US lobbies Caribbean for position on IACHR

May 17, 2013

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The United States candidate for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Professor James L. Cavallaro, has held talks with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) seeking support for his candidacy.
CARICOM foreign ministers met here earlier this week under the chairmanship of Trinidad and Tobago’s foreign minister Winston Dookeran.
A statement issued by the US Embassy here said that the Stanford Law School lecturer also met with key civil society stakeholders discussing several topical human rights issues including corruption and transparency, equal protection under the law and press freedom.

You may also be interested in:

Stakeholders Engage in Consultations to Strengthen National Youth Policy
The Department of Youth Development and Sports, through its Youth Unit, has commenced a four-day series of half-day closed stakeholder consultations aimed at strengthening the development and...
caricom_admin
Regional Workshop Strengthens Caribbean Capacity on Genetic Resources
Regional policymakers, scientists, and biodiversity experts gathered from March 3-5, 2026, at The University of the West Indies (UWI), St.
caricom_admin
Statement by Hon. Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment of Saint Kitts and Nevis| High-Level Segment, 16th Meeting of the Conference of Parties of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity| Cali, Colombia| 30 October 2024
"The fight for biodiversity cannot be disentangled from the climate crisis. This is why our commitment to the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework is especially critical and why Saint Kitts
Anonymous