH); Asociación para el Estudio y la Promoción de la Seguridad en Democracia (SEDEM); Centro Internacional para Investigaciones en Derechos Humanos (CIIDH); Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL). State of Guatemala.

Legislation on Forced Disappearance in Guatemala. Participants: Petitioner: Grupo de Apoyo Mutuo (GAM)
Centro Internacional para Investigaciones en Derechos Humanos (CIIDH); Centro de Derechos Humanos de Guatemala (CDHG); Asociación de Familiares Detenidos Desaparecidos de Guatemala (FAMDEGUA). State of Guatemala.

Public Policy on Reparations in Guatemala. Participants: Petitioner: Centro de Análisis Forense y Ciencias Aplicadas (CAFCA). State of Guatemala.

Link to live webcast: http://www.oas.org/en/media_center/webcast_schedule.asp

Shedule:

Time: 2:30 - 3:30
Subject of Hearing: General Situation of Human Rights in Guatemala
Participants: Petitioner: Instituto de Estudios Comparados en Ciencias Penales de Guatemala (ICCPG); Unidad de Protección a Defensoras y Defensores de Derechos Humanos (UDEFEGUA); Centro de Acción Legal en Derechos Humanos (CALDH); Asociación para el Estudio y la Promoción de la Seguridad en Democracia (SEDEM); Centro Internacional para Investigaciones en Derechos Humanos (CIIDH); Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).
State of Guatemala

Time: 3:45 - 4:45
Subject of Hearing: Legislation on Forced Disappearance in Guatemala
Participants: Petitioner: Grupo de Apoyo Mutuo (GAM)
Centro Internacional para Investigaciones en Derechos Humanos (CIIDH); Centro de Derechos Humanos de Guatemala (CDHG); Asociación de Familiares Detenidos Desaparecidos de Guatemala (FAMDEGUA)
State of Guatemala

Time: 5:00 - 6:00
Subject of Hearing: Public Policy on Reparations in Guatemala
Participants: Petitioner: Centro de Análisis Forense y Ciencias Aplicadas (CAFCA)
State of Guatemala

 

 

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