nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20200916-211310-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 200915s2020||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20200916-211310-0 doi eng 342 23 Igstadt, Volker Author aut The Crisis of the Organization of American States That is Rocking the Commission on Human Rights Igstadt, Volker Verfassungsblog 2020-09-15 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In the last few weeks, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Organization of American States' General Secretariat have been involved in a rather undiplomatic public confrontation. The core of the dispute is the renewal of the mandate of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Executive Secretary, who is the employee in charge of leading the technical staff which supports the work of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. At first glance, said determination might seem like a minor issue, but in reality, it could translate into important repercussions for the protection of human rights in the Americas. Furthermore, this standoff sheds light into some chronic problems within the Organization and could be used as an opportunity for its strengthening. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Inter-American Human Rights System International Organizations Organization of American States Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/the-crisis-of-the-organization-of-american-states-that-is-rocking-the-commission-on-human-rights/ raw object