Inter-American Commission on Human RightsThe Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the human rights organizations. human rights. Its headquarters is in Washington, DC, United States. Its senior officers are its seven commissioners elected by the OAS General Assembly for four years and work in a personal capacity and are not considered to represent their country of origin. These officers must be of high moral character and competent in the field of human rights. Any state party to a case has the right to appoint an ad hoc judge if its nationals are not present in court (Pasqualucci, 2003). The IACHR differs from international human rights commissions in that it requires private petitions and offers the possibility of filing interstate complaints. It is competent to hear individual complaints against a State party. A State Party may bring an action against another State Party. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has jurisdictional and consultative competence like the European Convention on Human Rights which has limited consultative competence as opposed to the IACHR, says Thomas (200-). The Inter-American Court of Human Rights grants many religious rights. In 1969, the Organization of American States created two bodies called the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to protect the right to exercise religious matters in America (Gomez, 2009). The IACHR grants rights and respect without any discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, language, nationality, economic status, birth, etc. It also ensures the protection of the law without any discrimination. It gives parents the right to give their children a moral and religious education. It...middle of paper......s and protection by guarding their physical or moral needs. The charter says to eliminate all racism. Article 4 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights recognizes the right of everyone to live. In various articles, the death penalty is guaranteed to be abolished. Article 5(3) guarantees the non-application of the death penalty for crimes committed by children. Article 4 guarantees that countries where the death penalty exists will not carry out death sentences against pregnant or breastfeeding women. In some African countries, the death penalty is not yet abolished and there are many resolutions aimed at abolishing the death penalty, for example United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2005/59, adopted in 2007, calling for all states that still maintain the death penalty to, among other things, observe a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty (Anon, 200- ).