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Impact and challenges of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in the current regional context
Abstract
This article makes a historical analysis of the work of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) during its 60-year history, highlighting the main impacts that, in the author’s opinion, the organization has had through its various mechanisms. Likewise, it analyzes the current human rights situation in the American
continent and based on that context, establishes the main challenges that, in her opinion, the IACHR must face. Finally, the article refers to the consequences on human
rights of the Covid-19 pandemic, which was affecting the world at the closing date of the article, indicating the recommendations that the IACHR has adopted to that moment so that the measures implemented by the States when facing the pandemic, are respectful of human rights and inter-American standards.
