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PRESS RELEASE
Nº 25/06
HEARINGS AT THE 125TH
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
The Inter-American Commission on Human
Rights hereby reports that the following hearings will be held during its
125th special session, in Guatemala City:
Tuesday, July 18, 2006:
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9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
Petition presented by the State of Nicaragua for
alleged violations of the American Convention on Human Rights by the
State of Costa Rica |
Wednesday, July 19, 2006:
Group A:
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9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. |
Free trade and human rights agreements in Central
America |
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10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. |
Situation of women imprisoned in Honduras |
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11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Obstacles to investigating and punishing human
rights violations in El Salvador |
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3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. |
Case 12.517, Hermanas Mejía Ramírez, and Case
12.494, Hermanos Contreras (El Salvador) |
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4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m. |
Situation of trade unionists’ rights in El
Salvador |
Group B:
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9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. |
Situation of collective property rights of
indigenous peoples
in Central America |
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10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. |
Situation of community media in Central America |
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11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Intra-family or domestic violence in Central
America |
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3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. |
Human rights situation of rural and
indigenous communities in Honduras |
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4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m. |
Situation of people affected by strip-mining
concessions in Central America |
The hearings will be public and will take
place in the Hotel Camino Real.
The Commission expresses appreciation to the
Government of Guatemala for its cooperation and the facilities provided
for these hearings, and to the civil society institutions and
organizations that have filed petitions.
Washington, D.C., July 12, 2006 |
