The main function of the Commission shall be to promote respect for and defense of human rights. In the exercise of its mandate, it shall have the following functions and powers:
d. to request the governments of the member states to supply it with information on the measures adopted by them in matters of human rights;
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
Organization of American States
Document type
Regional treaty
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
N.A.
Year
1969
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
American Convention on Human Rights (1969), Article 41, d.