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Roundtable in Peru "How to guarantee Judicial independence in the application of Pre-trial Detention?"
On September 11 of 2013, DPLF and the Legal Defense Institute (Instituto de Defensa Legal) (IDL), organized in Lima, Peru, a roundtable to analyze and discuss the challenges of applying pre-trial detention by its precautionary and exceptional nature in a climate of pressure that affects the independence of judges. The event was attended by 30... More
Forum with Public Defenders in Peru Pre-Trial Detention: Precautionary Measure or Anticipatory Sentence?
On 13 September of 2013, DPLF and the Legal Defense Institute (Instituto de Defensa Legal) (IDL), in conjunction with the General Director of Public Defense and Access to Justice of the Justice and Human Rights Ministry of Peru, held an event for 100 public defenders from Lima. Here, they presented the reports Insufficient Judicial Independen... More
Workshop for prosecutors in El Salvador on jurisprudence and strategies for the prosecution of international crimes in Latin America
On August 17, DPLF conducted a workshop on jurisprudence and strategies for the prosecution of international crimes in Latin America and its application to the Salvadoran case. The event was held in cooperation with the Foundation of Studies for the Application of Law (FESPAD) and El Salvador’s Training School of the National Prosecutor... More
DPLF presents Digest on International Crimes in El Salvador
DPLF presents Digest on International Crimes in joint event with El Salvador’s Supreme Court of Justice and FESPAD In August 16 of 2013, DPLF, El Salvador’s Supreme Court of Justice and the Foundation of Studies for the Application of Law (FESPAD), organized the forum "Challenges for the Prosecution of International Crimes: The Rol... More
Workshop for Judges in El Salvador on international crimes
On August 15, DPLF held a workshop on international crimes for judges in El Salvador, in coordination with FESPAD and the country's Training School of the National Judicial Council (Escuela de Capacitacion Judicial del Consejo de la Judicatura) . Opening remarks were delivered by Tito Edmundo Zelada, Chairman of the National Judicial Counc... More
43rd OAS General Assembly: sound judgment prevailed
The 43rd General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) concluded on Thursday, June 6, in the city of Antigua, Guatemala. The annual meeting of the foreign ministers of all of the countries of the Americas (except for Cuba) was especially relevant this year for several reasons. First, the main theme of the Assembly was regional drug... More
The genocide trial against Ríos Montt in Guatemala: Challenges for the prosecution of international crimes in national courts
The Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), the Washington Office for Latin America (WOLA) and the American Society of International Law (ASIL) organized a dialogue on May 14, 2013 in Washington DC, to inform and discuss the most recent developments in the genocide trial against Efrain Rios Montt. The event specifically addressed the main obstacles f... More
LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS: CONDICIÓN FUNDAMENTAL DEL SISTEMA PENAL ACUSATORIO
LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS: CONDICIÓN FUNDAMENTAL DEL SISTEMA PENAL ACUSATORIO
La Fundación para el Debido Proceso (DPLF) participó, el pasado 13 y 14 de mayo, en el foro “Los Derechos Humanos: Condición Fundamental del Sistema Penal Acusatorio”, organizado por la Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Dist... More
Joint statement in Rios Montt case: International Organizations Applaud Start of Closing Arguments in Guatemalan Genocide Trial
International Groups Welcome Progress in Guatemalan Genocide Trial but Criticize Delaying Tactics Nine international human rights and legal groups have welcomed the resumption of the Guatemalan trial of Efraín Ríos Montt, the former military dictator, for genocide and crimes against humanity. The trial has taken another step towards i... More