Other Decisions Decision C 282 (28/08/2014)
Authority: American Commission on Human rights
Date: 08/28/2014
Subject: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights sentenced the State for the unlawful detention and the collective expulsions of Haitian citizens and Dominican nationals of Haitian descent, for contrast with the conventional norms and the procedures provided by the national legislation, because based on discriminatory reasons.
Parties: Causa De personas dominicanas y haitianas expulsadas vs. República Dominicana
Original language: Spanish
Classification: Dignity - Art. 1 Human dignity - Freedoms - Art. 19 Expulsion - Equality - Art. 20 Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination
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