Cecilia Medina Quiroga, former president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, talked about the Court and the Latin American context during a public lecture last night. Mrs Medina Quiroga gave an insight into the challenges at the Court’s establishment, during its first years without any cases and in dealing with systematic and widespread violations, in particular the cases of enforced disappearances.
Cecilia Medina Quiroga, former president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, talked about the Court and the Latin American context during a public lecture last night. Mrs Medina Quiroga gave an insight into the challenges at the Court’s establishment, during its first years without any cases and in dealing with systematic and widespread violations, in particular the cases of enforced disappearances.