Public hearings

Videos and audio recordings of public hearings already held

To watch videos, listen to audio recordings and see high resolution photographs of the public hearings that have been held, click on the link above.

Guidelines for press coverage of public hearings

Journalists and photographers are invited to read the IACHR guidelines for press coverage of the public hearings held during the periods of sessions.

Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Article 66. Public Nature of Hearings

Hearings shall be public. When warranted by exceptional circumstances, the Commission, at its own initiative or at the request of an interested party, may hold private hearings and shall decide who may attend them. This decision pertains exclusively to the Commission, which shall notify the parties in this regard prior to the beginning of the hearing, either orally or in writing. Even in these cases, the minutes shall be prepared in the terms set forth in Article 68 of these Rules of Procedure.