
Why Is the IACHR Under Fire?
What would rejecting outside funding have done to the IACHR? Do the ALBA countries have a legitimate gripe with the commission?
What would rejecting outside funding have done to the IACHR? Do the ALBA countries have a legitimate gripe with the commission?
In early October, Morales announced he will run for a third presidential term . Is democracy under seige?
On May 21, 2019, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted three candidates for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
President Laura Chinchilla, co-chair of the Inter-American Dialogue and former president of Costa Rica and Frank Mora, US ambassador to the Organization of American States, came together for a conversation on the future of the inter-American system, especially important in the face of the multiple challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean, including migration, insecurity, and democratic decline.
The relationship between the United States and the IACHR is historically complex, and the Trump Administration may be tempted to pull back—but engagement is still the best way to serve US strategic interests.