Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Peru: Top Americas court finds Peru responsible for torture of trans woman

The top human rights court in the Americas has found Peru responsible for the arbitrary detention and rape of a transgender woman in a landmark case marking the first time it has ruled on a complaint of torture against the LGBT+ community.

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Attack the OAS: Inside the ultra-conservative war on the Inter-American human rights system

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Since 2013, this system has been under increasing pressure from internationally-connected, conservative lobby groups and states.

Jamaica: LGBT battles Gov’t at IACHR today

Jamaica’s anti-same-sex laws will today again be thrown into the international spotlight when the powerful Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, IAHCR, which is an arm of the Organization of American States, hears the petition brought by Aids Free World on behalf of two Jamaican LGBTQ petitioners alleging that Jamaica is in breach of the American Convention on Human Rights.

The IACHR held a hearing on marriage equality after a year of delays from the region in implementing the Court’s 2017 decision

Of the 22 countries in the Americas that haven’t legalized same sex marriage, only Costa Rica has made any effort to advance toward compliance in the last year.

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Costa Rica Supreme Court rules gay marriage ban unconstitutional

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Current laws in Costa Rica that prohibit gay marriage have been struck down in a court ruling. Despite the court's decision, same-sex couples in Costa Rica may have to wait over a year to get married.

Inter-American Court of Human Rights: decision on gender identity and same sex marriage

“Recognition of the human rights derived from sexual orientation and gender identity has been characterized by diverse processes in the different member States of the Inter-American system.”

A court has unleashed a same-sex marriage flood in Latin America

Last January, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued a marriage-equality ruling that effectively brought marriage equality to 20 Latin American countries in a single swoop .The catch was that the countries have to change their laws themselves.