Click to expand Image A flag of the Organization of American States (OAS), May 2, 2023. 2023 2023 SPTNK/AP Images This Friday, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) will elect four out of seven members to sit on the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, a critical human rights body in the region. Both the Commission and OAS General Assembly have rightly established rigorous criteria for these positions. Members are expected to have high moral authority; recognized expertise in human rights, independence, impartiality, and absence of conflicts of interest; and contribution to the balanced and representative integration of the organization. Having members who meet these standards is important. The Commission has an essential role in monitoring and protecting human rights, as well as setting new rights standards for Latin America and the Caribbean. The Commission's work has been especially important in advancing the rights of women and girls to be fre
This Friday, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) will elect four out of seven members to sit on the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, a critical human rights body in the region.
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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has helped to progress the fight against gender-based violence by recognizing a form of violence many women experience, and yet has been invisible for many years. In January 2023, the court used the concept of “obstetric violence” for the first time in the case of Brítez Arce v. Argentina, defining it as “a form of gender-based violence, exercised by those in charge of health care for pregnant persons accessing services during pregnancy, childbirth and post-partum.”
In case involving the death of a pregnant woman in Argentina, Court requires states across Latin America to adopt policies to prevent obstetric violence.