What does OAS stand for?

Byline: Mamta03 The Inter-American Cooperation Network (COOPERANET) fostered by the Organization of American States (OAS) was set in motion during the high-level meeting that took place October 26 and 27, 2009, in Bogota, Colombia, with 26 delegations from OAS Member States in attendance, as well as other national and international agencies.

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya called on the Organization of American States for assistance, saying talks with the country's de facto government had "stagnated," negotiators said.

The marchers called on the Organization of American States to investigate what they consider a deterioration of human rights in the South American country.

Uribe said the guerrillas had slain the men, and asked the Organization of American States to help recover their bodies.

Honduras broke off diplomatic relations with Havana in 1962, when Cuba was expelled from the Organization of American States.

One chapter focuses on steps taken and work accomplished by organs of the Organization of American States from 1954 to 1981.

The Cuban American Bar Association has filed a petition with the Organization of American States seeking relief against human rights violations committed by the Cuban government in relation to its latest crackdown on political dissidents CABA filed the petition with the OAS' Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on behalf of more than 70 Cubans jailed by Fidel Castro's government for what it deemed "subversive" activities.

Last December the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of the Organization of American States found the Guatemalan military guilty of secret detention, torture, and "extrajudicial execution" as well as obstruction of justice in Bamaca's case.