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El Salvador: Supreme Court of Justice selection process

26 Jun 2015   |  
Tensions continue to exist between the Supreme Court (specially the Constitutional Chamber), the Executive Branch and Congress. Even after the 2014 presidential elections and the installation of the new Congress in May 2015, the relationship between these governmental branches has not improved.  Civil society and public opinion are frequently... More

Digest of Latin American Jurisprudence on the Rights of Victims

03 Aug 2015   |   News
DPLF's new publication, authored by Professor Ximena Medellín, is a pioneering systematization of 23 Latin American judicial decisions on the rights of victims issued by courts in eight countries of the region: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. The judgments included in this volume reflect i... More

The IACHR Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression makes a statement on the use of criminal law to limit freedom of expression

06 May 2015   |   Press Release
On World Press Freedom Day, the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights makes a statement on the concerning use of criminal law by several States of the region to limit freedom of expression. PRESS RELEASE  R 44/15 ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL RA... More

ENSURING TRANSPARENT AND INDEPENDENT ELECTIONS IN THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM

29 Apr 2015   |   Press Release
Versão em português In a move to support and strengthen human rights in the Americas, a panel of five independent experts will monitor the forthcoming election of new members to the region’s human rights commission and court. The Independent Panel for the Election of Inter-American Commissioners and Judges has been established... More

Open letter: Concern facing the setback within Mexican Foreign policy on Human Rights

31 Mar 2015   |   News
March 31st, 2015 ENRIQUE PEÑA NIETO PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF MEXICO Mr. President, the Mexican and international civil society organizations that sign this letter do so in order to express our rejection and concern at recent statements by representatives of the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs concerning the reports of the United... More

Venezuela: Stop Harassing Human Rights Defenders

07 Apr 2015   |   News
Intimidation Undermines Independent Oversight (Panama City, April 7, 2015) – Venezuela is intimidating and harassing human rights defenders, and making unsubstantiated allegations that they are seeking to undermine Venezuelan democracy, 28 international and Latin American human rights organizations said today. The authorities’ allegati... More

PRESS RELEASE: Former Defense Minister Eugenio Vides Casanova to Face Justice in El Salvador

30 Mar 2015   |   Press Release
  United States Department of Justice orders deportation for serious human rights violations San Salvador/Washington D.C., March 27, 2015. On March 11, the U.S. Department of Justice upheld the deportation order of General Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova, former Defense Minister of El Salvador and Director of the Salvadoran National Guard... More

Six Months after Disappearance of 43 Students in Mexico, Citizens and International Community Still Seek Justice

26 Mar 2015   |   News
Mexican Government Must Support Work of International Experts Six months after 43 students were forcibly disappeared in southern Mexico the undersigned international human rights organizations express concern that many questions remain unanswered. As the investigation into the students’ disappearance continues, we call on the Mexican governm... More

PRESS RELEASE: Human rights organizations issue a statement on the implementation of the right to prior, free and informed consultation & consent in Latin America

20 Mar 2015   |   Press Release
Washington, D.C., March 20, 2015. The below signed organizations recognize that in spite of advances in the implementation of the Right to Prior, Fee and Informed Consultation and Consent (PFICC) in Latin America, a series of barriers persist and hinder the implementation of this guarantee, which put at risk indigenous peoples, tribes or similar co... More

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