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On January 24, 2014, the Inter-American Juridical Committee to the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (the Committee) published its 2013 Annual Report. The report details that the Committee held two sessions in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and adopted three reports, including: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression; Model Legislation on Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict; and Inter-American Judicial Cooperation. Further, four rapporteurships were established to keep track of new mandates, which include: “drafting of a Model Law regarding access to public information and protection of personal data . . .; corporate social responsibility in the field of human rights and the environment in the Americas; alternatives for regulating the use substances and preventing drug addiction of narcotic psychotropic substances and preventing drug addiction; and, guidelines for migration management in bilateral relations.” The Committee plenary also continued its work on matters such as: “sexual orientation, gender identity and expression; general guidelines for border integration; immunity of States and international organizations; electronic warehouse receipts for agricultural products; and inter-American judicial cooperation.”