In United States there is an independent organ of the Organization of American States known as “Inter –American Commission on Human Rights” motivated to protect and promote human rights. The organization was created in the year 1959. The headquarters of this organization is positioned in Washington, D.C.

This organization is a permanent group which meets more than a few times in a year to scrutinize allegations of the violation of human rights in the hemisphere. The aim of the American Convention on Human Rights is to strengthen a system of social justice and equality. The Inter –American Commission on Human Rights has the responsibility of fulfillment or observance with the Convention.