Overview

• Caballero secured reelection on July 11 during an OAS Permanent Council session in Washington by defeating Brazilian rival Fábio de Sá e Silva with 23 votes to three.
• The new four-year mandate begins January 1, 2026, marking Caballero’s second term after he first joined the commission in 2023 and currently serves as its president.
• His victory completes the CIDH’s three open seats alongside Cuban nominee Rosa María Payá and Bahamian Marion Bethel for the next term.
• The Mexican government formally endorsed his candidacy and civil society organizations praised his 27-year academic and research career at Universidad Iberoamericana.
• The vote was postponed from the June OAS General Assembly in Antigua and Barbuda after inconclusive rounds, underscoring member states’ drive to ensure continuity in regional human rights oversight.