WASHINGTON, CMC—The Inter-American Fee on Human Rights (IACHR) says it has despatched a technical cooperation, promotional, and follow-up suggestion go to to Belize.
The IACHR, a principal, autonomous physique of the Group of American States (OAS), derives its mandate from the OAS Constitution and the American Conference on Human Rights. It stated the go to would finish on Friday.
It stated its targets are to advertise the Inter-American System of Human Rights, strengthen the Fee’s relations with the nation to extend collaboration in human rights and promote technical cooperation mechanisms and capability constructing.
It would additionally conduct a number of actions to collect info on Belize’s progress with Case 12.053 on the Maya indigenous communities in Toledo.
The IACHR stated that the go to is consistent with the priorities established in its Strategic 5-year Plan for the Caribbean (2023-2027), which emphasizes the area.
“ The particular goal of the technical cooperation and promotional facet of the go to is to study of greatest practices, the wants and challenges confronted by the State, civil society, and different non-state actors with selling and defending human rights, and the way greatest to reply,” stated the IACHR, including that the delegation is being led by Jose Caballero, the IACHR’s Second Vice-President and Nation Rapporteur for Belize.
The delegation will meet with state authorities and representatives, in addition to non-state actors, and can promote technical cooperation on prioritized human rights points.
“The go to can also be a chance for the Fee to observe up on its suggestions by holding on-site working conferences and a seminar on the rights of Indigenous peoples, in addition to to collect up to date info on Case 12.053 on the Maya Indigenous communities in Toledo.”
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