The Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights in Brazil: institutional strengthening of the court and the commission for the protection of Yanomami children and adolescents in the Waikás region, in Roraima, against sexual violence
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https://doi.org/10.12957/rqi.2025.91377Keywords:
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Inter-American Human Rights System, Sexual violenceAbstract
The protection of human rights in the Americas is strengthened by the Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights, which includes the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR). This system seeks to protect and promote human rights in regions marked by inequalities and authoritarian histories. However, the recommendations and decisions of the bodies of the Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights face barriers to effective implementation in Brazil, where high rates of sexual violence against Yanomami children and adolescents persist in the Waikás region, in the state of Roraima (RR), Brazil. Thus, this research is justified by the need to examine the challenges in the effective application of inter-American standards in the context of sexual violence against these traditional peoples and to propose possible measures to mitigate this problem. This study aims to analyze the performance of the Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights in the effective protection of Yanomami children and adolescents in the Waikás region, in Roraima, with a focus on preventing and combating sexual violence. The research, which is basic in nature and has a qualitative approach, uses technical and bibliographical procedures to analyze documents and reports from the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights, as well as academic literature, with the aim of describing the functioning of these bodies and explaining the challenges in implementing their recommendations in Brazil. The study focuses especially on institutional responses to sexual violence against indigenous children, highlighting the importance of the Inter-American System as a mechanism for international pressure in the face of the omission and ineffectiveness of the Brazilian State.
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