THE IACHR Loses An Advocate
THE IACHR Loses An Advocate
The dismissal of Panama’s permanent representative to the OAS is a setback for the inter-American human rights system ahead of a March 22 vote that will decide the IACHR's future.
Last week, Ambassador Guillermo Cochez permanently left his post as Panama’s permanent representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) after Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli ordered him to step down on January 17 for criticizing the delayed inauguration of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. His voice will be missed in the ongoing debate for change at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
In 2012, Venezuela became the first Latin American country to denounce the landmark 1969 American Convention of Human Rights. Since 2002, Venezuela had denied the...
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