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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) welcomes the entry into force of the General Law to Prevent Investigation and Punishment of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment in Mexico. This important legislation, which materializes the efforts of the Mexican State as a whole to eliminate this practice of violating human rights, was published on June 26 in the context of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The IACHR calls on state authorities to take all necessary measures to ensure the effective implementation of this law. See Article.

The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) today signed a joint statement calling on the states of the region, international organizations, civil society organizations and academia to Continue to work towards a coordinated regional response to ensure respect for the human rights of migrants, as well as the facilitation of safe, orderly and regular migration, among other commitments.See Article.

Issue number #41-3 (June 2017) of publication Armada International is now available

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), had a telephone conversation with Leopoldo López this afternoon. Both agreed on the need to continue working for the return of democracy in Venezuela and for the recovery of the rights of the Venezuelan people. See Article.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemns the serious acts of violence that occurred on July 5 in the Federal Legislative Palace, home of the National Assembly, in the context of the events commemorating the 206 years of the signing of the Act of the Independence of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. See Article.

Issue number #49-186 (January 2017) of publication Estudios Internacionales is now available

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) strongly condemns the operations carried out by state security forces, mainly by military bodies, in recent days in Venezuela, in the face of an escalation in the situation of violence that has been occurring in the country since month of April 2017, which has left dozens of people dead, hundreds of people injured, and thousands of people detained. See Article.

Issue number #5-2017 (May 2017) of publication Relevés mensuels des traités et accords internationaux is now available

Issue number #5-2017 (May 2017) of publication Monthly Statement of Treaties and International Agreements is now available

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) welcomes the recent entry into force of the Guatemalan Migration Code at the end of April 2017. This Code integrates and harmonizes multiple norms and standards of the Inter-American Human Rights System, International Refugee Law, as well as the International Convention on the Protection of Migrant Workers and Members of their families to the Guatemalan legal system. The IACHR calls on the Guatemalan state to regulate this law and other norms relating to persons in the context of human mobility in accordance with Inter-American human rights standards and standards. See Article.

Issue number #92-2 (April 2017) of publication International Social Science Review is now available

Issue number #4-2017 (April 2017) of publication Relevés mensuels des traités et accords internationaux is now available

Issue number #4-2017 (April 2017) of publication Monthly Statement of Treaties and International Agreements is now available

Issue number #53-4 (February 2017) of publication UN Chronicle is now available

In the framework of World Environment Day, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) highlights the valuable role defenders of land and the environment play in building a solid democratic society and sustainable development. The IACHR also urges the member states of the Organization of American States (OAS) to take urgent measures to recognize and protect the work of human rights defenders. See Article.

Issue number #5 (January 2017) of publication Anuario Ibero-Americano de Derecho Internacional Penal is now available

Issue number #3-2017 (March 2017) of publication Relevés mensuels des traités et accords internationaux is now available

Issue number #3-2017 (March 2017) of publication Monthly Statement of Treaties and International Agreements is now available

Issue number #41-2 (April 2017) of publication Armada International is now available

The Inter-American Court held, between May 15 and 26, 2017, its 118th Regular Session in San José, Costa Rica. See Article.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) reiterates its call for States to take urgent and gender-sensitive measures to prevent, investigate, and punish all murders of women. The IACHR expresses its deep concern about information it continues to receive on alarming killings and acts of physical, psychological, and sexual violence against women that continue to occur throughout the hemisphere. See Article.

A resource has been added International Tax Planning and Transfer Pricing Planning. Latin-America from a Spanish perspective (2017)

A resource has been added International Tax Planning and Transfer Pricing Planning. Latin-America from a US perspective (2017)

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) expresses its concern over a decision by the Argentine Supreme Court that departs from international standards in the pursuit of serious violations of human rights.See Article.

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT) in the Simón Bolívar Room of the organization's headquarters in Washington, DC, to discuss the preparations for the Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs on the situation in Venezuela, as well as to know the change of venue of the General Assembly, which will take place from June 19 to 21, and to choose a New member of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), among other topics. See Article.

Issue number #31-1 (January 2017) of publication The International Economy is now available

Issue number #41-1 (February 2017) of publication Armada International is now available

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold an extraordinary meeting on Friday, May 5, 2017, at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT) in the Simón Bolívar Room of the organization's headquarters in Washington , DC, to receive the candidates for Commissioners of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. See Article.

Nicaragua had an insufficient investigative and judicial response to the murder of Francisco García Valle, the husband of a human rights defender, concluded the Inter-American Court in its Judgment issued on March 25, 2017 and notified on April 28, 2017. See Article.

Issue number #14 (February 2017) of publication Indonesian Journal of International & Comparative Law is now available