OAS Sees Another Electoral Fraud Brewing in Nicaragua The National Assembly, controlled by Ortega deputies and their political allies, swore in the new electoral magistrates. Photo: Taken from the National Assembly. The National Assembly, controlled by Ortega deputies and their political allies, swore in the new electoral magistrates. Photo: Taken from the National Assembly.
OAS Secretary General states that changes in the Electoral Council “go against the principles and recommendations” of the international community
9 mayo, 2021
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, addressed the political situation in Nicaragua on Thursday. Through an extensive statement, he expressed his “extreme concern” over the designating of Ortega magistrates to the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) and the approval of an electoral reform by Sandinista Front deputies and their political allies in the National Assembly. Both a
05/07/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/07/2021 16:28
OAS to Observe Federal and Local Elections in Mexico
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OAS to Observe Federal and Local Elections in Mexico
May 7, 2021
The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) will send an Electoral Observation Mission to observe the federal and local elections to be held in Mexico on June 6. To lead the Mission, Secretary General Luis Almagro has designated Argentinian lawyer Santiago Cantón.
Cantón is an International Visiting Scholar at American University Washington College of Law. In 2021, he was Chief of the OAS Special Mission to El Salvador. From 2001 to 2012 he was the Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). In 1998 he was elected as the first Rapporteur for the Freedom of Expression in the Inter-American System. Moreover, he has served as Secretary of Human Rights of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was also the Executive D
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Statement from the General Secretariat on the Election of CSE Magistrates and Electoral Reform in Nicaragua May 6, 2021
The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) observes with extreme concern the election of the high magistrates who will make up the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) of Nicaragua and the approval of electoral reforms that go against the principles and recommendations carried out by the international community, including the OAS Electoral Observation Mission in 2017, and resolutions of the Permanent Council and the General Assembly of the Organization. The election of magistrates and the approval of these reforms designed by the Special Commission on Electoral Affairs of the National Assembly of Nicaragua clearly give the official party an absolute advantage in controlling electoral administration and justice, eliminating the necessary guarantees and minimal institutional credibility for the development of a free and fair e
Each year the OAS Secretary General publishes a proposed Program-Budget for the coming calendar year. The OAS General Assembly meets in a Special Session to approve the Program-Budget. Find these documents from 1998-2013 here.
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Each year the OAS Secretary General publishes a proposed Program-Budget for the coming calendar year. The OAS General Assembly meets in a Special Session to approve the Program-Budget. Find these documents from 1998-2013 here.
Each year in April, the OAS Board of External Auditors publishes a report covering the previous calendar year’s financial results. Reports covering 1996-2016 may be found here.
Approximately six weeks after the end of each semester, the OAS publishes a Semiannual Management and Performance Report, which since 2013 includes reporting on programmatic results. The full texts may be found here.
Here you will find data on the Human Resources of the OAS, including its organizational structure, each organizational unit’s staffing, vacant posts, and performance contracts.