Title: How does the IACHR follow up on precautionary measures?
Course: Inter-American Human Rights System - 2nd. Edition > Section: Preventive mechanisms

Once the Commission requests the State to adopt precautionary measures for an individual or group, a mechanism for monitoring and following up on the precautionary measures is initiated.

- Working meetings

- Bilateral meetings

- Portfolio meetings

- Hearings

- On-site and working visits

- Follow-up resolutions

For this, the Commission will use the information submitted by both the State and the applicants regarding compliance with the measures. Therefore, it is very important that both parties provide information explaining what specific measures were implemented and the challenges any of them have experienced with the implementation.

In addition to requesting written information from the parties, the Commission has other tools to follow up on the precautionary measures in place.

In the process of monitoring the implementation of the measures, a differentiated approach is used for groups in a particularly vulnerable situation, as well as a gender perspective, considering the risk that people belonging to these groups face in specific contexts.