Center For Human Rights and Humanitarian Law OEA/Ser.L/V/II.5 Original: Spanish INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
REPORT ON THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Organization of the Fifth Session 4
Opening date and length of session 4 Members of the Commission and their participation in the session 5 Election of Officers Sessions, Resolutions, and Documents 5 Secretariat 5
II. Agenda 6
III. The Secretary's report on the Fourth Session 7
IV. The Report of the Executive Secretary on the activities of the Secretariat between
the Fourth and Fifth Sessions 8
Violations of human rights in the American countries 8
Report of the Subcommittee 8 The case of Haiti 9 The case of Nicaragua 13 The case of Cuba 18 The case of Paraguay 19
VI. Activities related to the general work program 19
Draft of the General Work Program submitted by the Subcommittee 19 Rules of procedure concerning the drafts and reports submitted by the rapporteurs 22 Preliminary draft convention on freedom of information, expression, and investigation 24 Second Part of the Report "The Relationship Between the Respect for Human Rights and the Effective Exercise of Representative Democracy" presented by Dr. Durward V. Sandifer 25 Human Rights and the Right of Suffrage in America 25 Future work of the Commission in relation to the General Work Program 26
VII. Other decisions and conclusions of the Commission 26
Broadening of the functions and powers of the Commission 27 Fellowship Program 27 National Committees on Human Rights 27 Visit to the Dominican Republic 27 Communications from the American Governments 28 Report to the Eleventh Inter-American Conference 28 Communication to the Chairman of the Council of the Organization of American States 28 Date of the Sixth Session 28
Appendix, bibliography of documents 30 INTER- AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ON THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED DURING ITS FIFTH SESSION Washington, D.C. September 24, to October 26, 962 1.
I. ORGANIZATION OF THE FIFTH SESSION
A. Opening date and length of session 1. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights held its Fifth Session at its
headquarters in the Pan American Union, Washington, D. C., from September 24 to
October 26, 1962. The Subcommittee, which was created for the purpose of studying
complaints or claims directed to the Commission and to make pertinent recommendations
thereon, met a week previous, from September 17 to 21, 1962.
2. Professor Manuel Bianchi, Acting Chairman of the Commission, opened the Fifth
Session on September 24. This opening session was at tended by Dr. José A. Mora,
Secretary General of the Organization, Dr. William Sanders, Assistant Secretary General
of the Organization, Dr. Francisco V. Garcia Amador, Director of the Department of
Legal Affairs of the Pan American Union, and Dr. Charles G. Fenwick, Adviser to the
General Secretariat.
3. After declaring the session open, Professor Bianchi first expressed regret at the
absence of Mr. Romulo Gallegos, Chairman of the Commission, and then went on to
speak of the agenda that the Commission had outlined for this new session. He stated his
hope that the broadening of the powers of the Commission would be accomplished in the
near future and cited, in this respect, the resolution approved during the Eighth Meeting
of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, in
January 1962, which recommended that this be done. He thanked the Secretary General
of the Organization and the other officers present for attending the meeting, expressing
his satisfaction with the work facilities provided to the Commission.
4. Dr. José A. Mora, Secretary General of the Organization, praised the Commission
for its excellent performance and the fact that it had carried out its assignment with a
minimum of powers. He mentioned the progress that had been made by the Organization
in the field of human rights from the time of the Tenth Inter-American Conference, which
was held in Caracas in 1954, to the present date and stated once again that the General
Secretariat was prepared to provide the Commission with any services that might be
necessary.
Members of the Commission and their participation in the session 5. The Commission is composed of the following members:
Name Nationality Mrs. Angela Acuna de Chacon Costa Rica Prof. Manuel Bianchi Gundian Chile Dr. Gonzalo Escudero Ecuador Dr. Gabino Fraga Mexico Mr. Romulo Gallegos Venezuela Dr. Reynaldo Galindo Pohl El Salvador Dr. Durward V. Sandifer United States
All members, with the exception of Drs. Romulo Gallegos and Reynaldo Galindo
Pohl, attended the Commission's session.
C. Election of Officers 6. At the third meeting, held on September 26, 1962, the Commission elected new officers, as the two year terms of Messrs. Romulo Gallegos and Manuel Bianchi, who had been elected chairman and vice chairman, respectively, had expired. In accordance with its Statute, the Commission elected its new officers for a
period of two years. The newly elected officers were:
Chairman: Professor Manuel Bianchi Gundian Vice Chairman: Dr. Gabino Fraga
D. Sessions, Resolutions, and Documents 7. The Commission met twenty-four times during the Fifth Session. The Secretary kept the pertinent minutes of all meetings.
8. During this Session the Commission adopted two important resolutions, namely, the approval of the General Work Program, and the Rules of Procedure concerning Reports and Drafts of the Commission, both of which will be reported in detail in the appropriate section of this Report. The Commission also decided to distribute to the American governments the study presented by Prof. Manuel Bianchi entitled "Human Rights and the Right of Suffrage in America," and to request them to send data on the electoral laws of their respective countries.
9. The Commission's Secretariat prepared lists of communications or claims received
prior to the opening of this Session and those that were received in the course of the
Session. This list was compiled in chronological order and by countries, each
communication being accompanied by a summary of its contents (Doc. 1-V-Rev.). The
Secretariat also prepared the following documents: "Draft Convention on Freedom of
Expression, Information, and Investigation," for which Dr. Gonzalo Escudero was
rapporteur; the second part of the report "The Relationship Between the Respect for
Human Rights and the Effective Exercise of Representative Democracy," written by Dr.
Durward V. Sandifer; and the previously mentioned study "Human Rights and the Right
of Suffrage in America," prepared by Professor Manuel Bianchi, as well as the document
containing the "Rules of Procedure Concerning Reports and Drafts of the Commission."
The Secretariat also prepared a compilation of background material on the condition of
human rights in Haiti and amplified the background material on the same subject with
respect to Nicaragua. An appendix to this report lists, in numerical order, all the
documents published by the Secretariat in relation to this session
Secretariat 10. During this Session, the Commission was provided with the technical and
administrative services of its Secretariat, which is composed of Dr. Luis Reque,
Executive Secretary, and Drs. Isidoro Zanotti, Manuel Velarde, Ronald Scheman and
Guillermo Cabrera, the personnel of the Secretariat.
11. The Press Division of the Pan American Union provided public information
services.
II. AGENDA
12. During the first meeting, held on September 24, the Commission approved the
following agenda for the Fifth Session:
Election of the President and the Vice President of the Commission.
2. Report prepared by the Secretariat concerning the work accomplished by
the
Commission during its Fourth Session.
3. Report of the Executive Secretary concerning the activities of the Secretariat
between the Fourth and Fifth Sessions of the Commission,
4. Report of the Subcommission regarding communications or claims
received.
Requests sent by the Commission to the governments for information regarding
those communications or claims. Replies of the governments.
5. Violations of Human Rights in the American states. a) The case of Cuba b) Background concerning the situation of human rights in Haiti, Nicaragua, and Paraguay, prepared by the Secretariat. c) Possible visits to Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Paraguay.
6. Broadening of the functions and powers of the Commission.
7. General work program: a) Methods of procedure regarding the drafts and reports submitted by the rapporteurs; b) Draft convention concerning freedom of expression, information and
investigation presented by Ambassador Gonzalo Escudero.
c) Second report concerning "The Relationship Between the Respect
for
Human Rights and the Effective Exercise of Representative Democracy,"
presented by Dr. Durward V. Sandifer.
8. National Committees on Human Rights and Fellowship Program. Report
of the
Secretariat.
9. Communications to the governments.
10. Report to the Eleventh Inter-American Conference.
11. Date of the Sixth Session.
Other subjects.
III. THE SECRETARIAT'S REPORT ON THE FOURTH SESSION
13. At the second meeting, September 25, the Secretariat presented its report on the
Fourth Session (Doc. 34-IV). This report summarizes all the work carried out between
April 2 and 27, 1962, the Commission's action with respect to violations of human rights
in some American countries, particularly Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti,
Nicaragua, and Paraguay.
14. This Report also describes the work accomplished within the General Work
Program, which included the "Draft Convention on Freedom of Expression, Information,
and Investigation," prepared by Dr. Escudero; the study "Human Rights at the Level of
School Children," by Mrs. Acuna de Chacon; "Human Rights and Peace," prepared by
Dr. Manuel Bianchi, and the first part of the study "Relationship Between the Respect for
Human Rights and the Effective Exercise of Representative Democracy," by Dr. Durward
V. Sandifer. This report also included the decisions of the Commission with respect to
the establishment of the National Committees on Human Rights and the creation of a
fellowship program in the field of human rights.
IV. THE REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ON THE
ACTIVITIES OF
THE SECRETARIAT BETWEEN THE FOURTH AND FIFTH SESSIONS
15. At the second meeting, the Executive Secretary presented his Report on the work
accomplished between the Fourth and Fifth Sessions (Doc. 5-V). This report describes
the action taken on communications or claims received during this period; the
preparation of three background documents on the subject of human rights in Haiti,
Nicaragua, and Paraguay; the preparatory work for the fellowship program in the field of
human rights, and the status of negotiations for the establishment of National Committees
on Human Rights in the countries of the hemisphere.
16. The work done by the Secretariat in the compilation of the basic material for the
preparation of the studies entrusted by the Commission to its members -- Drs. Fraga,
Sandifer, Galindo, and Escudero, is also described. A more complete report on this
subject is provided in another section of the present document.
V. VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE
AMERICAN COUNTRIES
A. Report of the Subcommittee
17. The Subcommittee s composed of three members of the Commission,
namely:
Chairman: Prof. Manuel Bianchi
Members: Drs. Gonzalo Escudero and Durward V. Sandifer
In accordance with the regulations, the Subcommittee convened one week before
the opening of the Fifth Session. Its main purpose was to make a preliminary study of the
communications or claims sent to the Commission, to prepare a systematic and
summarized report thereon to assist the Commission in its work, and to prepare the
agenda and general work program for the Fifth Session.
18. The Subcommittee met from September 17 to 21, 1962. After completing its
work, it issued a report, which was presented to the Commission for consideration at the
second meeting (Doc. 5-V). This report includes the questions referred to above and is of
a confidential nature, for the exclusive use of the members of the Commission.
B. The case of Haiti 19. The Commission received various communications or claims from Haitian citizens
in exile alleging that acts in violation of human rights were being committed in Haiti.
With this data before it, the Secretariat prepared a compilation of background material on
the subject (Doc. 2-V), which was used as the basis for discussions in meetings of the
Commission.
20. During the fourth meeting, held on September 27, the Commission decided to
request the Haitian Government to permit it to go to that country for the purpose of
holding part of its Fifth Session there. This request was transmitted to the Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Haiti by means of a cablegram dated September 26, 1962, the text of
which was as follows:
THE HONORABLE RENE CHALMERS SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI
I HAVE THE HONOR TO INFORM YOUR EXCELLENCY THAT, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN IT BY ARTICLE ll.C OF ITS
STATUTES, THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS HAS
PROPOSED GOING TO THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI FOR THE PURPOSE OF
HOLDING PART OF ITS CURRENT SESSION IN THAT COUNTRY. IN STRICT
OBSERVANCE OF THIS SAME STATUTORY ARTICLE, THE COMMISSION HAS
ENTRUSTED ME WITH THE PLEASING TASK TO REQUEST OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF HAITI, THROUGH YOUR OFFICE, ITS PRIOR CONSENT TO
THIS VISIT. I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW TO YOU THE
ASSURANCES OF MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION.
21. After two weeks had elapsed without receipt of a reply from the Government of
Haiti, the Commission decided to repeat the request for permission which had been made
to the Haitian Government, by means of another cablegram, which was sent, in
accordance with a decision taken at its twelfth meeting, on October 9, 1962. This
cablegram read:
THE HONORABLE RENE CHALMERS SECRETARY OF STATE FOP FOREIGN AFFAIRS PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI
THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPEATS ITS
REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TRANSMITTED TO YOUR EXCELLENCY ON
SEPTEMBER 26 LAST, TO GO TO THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI IN ORDER TO
HOLD PART OF ITS PRESENT SESSION IN THAT COUNTRY. THE
COMMISSION HAS ENTRUSTED ME WITH THE TASK OF REQUESTING OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF HAITI, THROUGH YOUR OFFICE, A PROMPT REPLY TO
THAT REQUEST. I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW TO YOU THE
ASSURANCES OF MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION.
CHAIRMAN
22. The Haitian Government sent the Commission a cablegram dated October 11,
1962, in which it stated that it would not grant the requested permission, alleging that the
request could be interpreted as interference in the internal affairs of Haiti. The following
is the text of this cablegram:
MR. MANUEL BIANCHI, CHAIRMAN INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS PAN AMERICAN UNION WASHINGTON, D. C.
I HAVE THE PLEASURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF YOUR CABLEGRAM
OF OCTOBER 9 REGARDING THE REQUEST OF THE INTER-AMERICAN
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS FOR PERMISSION TO HOLD A PART OF ITS
CURRENT SESSION IN THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI. I WISH TO POINT OUT THAT
THE COMMISSION HAS NOT LAID THE BASIS FOR THAT REQUEST WHICH
CAN BE INTERPRETED AS A FORM OF INTERFERENCE IN THE INTERNAL
AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI THAT AFFECTS ITS SOVEREIGNTY. I
REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT MY GOVERNMENT, AFTER DUE
COGNIZANCE OF THE MATTER, DOES NOT CONSIDER THAT IT HAS THE
DUTY TO AUTHORIZE THE REQUESTED PERMISSION. I WISH TO EXPRESS
MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION.
RENE CHALMERS SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS
23. The Commission carefully considered the reply of the Government of Haiti,
believing that it had wrongly judged the Commission's purpose in requesting permission
for the aforesaid visit. After studying the case in the fifteenth and sixteenth meetings, the
Commission decided to send a note to that Government stating that the power to go to the
territory of any American state is authorized in Article 11.C of the Commission's Statute;
that the Commission had no other purpose, in requesting permission for the visit, than to
examine, in an impartial and responsible spirit, the status of human rights in that country;
and that the statement of the Haitian Government to the effect that the Commission could,
through this visit, affect the sovereignty of Haiti, contradicted the support that Haiti had
given to the establishment of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights at the
Fifth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, and the affirmative vote of
Haiti to the Statute of the Commission in the Council of the Organization.
24. In accordance with this decision, the Commission addressed a note to the Government of Haiti on October 16, 1962, the text of which was as follows: Mr. Secretary of State:
I have the honor to acknowledge Your Excellency's kind cablegram of October 11,
in which you deigned to advise the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights that
your Government does not consider that it has the duty to authorize the permission
requested by this Commission on September 26, last, and repeated on the ninth of this
month, because it considered that the Commission "has not laid the basis for that request
which can be interpreted as a form of interference in the internal affairs of the Republic
of Haiti that affects its sovereignty."
In this regard, the Commission wishes respectfully to remind Your Excellency's
Government that it is granted the power to go to the territory of any American state, with
the prior consent of the respective government, in conformity with Article ll.C of its
Statute, which reads as follows:
Article 11
c. The permanent seat of the Commission shall be the Pan American Union.
The Commission may move to the territory of any American state when it so
decides by an absolute majority of votes and with the consent of the government
concerned.
In accordance with that provision, inspired by the purpose for which the
Commission was created which is to facilitate its examination of the subject of human
rights in an impartial and highly responsible spirit, the Commission requested the
previous consent of the Government of Your Excellency to go to the territory of Haiti.
The Commission regrets that Your Excellency's Government considers that
request as a form of interference which could affect the sovereignty of your country,
especially in view of the fact that your Government, through its Representative in the
Council of the Organization of American States, approved the Statute of the Commission,
to which the Fifth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, with the
affirmative vote of Haiti, ascribed the competence to promote the respect of human rights
in the American states. Furthermore, the fact that the Commission has requested the
consent of your Government in itself indicates its respect for the sovereignty of the
Republic of Haiti.
In view of the fact that the Commission cannot insist on its request when a
Government has denied its consent, the Commission wishes to indicate to Your
Excellency that, with this note, it is closing the matter at this time.
I take this opportunity to express to Your Excellency my highest considerations.
Manuel Bianchi Chairman of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Honorable Rene Chalmers Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Washington, D. C., October 18, 1962
25. At that same sixteenth meeting, the Commission decided to issue a press release
for the purpose of informing the public about the cablegrams that had been exchanged
between the Commission and the Haitian Government and also about the Commission's
note.
The case of Nicaragua . 26. Prior to the opening of the Fifth Session and in the course of that Session, the
Commission received new communications or claims of violations of human rights in
Nicaragua. It also received various documents from the Government of that country
designed to show that these rights were being respected in that country. Moreover, the
Commission itself heard two Nicaraguan citizens who presented their claims verbally,
enlarging upon accusations that had previously been made to the Commission in writing.
27. In accordance with a conclusion reached by the Commission during its Fourth
Session to the effect that the situation regarding human rights in that country made it
advisable to undertake a more thorough and extensive study of the matter, and that for
this purpose it was consider the possibility of visiting Nicaraguan territory, the Members
decided, at the fifth meeting held on September 28, to request the consent of the
Government of Nicaragua to the Commissions visiting that country for the purpose of
holding part of its session there. It was therefore decided at the aforesaid meeting that a
cablegram, the text of which follows, should be sent to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Nicaragua:
THE HONORABLE DR. ALFONSO ORTEGA URBINA MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANAGUA (NICARAGUA)
I HAVE THE HONOR TO INFORM YOUR EXCELLENCY THAT, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN IT BY ARTICLE ll.C OF ITS
STATUTES, THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS HAS
PROPOSED GOING TO THE REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA FOR THE PURPOSE OF
HOLDING PART OF ITS CURRENT SESSION IN THAT COUNTRY. IN STRICT
OBSERVANCE OF THIS SAME STATUTORY ARTICLE, THE COMMISSION HAS
ENTRUSTED ME WITH THE PLEASING TASK TO REQUEST OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA, THROUGH YOUR OFFICE, ITS PRIOR
CONSENT TO THIS VISIT. I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW TO YOU
THE ASSURANCES OF MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION.
MANUEL BIANCHI CHAIRMAN
28. The Government of Nicaragua replied to the Commission by means of a cablegram
dated October 6, 1962, granting the permission requested, but leaving the date for the trip
open, pending conversations on the matter that would be carried on between the
Chairman of the Commission and the Nicaraguan Government. The text of the aforesaid
cablegram was as follows:
HIS EXCELLENCY, AMBASSADOR MANUEL BIANCHI, ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS PAN AMERICAN UNION WASHINGTON, D. C.
I HAVE THE HONOR TO ADDRESS YOUR EXCELLENCY WITH REFERENCE TO
YOUR KIND CABLEGRAM OF SEPTEMBER 28 LAST, BY MEANS OF WHICH
YOU INFORM ME THAT THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN
RIGHTS HAS THE INTENTION OF HOLDING MEETINGS OUTSIDE ITS
PERMANENT SEAT, USING THE POWERS CONFERRED UPON IT BY ARTICLE
ll.C OF ITS STATUTE AND REQUESTING THROUGH ME THE PERMISSION OF
MY GOVERNMENT FOR NICARAGUA TO SERVE AS TEMPORARY SEAT OF
THE COMMISSION. I AM HAPPY TO STATE TO YOUR EXCELLENCY THAT
MY GOVERNMENT IS PLEASED TO GRANT THE DESIRE OF THE INTER-AMERICAN
COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS WHICH WILL BE RECEIVED
WITH GREAT GOODWILL ON THE DATE THAT WILL BE FIXED BY MUTUAL
AGREEMENT BETWEEN MY GOVERNMENT AND YOUR EXCELLENCY. I
TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REITERATE TO YOUR EXCELLENCY THE
ASSURANCES OF MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION.
ALFONSO ORTEGA URBINA MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
29. The Commission took cognizance of the Nicaraguan Governments reply at its eleventh meeting, held on October 8. At the fourteenth meeting, held on October 11, it decided to thank the government for granting the permission and at the same time state that the Commission was desirous of discussing a date for the visit. The text of that cablegram is as follows.
THE HONORABLE DR. ALFONSO ORTEGA URBINA MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANAGUA (NICARAGUA)
IN REPLY TO YOUR EXCELLENCY'S KIND CABLEGRAM OF OCTOBER 6 I HAVE THE HONOR TO INFORM YOU THAT THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS EXPRESSES ITS THANKS FOR THE PERMISSION GRANTED BY YOUR GOVERNMENT TO ENABLE IT TO GO TO NICARAGUA FOR THE PURPOSE OF HOLDING PART OF ITS CURRENT SESSION THERE. AT THE SAME TIME I HAVE THE PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR EXCELLENCY'S SUGGESTION THE
COMMISSION IS READY AT THIS TIME TO DISCUSS THE DATE OF THE VISIT
WITH YOUR GOVERNMENT. I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW TO
YOUR EXCELLENCY THE ASSURANCES OF MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION.
CHAIRMAN
30. At the twentieth meeting, held on October 19, the Commission decided to send
another cablegram to the Government of Nicaragua stating that it was the desire of the
Commission to visit that country during the months of December 1962 or January 1963,
owing to the fact that it was impossible to make the visit during the current session,
inasmuch as the Commission had accepted the invitation of the Minister of Foreign
Affairs of the Dominican Republic to visit that country. The text of the cablegram read:
THE HONORABLE DR. ALFONSO ORTEGA URBINA MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANAGUA (NICARAGUA)
THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS WISHES TO STATE
FOR THE RECORD THAT IT WOULD BE HONORED TO HOLD PART OF ITS
PRESENT SESSION IN NICARAGUA, BUT HAVING ACCEPTED THE PRIOR
INVITATION OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN
RELATIONS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO VISIT THAT COUNTRY, THE
COMMISSION FINDS IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TRAVEL TO NICARAGUA IN THE
COURSE OF THE PRESENT MONTH. PRIOR TO THE CLOSING OF ITS PRESENT
SESSION, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE CABLEGRAMS EXCHANGED
WITH YOUR EXCELLENCY, AND TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE PERMISSION
GRANTED TO THE COMMISSION BY THE GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA TO
VISIT YOUR EXCELLENCY'S COUNTRY, THE COMMISSION TAKES THE
LIBERTY OF PROPOSING, THROUGH ME, THAT THE VISIT BE MADE IN THE
FORTHCOMING MONTHS OF DECEMBER OR JANUARY, DURING A WEEK
THAT YOUR EXCELLENCY DESIRES TO SET FOR THE AFORESAID VISIT. I
WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO YOUR EXCELLENCY FOR A PROMPT REPLY WITH
RESPECT TO THIS MATTER, SO THAT THE DATE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED
VISIT MAY BE SET BEFORE THE END OF THE PRESENT SESSION OF THE
COMMISSION. I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS TO YOUR
EXCELLENCY THE ASSURANCES OF MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION.
MANUEL BIANCHI CHAIRMAN
At that same twentieth meeting, the Commission decided to issue a press release to inform the public of the various cablegrams exchanged between the Commission and the Government of Nicaragua. As the Commission had received no reply from the Government of Nicaragua at
the time of the closing of the Fifth Session, it authorized the Subcommittee to take the
necessary measures in case a reply should be received from the aforesaid Government.
On October 31, the following cablegram was received from the Nicaraguan Government:
THE HONORABLE AMBASSADOR MANUEL BIANCHI CHAIRMAN, INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS PAN AMERICAN UNION WASHINGTON, D. C.
IN REPLY TO YOUR KIND MESSAGE OF OCTOBER 19 I HAVE THE HONOR TO
INFORM YOU THAT MY GOVERNMENT WAS DULY INFORMED THAT THE
INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS WAS HONORED TO
HOLD PART OF ITS PRESENT SESSION IN NICARAGUA BUT THAT THIS IS NO
LONGER POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF ITS HAVING ACCEPTED AN EARLIER
INVITATION FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO VISIT HIS COUNTRY. AS REGARDS THE
POSSIBILITY OF SETTING A DATE DURING NEXT DECEMBER OR JANUARY
FOR NICARAGUA TO SERVE AS TEMPORARY SEAT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, MY GOVERNMENT, TAKING
INTO CONSIDERATION SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF A NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL NATURE REGRETS THAT IT IS NOT ABLE TO ESTABLISH A
POSSIBLE DATE DURING THOSE MONTHS. HOWEVER I WISH TO REITERATE
THROUGH YOU TO THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
THAT MY GOVERNMENT CONSENTS AND WOULD BE PLEASED TO HAVE
NICARAGUA SERVE AS TEMPORARY SEAT ON A DATE THAT WE CAN
AGREE UPON IN THE FUTURE. I AM HAPPY TO REITERATE THE
ASSURANCES OF MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION.
ALFONSO ORTEGA URBINA MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
The Subcommittee met on the first of November to consider the communication
quoted above and authorized the Chairman of the Commission to address the Nicaraguan
Government, informing it that the Commission had convoked a Special Session for
January 3, 1963, and indicating the desire of the Commission to hold part of this session
in Nicaragua. The text of the cablegram that was sent to the Nicaraguan Government on
November 1 was as follows:
THE HONORABLE DR. ALFONSO ORTEGA URBINA MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANAGUA (NICARAGUA)
IN REPLY TO THE KIND CABLEGRAM SENT BY YOUR EXCELLENCY, DATED
OCTOBER 31 LAST, I HAVE THE PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE
INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS HAS DECIDED TO
HOLD A SPECIAL SESSION, AT ITS OFFICIAL SEAT, COMMENCING JANUARY
3, 1963, AND TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE RENEWED PERMISSION
GRANTED BY YOUR EXCELLENCY TO THIS COMMISSION, IT WOULD LIKE
TO HOLD PART OF THE AFORESAID SESSION IN NICARAGUA. I TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS TO YOUR EXCELLENCY THE ASSURANCES OF
MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION.
MANUEL BIANCHI CHAIRMAN INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
The case of Cuba
31. The Commission discussed the case of Cuba, starting with the third meeting of this
session. In addition to continuing to study the situation of human rights in that country,
as it had agreed to do at its Fourth Meeting, the Commission considered the advisability
of visiting Cuba to study in the country itself the situation regarding these rights. For this
purpose, it requested the prior consent of the Government of Cuba, in accordance with a
decision taken at the fifth meeting, held on September 28. The text of the cablegram sent
to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba was as follows:
THE HONORABLE DR. RAUL ROA MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS HABANA (CUBA)
I HAVE THE HONOR TO INFORM YOUR EXCELLENCY THAT, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN IT BY ARTICLE ll.C OF ITS
STATUTES ENABLING IT TO GO TO THE TERRITORY OF ANY AMERICAN
STATE, THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS HAS
DECIDED BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF ITS MEMBERS, TO HOLD A PART OF
ITS MEETINGS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA. IN STRICT OBSERVANCE OF THE
SAME STATUTORY PROVISION, THE COMMISSION HAS ENTRUSTED ME
WITH THE PLEASING TASK TO REQUEST OF THE GO ENT OF CUBA,
THROUGH YOUR EXCELLENCY, ITS PRIOR CONSENT TO THIS VISIT. I TAKE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW TO YOU THE ASSURANCES OF MY HIGHEST
CONSIDERATION.
32. The Commission completed its Fifth Session without having received a reply from
the Government of Cuba to the foregoing cablegram. Before closing its present session,
the Commission prepared a press release on the case of Cuba, in which it recorded its
activities with respect to that country and, in addition, quoted the text of the aforesaid
cablegram.
E. The case of Paraguay
33. In accordance with the decision taken during the Fourth Session, the Commission
continued to study the situation regarding human rights in Paraguay, examining the new
communications received and studying the background material compiled by the
Secretariat.
34. In order to have more facts to guide it, the Commission requested the Paraguay
Government, in a note dated July 26, 1962, to provide it with various data regarding
human rights in that country. This information was promised by the Paraguayan
Government in notes dated August 1, September 18, and October 13, 1962, but was not
received during the period of the Fourth Session.
35. The Commission did not request the consent of the Paraguayan Government to
visit that country, although it still proposes to do so, as was stated in the press release
issued at the end of the Fifth Session (Doc. 38-V).
VI. ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE GENERAL WORK PROGRAM
A. Draft of the General Work Program submitted by the Subcommittee
36. Among he tasks performed by the Subcommittee was the preparation of a General
Work Program, which was submitted to the Commission for consideration at its sixth
meeting, held on October 1, 1962.
37. The purpose of the General Work Program is to outline the field of long-term
activities that can be carried out by the Commission, including phases that had not been
considered up to that time by the Commission as a whole.
38. The draft was considered at seven consecutive meetings and each of its thirteen
points was studied in detail, taking as a basis the original drafts presented by he
Subcommittee and comparing it with the amended version presented by Dr. Gabino
Fraga. In substance, the entire draft was approved, but the order, of presentation was
changed and the subjects grouped under the following five points:
I. Study on human rights and measures for their observances; II. Teaching or publicizing of these rights; III. Study of American electoral laws and possible methods to facilitate the participation of the people in the progress of the State; IV. Study of the "state of siege" in relation to human rights; V. Comparative and analytical studies of American electoral laws and possible
cooperation of specialists in the field.
39. During the twelfth meeting, held on October 9, the General Work Program was
approved in the following terms:
THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
RESOLVES
To undertake the following studies and activities in order to further understanding of
existing practices concerning human rights, and to consider potential means of perfecting the
respect for these rights in the American states.
I
1. To undertake a continuing study of the definition and development of each of the
human rights embodied in the American Declaration of Rights and Duties of Man.
2. To examine the current administrative practices in the American states especially
where those proceedings are of a quasi-judicial nature and affect the basic rights enumerated
in the American Declaration of Rights and Duties of Man, and to investigate to what extent
it is possible to arrive at basic principles which should be observed in these proceedings so
that they respect and adequately guarantee the protection of human rights.
3. To study and determine methods by which the right to petition can be accorded more
substantive content and whether and in what manner regular procedures may be devised for
the redress of grievances by citizens when no specific legal remedies exist and so that the
petitions of the citizens receive proper attention by responsible authorities of their
government.
4. To consider means whereby judicial protection within the national jurisdiction of the
state can be improved, to ensure a more rapid and efficacious resolution of complaints,
especially in regards to the right of personal liberty and. in general, the protection of the citizen
against arbitrary or unjust intrusions or detentions by the state.
5. To study the question of the maintenance of public order and its relationship to the
individual human rights, the problem of abuses by law enforcement officials, means of
promoting effective but human law enforcement measures. and whether it is possible to
insulate those agencies entrusted with law enforcement from political pressure and influence,
and to consider to what extent such agencies can be made more responsive to the public will
and conscience.
6. To study the appropriate measures the promoting and defending human rights, which
constitutes the mandate of the Commission, and the problems related to the international
protection of those rights.
II
1. To consider means of furthering the teaching of matters pertaining to human rights
in the elementary and secondary schools, and to devise programs which would seek to
provide an understanding of the functioning, the advantages, and the benefits of a free
society, and to stimulate the civic conscience of the American people.
III
1. To undertake a thorough and continuing study of election procedures and electoral
laws in the member states, seeking to discover the most suitable methods to guarantee greater
respect for the right of suffrage in the electoral process, as well as the means for providing
member governments with technical advice and assistance in electoral matters, and the
conditions and procedures under which impartial election observers could be made available
to the member governments at their request.
2. To study the most suitable methods to increase the participation of the people in the
progress of the state by other means in addition to the rights of suffrage; to improve their
understanding of the public problems and the policies of their government to the end of
developing their feelings of civic responsibility and of effectively participating in the
promotion of the general welfare.
3. To study the methods to provide greater access to the entire citizenry to all the means
of communication so that they can exercise their right of freedom of expression in order to
present their grievances and their points of view and suggestions regarding the public
problems; and to consider the methods of meeting the cost of providing such access to the
means of communication.
IV
1. To examine the history and current use of the institution of the State of Siege, (estado
de sitio, estado de emergencia, suspencion de garantias, etc.) in order to ascertain whether
and in what manner its practice derogates from the respect for human rights, and to
determine whether the institution of the State of Siege can or should be subject to
codification and definition of principles which could be observed throughout the hemisphere,
considering, furthermore. whether and in what manner the imposition of and practices under
the State of Siege could be considered in the international field.
V
1. In order that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights familiarize itself more
fully with the existing situation regarding human rights in the American States that the
Secretariat of the Commission be instructed to request, n accordance with Resolution XXVII
of the 10th Inter-American Conference, the corresponding reports, laws and documents
existing in those States, so that these reports can be compiled into a definitive comparative
and analytical study of the existing situation regarding each of these rights, and that the
necessary supplements be issued.
2. In fulfilling these tasks and undertaking these studies, the collaboration of experts in
the respective fields as well as the cooperation of organizations interested in promoting
human rights should be sought, as well as the cooperation of universities and other
institutions in the initiation and organization of seminars and study groups throughout the
hemisphere. The Secretariat is authorized to take necessary measures to this end.
B. Rules of procedure concerning the drafts and reports submitted by the
rapporteurs
40. At the seventh meeting, held on October 2, the Commission considered the draft
entitled "Rules of Procedure Concerning Reports and Drafts of the Commission," which had
likewise been presented by the Subcommittee. The purpose of this document is to facilitate
the study and consideration of papers presented by members of the Commission during its
meetings, by establishing a procedure for their presentation, study and approval.
The text of the document. as approved at the seventh meeting, is as follows:
RULES OF PROCEDURE CONCERNING REPORTS AND DRAFTS OF THE COMMISSION
I
1. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights shall select. at its own initiative,
those topics which it proposes to study for the purpose of promoting respect for human rights
in the American hemisphere, and may assign the study of those topics and the preparation
of a draft report either to an individual member of the Commission who shall act as
rapporteur, to a subcommittee or to the Secretariat of the Commission.
2 In selecting topics for study the Commission shall also take into account the requests
and recommendations of the governments, of the Inter-American Conferences, of the
Meetings of Consultation of he Ministers of Foreign Affairs, and of the Council of the
Organization of American States.
II
1. With respect to each topic assigned to a member of the Commission, the rapporteur
shall prepare a preliminary report containing the results of his studies and findings, together
with his observations and recommendations.
2. Upon presentation of the preliminary report, it will be considered by the Commission
sitting as a whole. The members will present their comments and observations as soon as
possible to the rapporteur, who shall prepare a new report taking into account those
comments and observations.
3. After due consideration of the new report, the Commission shall approve it entirely
or in part, amend it, postpone action, return it to the rapporteur for further consideration, or
prepare its own report or draft. When the Commission approves a report or draft, the
Secretariat of the Commission shall publish the report as an official document of the
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, for internal or general circulation as the
Commission so decides.
4. A report or draft of the Commission shall be signed by the members concurring.
Members who are or are not in agreement with the decision of the majority are entitled,
pursuant to Article 18 of the Regulations, to have an explanation of their vote included
immediately after such report or draft.
III
1. In the case of Draft Inter-American Conventions, the Commission, upon approving
the final draft according to the procedure set forth in Article II, shall transmit the draft
document through the General Secretariat of the Organization to the governments of the
American states so that they may formulate any observations deemed appropriate within the
period of time indicated by the Commission.
2. The observations made by the governments shall be taken into consideration by the
Commission when it prepares its definitive reports or draft documents, once the period
referred to in the preceding paragraph has expired. These observations shall be compiled by
the Secretariat of the Commission and presented to the Commission so that the rapporteur
may draft a new document. The report of the rapporteur will be presented to the
Commission, which shall proceed according to Paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article II.
C. Preliminary draft convention on freedom of information, expression, and investigation
presented by Ambassador Gonzalo Escudero.
42. This work was originally considered during the Fourth Session, the meeting of April 25, 1962, under the title of "Second Report on Freedom of Expression, Information,
and Investigation" (Doc. 4-IV). At that time, some observations on the text were presented
and it was decided that the study of the document should be continued and that the additional
pertinent observations should be incorporated into it so that a more detailed study could be
made during the Fifth Session.
43. The aforesaid document (Doc. 4-IV) contains the text of the preliminary draft
convention, preceded by an introduction prepared by Dr. Escudero, the rapporteur, which
divides the subjects in this way:
First Part - Only Section: Freedom of conscience, thought, and religion. Second Part - Section One: Freedom of expression through the press and other media. Section Two: The right to information. Section Three: Facilities for receiving and disseminating information. Section Four: Right of correction, reply, or clarification. Section Five: Freedom of investigation. Third Part - Section One: Supplementary provisions. Section Two: Signature, ratification, and duration of the convention.
44. The Commission considered this preliminary draft during the thirteenth, fourteenth,
and sixteenth meetings of its Fifth Session. Various observations with respect to its text were
made at these meetings and written comments were presented by Drs. Bianchi, Fraga, and
Sandifer. The Secretariat compiled these in Document l1-V and distributed them to the
members of the Commission. In the course of these meetings, the introductory clauses were
studied and various changes made in them. It was also decided that Part One, which dealt
with freedom of conscience, thought, and religion, should be eliminated. Also, some
transpositions of the articles, up to Article III, were made in the draft, which includes twenty-five
articles.
45. During the sixteenth meeting, it was decided that the rapporteur should be
requested
to prepare a new version of the preliminary draft, in the light of the observations and
comments made, for the purpose of enabling final consideration to be given to this document
in the course of the Sixth Session. The Commission likewise recommended to Ambassador
Escudero that it would be advisable to revise the order of the articles for the purpose of more
appropriately setting forth the subjects with which this convention deals.
Second Part of the Report "The Relationship Between the Respect for Human Rights
and the Effective Exercise of Representative Democracy," presented by Dr. Durward
V. Sandifer.
46. The Commission considered this study in the course of the eighth meeting, held on
October 3, 1962.
47. This document consists of a summary of the civil and political rights contained in
the
American Declaration for the use of teachers, students, and the public as a whole, in order
to assist in the civic education of the American peoples. Eleven rights are enumerated, each
of which is followed by a brief illustrative definition (Doc. 3-V)
48. This work was the object of various observations of substance and form. at the
fourteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth meetings. The Commission approved the document
in principle during the eighteenth meeting, but postponed its final consideration for the Sixth
Session, after its Spanish version is revised.
E. Human Rights and the Right of Suffrage in America
49. At the eighteenth meeting, the Commission considered the paper prepared by Dr.
Bianchi on the right of suffrage in America and its relation to human rights (Doc. 14-V).
50. The document provides a brief summary of the electoral laws of the American
countries, starting with Article XX of the American Declaration, which states that the right
of suffrage is a right to which all citizens of the Americas are entitled. The conditions of
age, education, sex, occupation, nationality, obligation, and political ideology of the elector
are explained as they are indicated in the electoral laws of the American countries. The
study also points out aspects of penal laws enforced in certain countries and ends with a
series of conclusions in which the electoral laws of the American countries are compared
with the ideal set forth in various inter-American instruments.
51. The topic of the study prepared by Dr. Bianchi is being continually enlarged upon. According to the belief of the rapporteur himself, it is a field in which the laws of the American States tend to make constant improvement. For that reason, the Preliminary Note of the document states that it should be considered as provisional, in view of the fact that some countries have announced that they propose to amend their electoral laws in
the general elections to be held in 1963.
52. The Commission decided to transmit this study to the American Governments and
request them to send the Commission their respective electoral laws, with a view to
broadening the aforesaid study.
F. Future work of the Commission in relation to the General Work Program
53. In accordance with the General Work Program, approved at the Fifth Session. the
Commission will carry out a series of new activities for the purpose of helping to develop
an understanding of the current procedures with respect to human rights and considering
possible means of protecting these rights in the American States. In the first place, the
Commission will constantly study the definition and development of each of the rights set
forth in the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man; it will examine the
current practices regarding administrative procedures of a quasi-judicial nature which affect
the basic rights of man; it will carry out studies on the right to petition and on electoral
procedures and laws, and it will study the history and general application of the "state of
siege." Moreover, the Commission, in performing these duties, will request the cooperation
of specialists in their respective fields, as well as that of organizations interested in the
promotion of human rights, and of universities and other institutions.
54. The Secretariat of the Commission will, in accordance with the aforesaid program,
carry out a series of activates, such as the compilation of background material and the
preparation of preliminary studies, to help the Commission in its work.
VII. OTHER DECISIONS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE
COMMISSION
Broadening of the functions and powers of the Commission
55. During the sixth meeting, held on October 1, the Commission considered the
matter
of the broadening of its functions and powers, in accordance with the draft amendments
submitted to the Council of the Organization in October 1960 (Doc. 31-I).
56. At that meeting, Ambassador Escudero reported to the Commission that this
subject
was still being considered by the Committee on Juridical and Political Rights of the Council
of the Organization. The Commission decided to reiterate to the Council its request for the
amendment of the Statute, referring to Resolution VIII of the Eighth Meeting of Consultation
of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, held in Punta del Este (Uruguay), in which the American
governments recommended that the functions and powers of the Commission be broadened.
B. Fellowship Program
57. The fellowship program in the field of human rights, approved during the Fourth
Session, was further studied in the seventeenth meeting, held on October 16.
58. The Secretary informed the Commission that the budget estimates of the Pan
American Union already included an item for this program, which amount was intended to
defray the preliminary costs of the Fellowship Program. If the Council of the Organization
approves this item. the aforesaid Program will be started in fiscal year 1963-1964.
C. National Committees on Human Rights
59. At the seventeenth meeting, the Secretary informed the Commission that although
many well known persons in the American countries had been contacted for the purpose of
establishing the National Committees, it had not been possible to appoint the members of
these committees up to that time.
60. Professor Manuel Bianchi and Mrs. Angel Acuña reported to the
Commission that the
negotiations for the establishment of these Committees in their respective countries were well
under way.
61. The members agreed that, in the future, the Secretariat should write to
organizations
that are now working in the field of human rights, for the purpose of exchanging ideas and
information conducive to useful cooperation.
D. Visit to the Dominican Republic
62. During the fifteenth meeting, Dr. Francisco V. Garcia-Amador, Director of the
Department of Legal Affairs of the Pan American Union, transmitted to the Commission the
oral invitation of Dr. Jose Antonio Bonilla Atiles, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the
Dominican Republic, for the Commission to go to that country for the purpose of
ascertaining the progress achieved by the Dominican people in the important field of human
rights.
63. Subsequently, the Commission was informed that it was impossible to make he
visit,
owing to the difficulties arising from the serious international situation in the Caribbean
area.*
* After the close of the Fifth Session, the Commission received a cablegram from the
Dominican Government, dated November 1, 1962, signed by the Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs, reiterating the invitation to visit that country. The Commission will
discuss this matter at its special session to be held in January 1963.
E. Communications from the American Governments
64. In addition to the communications sent to specific governments requesting
information
on alleged violations of human rights in their respective territories, the Commission decided,
in the twenty-fourth meeting held on October 26, to send a note to all American
Governments, to inform them of the work accomplished by the Commission during its Fifth
Session.
F. Report to the Eleventh Inter-American Conference
65. The Commission decided to postpone for the Sixth Session the preparation of the
Report to the Eleventh Inter-American Conference, having entrusted to its Secretariat the
preparation of the draft report.
G. Communication to the Chairman of the Council of the Organization of
American
States
66. At the twenty-fourth meeting, the Commission decided to send a Note to the
Chairman of the Council of the Organization of American States, informing him of the work
accomplished by the Commission during its Fifth Session.
H. Date of the Sixth Session
67. The Commission decided to open its Sixth Session on April 15, 1963. The Subcommittee will meet one week in advance of the opening of the Sixth Session, to give preliminary consideration to the communications or claims addressed to the Commission and in order to facilitate its work. APPENDIX
DOCUMENTS OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN
RIGHTS
(OEA/Ser.L/V)
Document Number Title OEA/Ser.L/V/II.5 DOCUMENTS OF THE FIFTH SESSION
Doc. 0 Documentos de la Comision Interamericana de Derechos
Humanos, registrados por la Secretaria hasta el 14 de noviembre
de 1962
Doc. 1-Rev. Resumen de la comunicaciones recibidas por la
Comisión
Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, correspondiente al
Quinto Periodo de Sesiones
Doc. 2 Informacion sobre la situacion de los derechos humanos en la
Republica de Haiti
Doc. 3 Second report on the relationship between the respect for human rights and the effective exercise of representative democracy Dr. Durward V. Sandifer
Doc. 4 Segundo Informe sobre la situacion de los derechos humanos en
la Republica de Nicaragua
Doc. 5 Informe sometido por la Subcomision a la Comisión
Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
Doc. 6 Correspondencia entre la Comisión Interamericana de
Derechos
Humanos y los Gobiernos Americanos
Doc. 7 Acta Resumida de la Primera Sesión celebrada el 24 de
septiembre de 1962 (Aprobada en la Tercera Sesión del 26 de
septiembre de 1962)
Doc. 8 Acta Resumida de la Segunda Sesion celebrada el 25 de
septiembre de 1962 (Aprobada en la Cuarta Sesión del 27 de
septiembre de 1962)
Doc. 9 Acta Resumida de la Tercera Sesión celebrada el 26 de
septembre de 1962 (Aprobada en la Quinta Sesión del 28 de
septiembre de 1962)
Doc. 10 Acta Resumida de la Cuarta Sesión celebrada el 27 de
septiembre de 1962 (Aprobada en la Sexta Sesión del 1 de
octubre de 1962)
Doc. 11 Observaciones formuladas al Anteproyecto de invencion
Interamercana sobre Libertad de Expresion, de Informacion y de
Investigacion, preparada por el Embajador Dr. Gonzalo
Escudero, Miembro de la Comision
Doc. 12 Acta Resumida de a Quinta Sesion celebrada el 28 de
septiembre de 1962 (Aprobada en la Septima Sesion del 2 de
octubre de 1962)
Doc. 13 Acta Resumida de la Sexta Sesión celebrada el 1 de octubre
de
1962 (Aprobada en la Octava Sesion del 3 de octubre de l962)
Doc. 14 Los Derechos Humanos y el Derecho en América Prof.
Manuel Banchi, Presidente de la Comision
Doc. 15 Acta Resumida de la Séptima Sesión celebrada el 2
de octubre
de 1962 (Aprobada en la Novena Sesion del 4 de octubre de
1962)
Doc. 16 Acta Resumida de la Octava Sesión celebrada el 5 de
octubre de
1962 (Aprobada en a Décima Sesion del 5 de octubre de 1962)
Doc. 17 Informe del Secretario Ejecuivo sobre las dades de la Secretaria
entre el Cuarto y Quinto Periodo di Sesiones
Doc. 18 Acta Resumida de la Novena Sesión celebrada al de octubre
de
1962 (Aprobada en la Decimaprimera Sesión del 8 de octubre
de 1962)
Doc. 19 Acta Resumida de la Décima Sesion al 5 de octubre de
1962
(Aprobada en la Decimasegunda Sesion del 9 de octubre de
1962)
Doc. 20 Acta Resumida de la Décimaprimera Sesion celebrada el 8 de octubre de 1962 (Aprobada en la Decimatercera Sesión del 10 de octubre de 1962) Doc. 21 Proyecto de Convencion sobre Libertad de Informacion de las
Naciones Unidas
Doc. 22 Acta Resumida de la Décimasegunda Sesion celebrada el 9
de
octubre de 1962 (Aprobada en la Decimacuarta Sesion del 11 de
octubre de 1962)
Doc. 23 Acta Resumida de la Décimatercera Sesión
celebrada el 10 de
octubre de 1962 (Aprobada en la Décimaquinta Sesión
celebrada el 12 de octubre de 1962)
Doc. 24 Acta Resumida de la Décimacuarta Sesión
celebrada el 11 de
octubre de 1962 (Aprobada en la Décimasexta Sesión del 15 de
octubre de 1962)
Doc. 25 Acta Resumida de la Decimaquinta Sesión celebrada el 12
de
octubre de 1962 (Aprobada en la Décimaséptima Sesión del 16
de octubre de 1962)
Doc. 26 Comunicado de Prensa
Doc. 27 Acta Resumida de la Décimasexta
Sesión celebrada el 15 de
octubre de 1962 (Aprobada en la Décimanovena Sesión del 18
de octubre de 1962)
Doc. 28 Acta Resumida de la Decimaséptima Sesion celebrada el 16
de
octubre de 1962 (Aprobada en la Décimanovena Sesión del 18
de octubre de 1962)
Doc. 29 Acta Reaumida de la Décimaoctava Sesión
celebrada el 17 de
octubre de 1962 (Aprobada en la Vigésima Sesion del 19 de
octubre de 1962)
Doc. 30 Normas de procedimiento sobre los Proyectos a Informes de la
Comisión
Doc 31 Programa General de Trabajo
Doc. 32 Acta Resumida de la Decimanovena Sesión celebrada el 18
de
octubre de 1962 (Aprobada en la Vigésimaprimera Sesión del
22 de octubre de 1962)
Doc. 33 Acta Resumida de la Vigésima Sesión celebrada el
19 de
octubre de 1962 (Aprobada en la Vigésimasegunda Sesión del
24 de octubre de 1962)
Doc. 34 Acta Resumida de la Vigésimaprimera Sesion celebrada el
22 de
octubre de 1962 (Aprobada en la Vigésimasegunda Sesión del
24 de octubre de 1962)
Doc. 35 Comunicado de Prensa
Doc. 36 Acta Resumida de la Vigésimasegunda Sesion celebrada el
24
de octubre de 1962 (Aprobada en la Vigésimacuarta Sesión del
26 de octubre de 1962)
Doc. 37 Acta Resumida de la Vigésimatercera Sesión
celebrada el 25 de
octubre de 1962 (Aprobada en la Vigésimacuarta Sesión del 26
de octubre de 1962)
Doc. 38 Comunicado de Prensa
Doc. 39 Acta Resumida de la Vigésimacuarta Sesión
celebrada el 26 de
Octubre de 1962 (Aprobada en la Vigesimacuarta Sesión del 26
de octubre de 1962)
Doc. 40 Informe sobre la labor desarrollada durante su Quinto Periodo
de Sesiones del 24 de septiembre al 26 de octubre de 1962
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