{"id":3440,"date":"2010-03-05T19:38:17","date_gmt":"2010-03-05T19:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cejil.z.actotal.net\/2010\/03\/05\/the-inter-american-system-has-proved-to-be-effective-and-fruitful\/"},"modified":"2021-02-15T12:34:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T12:34:52","slug":"the-inter-american-system-has-proved-to-be-effective-and-fruitful","status":"publish","type":"comunicado-de-prensa","link":"https:\/\/cejil.org\/en\/press-releases\/the-inter-american-system-has-proved-to-be-effective-and-fruitful\/","title":{"rendered":"The Inter-American System has Proved to be Effective and Fruitful"},"content":{"rendered":"

(March 4, 2010) – The undersigned organizations emphasize the crucial role that has been played by the Inter-American System for the protection of human rights, and consolidation of democracy around the continent. We strongly express our deepest concern after the statements given by Venezuela in response to the publication of the Report on Human Rights and Democracy in Venezuela<\/span>, released on February 24, 2010 by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).<\/p>\n

The president of Venezuela, Hugo Ch\u00e1vez, downplayed the IACHR\u2019s report, insulted his Executive Secretary, Santiago Canton, and threatened to withdraw Venezuela from the Organization of American States (OAS). The apprehensive allegations are disturbing because they do not dispute the facts stated in the document, but rather dismiss the work of he organs responsible to provide international supervision, as well as it undermines the strength of a system that has been vital to defend, promote, and elevate the standards of human rights protection.<\/p>\n

One of the most important developments in the international protection of human rights made in the second half of the last century, at both global and regional levels, was the incorporation of different organs responsible for monitoring compliance \u2500 as the IACHR \u2013 in order to establish international responsibility of States Parties. These bodies, \u00a0are allowed to give recommendations based on reports, and sometimes can resolve individual cases by issuing resolutions.<\/p>\n

Our continent was a pioneer in the protection of human rights with the enactment, in 1948, of the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man. Since 1959, the IACHR has used this Declaration as a yardstick to assess human rights situations in the region. Likewise, it developed an important task due to the commitment of its members, where it expanded the powers of this body to include not only the issuance of recommendations, but also conducting site visits, reporting on the status of the human rights, and the processing of individual petitions, among others. Initially, the non-contentious functions such as issuing reports, were of great importance in the work of the Commission.<\/p>\n

The adoption of the American Convention on Human Rights in 1969, which came into force in 1978, added more faculties to the IACHR, and created the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Venezuela’s role was leading at that time to chair the First Committee appointed to start discussions and establish that the States Parties to the Convention undertook “to respect the rights and freedoms recognized herein and to ensure free and full exercise to all persons which is subject to their jurisdiction without discrimination”.<\/p>\n

The IACHR played a key role in challenging, documenting, and reporting abuses by dictatorial governments in the decades of the seventies and eighties. More recently, the IACHR has been instrumental in developing human rights standards. Thus, the regional security system went from challenging productive abuse within the government sphere from dictatorial court, to realize the structural flaws and abuses that still occur in democracy.<\/p>\n

While the Inter-American system is not the sole determining factor in achieving these changes, it has been a catalyst for the effective protection of human rights in the region.<\/p>\n

For these reasons, the attitude of the State of Venezuela against the report issued by the IACHR erodes the strength and effectiveness of a system that historically has proved to be fruitful and shows laziness on their own legitimate needs of citizens. The undersigned organizations make a fervent appeal to the IACHR and the State of Venezuela to engage in a dialogue to overcome the current tension and examine the substance of the conclusions and recommendations of the report issued.<\/p>\n

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BRASIL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conectas Direitos Humanos<\/p>\n

ECUADOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Comisi\u00f3n Ecum\u00e9nica de Derechos Humanos (CEDHU)<\/p>\n

El SALVADOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Instituto de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Centroamericana \u201cJos\u00e9 Sime\u00f3n Ca\u00f1as\u201d (IDHUCA)<\/p>\n

M\u00c9XICO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abogadas y Abogados para la Justicia y los Derechos Humanos<\/p>\n

Asistencia Legal por los Derechos Humanos A.C. (ASILEGAL)<\/p>\n

Asociaci\u00f3n Interamericana para la Defensa del Ambiente (AIDA)<\/p>\n

Comisi\u00f3n Mexicana de Defensa y Promoci\u00f3n de los Derechos Humanos (CMDPDH)<\/p>\n

PANAM\u00c1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Centro de Iniciativas Democr\u00e1ticas (CIDEM)<\/p>\n

PARAGUAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Foro de Mujeres del Mercosur <\/strong><\/p>\n

PER\u00da<\/strong><\/p>\n

Asociaci\u00f3n Pro Derechos Humanos (APRODEH)<\/p>\n

Centro de Pol\u00edticas P\u00fablicas y Derechos Humanos- Per\u00fa EQUIDAD<\/p>\n

Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos<\/p>\n

URUGUAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Instituto de Estudios Legales y Sociales del Uruguay (IELSUR)<\/p>\n

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VENEZUELA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Acci\u00f3n Solidaria VIH\/SIDA<\/p>\n

Asociaci\u00f3n Venezolana de Organizaciones de Sociedad Civil<\/p>\n

Centro de Derechos Humanos de la UCAB<\/p>\n

Comit\u00e9 de Familiares de las V\u00edctimas de los Sucesos de Febrero y Marzo de 1989 (COFAVIC)<\/p>\n

Espacio P\u00fablico<\/p>\n

Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones<\/p>\n

Sinergia<\/p>\n

Vicar\u00eda de Derechos Humanos de Caracas<\/p>\n

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REGIONAL <\/strong>ORGANIZATIONS
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Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL)<\/p>\n

Federaci\u00f3n Internacional de Derechos Humanos (FIDH)<\/p>\n

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