On May 20, 2014, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) welcomed the efforts of the Organization of American States Member States in the past six months aimed at protecting and promoting the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Persons (LGBTI). According to a press release, recent developments include reform relating to the police, the justice and penitentiary systems, and political participation. The IACHR noted that such reforms occurred “[n]otwithstanding the persistence of high levels of discrimination and violence experienced by [LGBTI] persons in the Americas.”