Salvador Herencia-Carrasco

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Director Human Rights Clinic uOttawa HRREC. Part-time prof. Section Droit Civil uOttawa. Ph.d. (c) Law.
Interests: Sistema Interamericano, #BizHumanRights, #TWAIL, Perú, metal, papá.
Show threadSalvador Herencia-CarrascoJan 10, 2024
The IACtHR ends 2023 with 54 contentious cases (11 against Brazil) and 3 Advisory Opinions (AO) in docket and pending a ruling. This is a problem as there are very important cases that should be decided in 2024, including the first abortion case (Beatriz v. El Salvador), the first case on Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation (Tagaeri and Taromenane v. Ecuador) and the Advisory Opinions on climate change and the responsibility of manufacturers of firearms. 5/5
Show threadSalvador Herencia-CarrascoJan 10, 2024
In my view, this year's most relevant cases of the IACtHR were the following:
- García Rodríguez v. MEX: case focuses on limits to pretrial detention and reduction of judicial guarantees at expense of civil liberties. This case has huge implications as pretrial norms are included in the Federal Constitution.
- Córdoba v. PAR: This is the first case to deal with the international restitution and custody of a child from a broken marriage between a Paraguayan and an Argentinean nationals. 4/5
Show threadSalvador Herencia-CarrascoJan 10, 2024
4. Labour rights, salaries and pension: Bendezú v. PER (SNR), Meza v. ECU and Boleso v. ARG.
5. Obstetric violence, health and hashtag#BizHumanRights duties of private hospitals: Rodríguez Pacheco v. VEN.
6. Personal integrity, torture, forced disappearance: Baptiste v. HAITI, Guzmán Medina v. COL, Núñez Naranjo v. ECU; Tabares Toro v. COL and López Sosa v. PAR. 3/5
Show threadSalvador Herencia-CarrascoJan 10, 2024
I classified all 18 contentious cases in 6 broad categories:
1. Adoption and international custody of children: Córdoba v. PAR and María v. ARG.
2. Collective property, consultation and land title of hashtag#IndigenousPeoples: Garifuna San Juan v. HON (its the 3rd Garifuna case) and Maya Q’eqchi’ Agua Caliente v. GUA.
3. Judicial and administrative guarantees: Álvarez v. ARG, Scot Cochran v. COSTA RICA (SNR), Hendrix v. GUA (SNR), Aguinaga v. ECU and García Rodríguez v. MEX. 2/5
Salvador Herencia-CarrascoJan 10, 2024

#HumanRights: In 2023, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) decided 18 contentious cases (no advisory opinions). Please find below a brief thread summarizing the Court's work during 2023.

For the first time in a calendar year, the IACHR ruled that states were NOT responsible (SNR) on 3 cases: 1 against Peru (labour dispute of university worker), 1 against Costa Rica (consular protection of a foreigner) and 1 against Guatemala (foreigner access to a career as a notary). 1/5

Salvador Herencia-CarrascoJan 2, 2024

#BizHumanRights: Canada's Globe and Mail published a report on how Canada's lack of action to address human rights violations done by Canadian companies in Latin America could affect its candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council later this year.

The story has some quotes from me focusing on the need to have strong legislation to prevent harm to communities. Most importantly, the piece highlights the voice of Indigenous leaders and their demands to live in peace.
Link: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-as-canada-vies-for-un-human-rights-council-seat-some-indigenous/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

As Canada vies for UN Human Rights Council seat, some Indigenous leaders from the Amazon raise red flags

Member Brazil’s Iawá community says Ottawa has not fulfilled its obligations to ensure Indigenous rights are respected and the environment protected with oversight of Canadian mining and extraction companies abroad

The Globe and Mail
Salvador Herencia-CarrascoOct 11, 2023
Recientemente la Fundación Konrad Adenauer ha publicado un libro comentando los artículos del Acuerdo de Escazú sobre Justicia Ambiental.
Pueden acceder a la publicación, aquí: https://www.kas.de/documents/271408/16552318/Comentario+al+Acuerdo+de+Escaz%C3%BA.pdf/d21bc6da-abe8-5bdb-5092-bbda3f6642db?t=1693416628570&fbclid=IwAR0QaKclUvJk16YUFtqyPUZV5Rhtzv8ndWb28FTp3tj1e7utgD33VHA4KvQ
Salvador Herencia-CarrascoOct 10, 2023
#BizHumanRights: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights extends the deadline to submit reports for the Advisory Opinion filed by Chile and Colombia related to the climate emergency and human rights.
The new deadline is December 18, 2023.
Salvador Herencia-CarrascoOct 4, 2023
Muy agradecido por la invitación de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Militar Nueva Granada para hablar sobre los retos en la enseñanza y práctica de #BizHumanRights en América Latina.
Eo webinar es hoy, miércoles, 4 de agosto la 1 p.m. Colombia/2 p.m. EST.
Se transmitirá, por aquí: youtube.com/@FACDERCAMPUS
Salvador Herencia-CarrascoSep 5, 2023
In late August, our #HumanRights Clinic at the HRREC, along with the Clinic at PUC-PR and the Universidade Federal do Paraná, filed a report to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights regarding the #BizHumanRights duties of private companies engaged in the firearms industry.
This is for an Advisory Opinion requested by Mexico to the Court. It's a chance to ground due diligence under the American Convention on Human Rights.