Inter-American Commission Orders Protective Measures for Victim of Arbitrary Deprivation of Nationality

In August, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights granted the Open Society Justice Initiative's request for precautionary measures in the case of Emildo Bueno, a Dominican citizen of Haitian descent whose public fight against arbitrary deprivation of his nationality resulted in threats and physical harm to him and his family.

The commission granted the request of the Justice Initiative and the Center for Justice and International Law to order the government of the Dominican Republic to investigate thoroughly attacks on the Bueno family and to provide them with security protection.

The commission's agreement to extend precautionary measures is the latest indication of international human rights bodies' growing concern about discrimination in access to nationality in the Dominican Republic.