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OAS - Organization of American
States
OAS INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON
HUMAN RIGHTS
The
Inter-American Commission for Human Rights - IACHR - is a principal
and autonomous organ of the Organization of American States whose mission
is to promote and protect human rights in the American hemisphere. http://www.oas.org/en/iachr/mandate/what.asp
INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON WOMEN
RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN -
INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
The Office of the Rapporteur on the Rights of Women is one of eight thematic Rapporteurships of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
E-Mail: rcelorio@oas.org
In accord with the basic principles of equality and nondiscrimination underlying the instruments of the inter-American human rights system, the Office of the Rapporteur on the Rights of Women focuses specifically on women’s rights and gender equity and equality. Since it was established in 1994, this office has played a critical role in the Commission’s task of protecting the rights of women. It has published studies on particular issues, helped to develop new jurisprudence on this subject within the individual case system, and supported research on various issues that affect the rights of women in specific countries of the region, through its country visits and reports. One of the basic principles that informs its work and is reflected in everything it does is the need to incorporate a gender perspective in the planning and implementation of public policies and in decision-making in all Member States.
More specifically, the Office of the Rapporteur raises awareness about the
need to take new steps to ensure that women are able to exercise their basic
rights; makes specific recommendations that encourage States to meet their
priority obligations for equality and nondiscrimination; promotes mechanisms
that the inter-American human rights system provides to protect women’s rights,
such as the lodging of individual complaints on violations; prepares
specialized studies and reports in this area; and assists the Commission in
responding to petitions and other reports of violations of these rights in the
region.
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
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Washington D.C. 20006