Title: Which instruments are used to submit petitions before the IACHR?
Course: Inter-American Human Rights System - 2nd. Edition > Section: Petition and Case System

How can you file a petition?

The Commission has provided a form that is accessible online for submitting such a petition. The use of the form is not mandatory since the petitioner can submit the petition in any written form. However it is the recommended way. Most importantly, the petition must comply with the requirements established by Article 28 of the Commission’s Regulations, which we will discuss next.

The petition may be submitted through:

🌐 The Online Portal (preferred)

📨Post

👥Person

Petitions must be written in one of the four official languages of the OAS (Spanish, English, French or Portuguese).

In the event that the Commission decides to process the petition, it must be sent to the State in the official language of the alleged State. Otherwise, the Commission may ask the petitioner to translate it.