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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