Cuando la prisión preventiva se convierte en castigo: la advertencia de la Corte Interamericana a Ecuador: Reyes Mantilla y otros vs. Ecuador
La prisión preventiva tiene por objeto garantizar el desarrollo del proceso penal, no anticipar su resultado. Sin embargo, cuando la gravedad de una acusación basta para justificar el encarcelamiento de...
When Pre-Trial Detention Becomes Punishment: The Inter-American Court’s Warning to Ecuador in Reyes Mantilla et al. v. Ecuador
Pre-trial detention is intended to secure criminal proceedings, not to anticipate their outcome. Yet when the seriousness of an accusation becomes sufficient reason to imprison a suspect, detention risks becoming...
Un enfoque de derechos humanos para abordar el crimen organizado: la resolución de la Comisión Interamericana
En marzo de 2026, la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) presentó la Resolución 1/26, que proporciona a los Estados de las Américas cincuenta recomendaciones para abordar el crimen organizado....
Towards a Human Rights-Based Approach to Organised Crime: The Inter-American Commission’s Resolution
In March 2026, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) presented Resolution 1/26 providing states in the Americas with 50 recommendations to address organised crime. At its core lies a...
A New Avenue for Climate Change Victims: Rethinking the Causation Threshold
2025 was a crucial year for international climate law and human rights. Two advisory opinions (AOs) were issued, one by each of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the...
Asylum vs. Temporary Protection: The paradox of legal protection in Latin America
Venezuela’s protracted collapse has driven millions to seek protection across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), making it one of the largest displacement situations in recent years. By May-2025, over...
Detention in Armed Conflict: Exploring the complementarity between IHL and the Inter-American Human Rights System (Part II)
This blog is in two parts. In the first part of this analysis, I examined the Inter-American framework for the protection of persons deprived of liberty, including the guarantees applicable...
Business and Human Rights in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights: Current opportunities and challenges from Brazil’s condemnations
In October and November 2024, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) issued two judgments condemning Brazil in cases relating to Business and Human Rights (BHR) themes: the Santos Nascimento...
Green Reparations at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights: The La Oroya Judgment
The La Oroya judgment, delivered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) on 27 November 2023, but only published late March 2024, constitutes an important legal first in the...
The dark side of amnesty laws: impunity guaranteed. The case of Nicaragua
Amnesty laws can, in principle, be an acceptable transitional justice mechanism. It is sometimes the case that, due to lack of resources or political instability, criminal prosecutions are not a...
El lado oscuro de las leyes de amnistía: impunidad garantizada. El caso de Nicaragua
Las leyes de amnistía son, en principio, herramientas de justicia transicional perfectamente aceptables. En ocasiones, debido a factores tales como escasez de recursos o inestabilidad política, no es posible juzgar...
#JusticiaparaBeatriz Beatriz vs El Salvador – a Matter of Equality and Case Law Consistency
The case Beatriz y otros vs El Salvador – pending judgment in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR/OAS) – is about equality. Hence, it must be treated as such....
