The Annual Report of the IACHR is a regional reference instrument that compiles the human rights situation in the hemisphere, presenting the progress and challenges of the OAS Member States in this area; and offers the institutional achievements, work and activities carried out by the Commission to guarantee and protect the human rights of all persons in the region.
Introduction
The introduction describes the structure of the annual report and summarizes the progress made by the IACHR in 2023. It also discusses the status of Inter-American System instruments and progress on the ratification and signing of these.
Chapter I
Chapter II highlights the progress made on implementing the Strategic Plan 20232027 and the periods of sessions held in 2023. It lists the resolutions that were adopted and instances of cooperation with States and civil society. It also describes the IACHRs relationship with the political organs of the OAS and discusses follow-up activities on recommendations and their impact.
Chapter II
Chapter II reflects the work carried out by the IACHR through its system of petitions, cases, precautionary measures, and friendly settlements and its work with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Chapter III
Chapter III covers the activities of the 11 offices of the country and thematic rapporteurs, working visits, requests for information, approved reports, and promotional and training activities.
Chapter IV
Chapter IVa summarizes the regional human rights situation and country perspectives in the following areas: democratic institutions, human rights, access to justice, citizen security, and equality and discrimination. This information is complemented by the annual reports from the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and the Office of the Special Rapporteur on Economic, Social, Cultural, and Economic Rights.
Chapter IVbCuba examines the human rights situation on the island, noting the lack of representative democracy and independence of the judiciary.
Chapter IVbNicaragua analyzes the serious human rights crisis in the country, which is characterized by the breakdown of constitutional and democratic order.
Chapter IVbVenezuela describes the serious human rights crisis in the country resulting from the absence of the rule of law and the deterioration of democratic institutions.
Chapter IVbGuatemala highlights the intensification of judicial persecution and the criminalization of individuals in the judicial sphere in a context of continuous deterioration of human rights and the rule of law.
Chapter V
Chapter VBrazil follows up on the recommendations made in the Human Rights Situation in Brazil report.
Chapter VEl Salvador follows up on the recommendations made in the Human Rights Situation in El Salvador report.
Chapter VMexico follows up on the recommendations made in the Human Rights Situation in Mexico report, approved on December 31, 2015.
Chapter VI
Chapter VI includes information on the IACHRs structure and personnel; financial resources and budget execution; planning, resource mobilization, and project management; and the technological advances achieved in 2023.
Annexes
Press Releases
- R87/24—On World Press Freedom Day, SRFOE publishes its Annual Report 2023
Washington, DC, May 3, 2024 - 77/24—IACHRs 2023 Annual Report Notes Challenges in Protecting Human Rights and Democratic Institutions
Washington, DC, April 25, 2024
Commissioner Roberta Clarke, President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)
Presentation of the 2023 Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to the 54th General Assembly of the Organization of American States.
Asunción, Paraguay, June 28, 2024
Executive Secretary of the IACHR, Tania Reneaum Panszi
Presentación del Informe Anual 2023 a la Comisión de Asuntos Jurídicos y Políticos (CAJP) del Consejo Permanente de la Organización de los Estados Americanos. (available in Spanish)
Washington, D.C., April 25, 2024OEA/Ser.L/V/II.
Doc. 386 rev. 1
December 31, 2023
Original: Spanish