Inter-American Institute of Human Rights

The Inter-American Institute of Human Rights "is an independent international academic institution, created in 1980 under an agreement between the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Republic of Costa Rica. Today, the IIDH is one of the most important world centers for teaching and academic research on human rights, with a multidisciplinary approach and with emphasis on the problems of America." 

Roberto Cuellar - Executive Director

General Assembly (2004 - 2006)

 * Thomas Buergenthal - Honorary President, United States
 * Sonia Picado S. - President, Costa Rica
 * Rodolfo Stavenhagen - Vice President, Mexico
 * María Elena Martínez - Vice President, Uruguay
 * Pedro Nikken - Permanent Advisor, Venezuela
 * Mayra Alarcón Alba - Guatemala
 * Line Bareiro - Paraguay
 * Lloyd G. Barnett - Jamaica
 * César Barros Leal - Brazil
 * Allan Brewer-Carías - Venezuela
 * Marco Tulio Bruni-Celli - Venezuela
 * Gisèle Côté-Harper - Canada
 * Margaret E. Crahan - United States
 * Mariano Fiallos Orianguyen - Nicaragua
 * Héctor Fix-Zamudio - México
 * Robert K. Goldman - United States
 * Claudio Grossman - Chile
 * Juan E. Méndez - Argentina
 * Sandra Morelli Rico - Colombia
 * Elizabeth Odio Benito - Costa Rica
 * Nina Pacari - Ecuador
 * Máximo Pacheco Gómez - Chile
 * Mónica Pinto - Argentina
 * Hernán Salgado Pesantes - Ecuador
 * Wendy Singh - Guyana
 * Cristian Tattenbach - Costa Rica

Executive Directorate
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 * Roberto Cuéllar of El Salvador Executive Director
 * José Thompson, Director of CAPEL
 * Gilda Pacheco, Director of the Department of Civil Society
 * Juan Navarrete, Director of the Department of Public Institutions
 * Victoria Napky, Office of the Executive Direction
 * Charles Moyer, Administrative Director

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Daniel Zovatto, former Assistant director

Contact

 * Web: http://www.iidh.ed.cr