LatinNews Daily - 31 March 2016

Argentina: On 23 March the US and Argentine governments issued a statement renewing support for the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Inter-American Human Rights System. The statement by US  Secretary of State John Kerry and Argentina’s Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra, which was released following the visit last week by US President Barack Obama to Argentina, noted that the two countries “affirm that OAS Charter principles - democracy, human rights, security, rule of law, and development for all the peoples of the Americas - remain as enduring as its values remain sound” and commit to “working together towards strengthening the OAS, welcoming calls to focus the Organization on its core mandate of promoting and protecting human rights and democracy in all 35 OAS member states.” The statement also expresses “an enduring commitment to supporting the independence, integrity, and effectiveness of the Inter-American Human Rights System, including the Commission and the Court, so as to promote and defend the human rights and dignity of all persons in the Americas”.

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