With these accomplished professionals, committed to freedom and distanced from the left-wing ideological constraints that have destroyed the organization's credibility in the past decade, the IACHR has a unique opportunity.
Left-wing candidates
Meanwhile, there are profiles aligned with and representing the far-left governments in the region. Among them are:
José Luis Caballero Ochoa: He is the current president of the IACHR and is nominated by the government of the communist Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum.
María Clara Galvis Patiño: She has a background in the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances and strong ties to the left. She was nominated by the government of the Colombian communist, Gustavo Petro.
Reina Rivera Joya: Nominated by the government of Honduras, headed by the communist Xiomara Castro, Rivera Joya represents the interests of the Latin American left.
These candidates, backed by governments that tolerate or even justify the abuses of left-wing authoritarian regimes, seek to preserve the ideological status quo within the Commission.
The communist dictatorships of Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba have for years enjoyed the passivity or silence of institutions that, far from defending the victims, have been complicit either by omission or political affinity.
