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CHILE IS INTERNATIONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION OF SEVERAL RIGHTS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE MAPUCHE PEOPLE WHO HELD ACTS OF PACIFIC PROTEST

 

San José, Costa Rica, November 21, 2024. - In the judgment in the Case of Huilcamán Paillama et al. v. Chile, notified today, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights declared that Chile is internationally responsible for the human rights violations committed in the criminal proceedings against 135 members of the Mapuche indigenous peoples, in the context of the actions taken by the Council of All Lands organization from 1989-1992 to demand their rights.

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  • Lanzamiento de diez nuevos cursos autoformativos en portugués del Centro de Formación de la Corte IDH

    San José, Costa Rica, 30 de septiembre de 2025. La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos se complace en anunciar el lanzamiento de diez cursos autoformativos en idioma portugués de su Centro de Formación.

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  • Launch of three new self-learning courses in english of the Court's Training Center

    San José, Costa Rica, September 25, 2025.  The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is pleased to announce the launch of three self-learning courses in English by its Training Center

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  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights inaugurated its 180th Regular Session in Paraguay

    Asunción, Paraguay, September 22, 2025. On Monday, September 22, at the Palace of Justice, the opening ceremony of the 180th Regular Session of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights was held, with the participation of high-level national and international authorities.

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  • Extension of the term to receive observations on the request for an Advisory Opinion submitted by the Republic of Guatemala

    San José, Costa Rica, September 19, 2025. On December 6, 2024, the Republic of Guatemala filed before the Registrar’s Office the Inter-American Court of Human Rights a request for an Advisory Opinion on democracy and its protection before the inter-American system of human rights, in conformity with Article 64(1) of the American Convention on Human Rights.

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  • Inter-American Court performed visit to Colombia to monitor compliance with judgments

    San José, Costa Rica, September 17, 2025.  A delegation of the Inter-American Court and its Registrar’s Office visited Bogotá, Colombia, from September 9 to 11, 2025, to hold private hearings on monitoring compliance with judgment in six cases regarding Colombia and meet with several State authorities.   

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  • Publication of the Jurisprudence Journal of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights No. 13: Judicial protection

    San José, Costa Rica, September 12, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is pleased to communicate the update as of March 2025 of the following jurisprudence journal

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  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights held its 179th Regular Session

    San José, Costa Rica, September 9, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights held its 179th Regular Session from August 18 to September 3, 2025. The session was hybrid, including both virtual and in-person activities. During this session, the Court held deliberations and hearings.

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  • Corte IDH inaugura exposición sobre la Convención Americana de Derechos Humanos interpretada e ilustrada por y para niños, niñas y adolescentes en el museo de los niños

    San José, Costa Rica, 4 de septiembre de 2025. La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, en conjunto con el Museo de los Niños en Costa Rica, inauguró hoy en la Galería Nacional una exposición dedicada a la Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos, interpretada e ilustrada por y para niños, niñas y adolescentes de América Latina y el Caribe, realizada en conjunto con la Comisión Nacional para el Mejoramiento de la Administración de Justicia (Conamaj) y la Fundación Paniamor a inicios de este año. La muestra estará abierta al público durante un mes y busca acercar el lenguaje de los derechos humanos a las nuevas generaciones a través del arte.

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  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights will hold its 180th Regular Session in Paraguay

    San José, Costa Rica, September 2, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights will hold in Paraguay the first week of its 180th Regular Session from September 22 to 26, 2025. Subsequently, from September 29 to October 3, the Court will continue the session virtually to deliberate on its decisions.  

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  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights announces call for applications for the Internship and Professional Visits Program for the first periods of 2026

    San José, Costa Rica, August 28, 2025. The Internship and Professional Visits Program of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights announces the call for applications for the periods from January-April and May-August 2026.

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  • I/A Court HR declares that the American Convention continues to be in effect in Venezuela and it has jurisdiction to continue hearing the case of Chirinos Salamanca et. Al. V. Venezuela

    San José, Costa Rica, August 26, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (I/A Court HR) issued a judgment on the preliminary objections in the case of Chirinos Salamanca et al. v. Venezuela on August 21, 2025. The Court unanimously rejected the preliminary objections filed by the State in its response to petition, regarding the alleged lack of jurisdiction ratione voluntatis and ratione temporis, and the control over lawfulness of the actions of the Inter-American Commission. Consequently, the Court will continue hearing the case in the merits stage and subsequent reparations and costs.

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  • Inauguration of the Diploma course on the Jurisprudence of the I/A court hr for National Human Rights Institutions

    San José, Costa Rica, August 25, 2025. On August 21, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Network of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection Human Rights in the American Continent (RINDHCA) kicked off the diploma course on the Jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for National Human Rights Institutions (INDH).

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  • Publication of the Jurisprudence Journal of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights No. 22: Economic, social, cultural and environmental rights

    San José, Costa Rica, August 22, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is pleased to communicate the update as of May 2025 of the following jurisprudence journals

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  • Youth conclude the IV Edition of the Latin American Human Rights Seedbed

    San José, Costa Rica, August 21, 2025. On August 8, the IV Edition of the “Latin American Human Rights Seedbed: Bringing the youth close to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights” (LATAM Seedbed), a regional initiative along with the Human Rights Center of the Law Faculty of University of Buenos Aires, the Rule of Law for Latin America Program of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Training Center of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, came to a close.

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  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights will hold Its 179th Regular Session

    San José, Costa Rica, August 14, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights will hold its 179th Regular Session from August 18 to September 3, 2025. It will be hybrid, including both virtual and in-person activities. During this session, the Court will hold deliberations and hearings.  

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  • I/A Court HR hands out the awards to the winners of the contest “Focusing on Rights: A Photographic Journey along with the I/A Court HR”

    San José, Costa Rica, August 14, 2025. On August 12, the award ceremony was held for the winners of the photography contest “Focusing on Rights: a photographic journey along with the I/A Court HR.” The act was led by Judge Nancy Hernández López, President of the Court. The awards ceremony was held at the facilities of the Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas de Costa Rica (Bar Association of Costa Rica).

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  • The Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognizes the existence of a stand-alone human right to care

    San José, Costa Rica, August 7, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights notified today Advisory Opinion 31 of 2025 on the content and scope of care as a human right and its interrelationship with other rights, adopted on June 12, 2025, in response to a request submitted by the Republic of Argentina in January of 2023. This advisory process had the second highest participation in the Court’s history, with a total of 129 observations received, and it was the first in which an international court was asked to address the right to care.

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  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights would like To thank Swiss cooperation

    San José, Costa Rica, July 31, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights would like to thank the Government of Switzerland and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (COSUDE) for their support in the implementation of the project “Strategic strengthening of the course offer and communication services of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights” which began on July 1, 2024, and will conclude on July 31, 2025.

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  • Update of the Jurisprudence Journals of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights No. 16 and 20, Freedom of thought and expression and Political rights

    San José, Costa Rica, July 16, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is pleased to communicate the update as of May 2025 of the following jurisprudence journals:

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  • Inter-American Court of Human Rights held its 178th Regular Session

    San José, Costa Rica, July 14, 2025. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights held its 178th Regular Session from June 23 to July 4, 2025, in hybrid format, with both virtual and in-person activities. During this session the Court held deliberations and hearings.

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