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International organizations condemn parliamentary attack against the National Board of Justice in Peru

08 Sep 2023   |   Press Release
Download the press release in PDF here. The undersigned international organizations, dedicated to the promotion and defense of the rule of law and human rights in Latin America, express our condemnation of the repeated and improper use of legal mechanisms by the Peruvian Congress to attack the National Board of Justice (Junta Nacional de Just... More

Peru: International Organizations Urge the Peruvian State to Guarantee the Right to Peaceful Protest

18 Jul 2023   |   Press Release
Download PDF here.  In anticipation of the protests to be convened in Lima beginning July 19, the undersigned international human rights organizations urge the Peruvian state to fulfill its obligations to respect, facilitate, and protect Peruvian citizens’ peaceful exercise of the right to protest.  Amidst the institutional and hu... More

Guatemala: 196 Organizations urge the State of Guatemala to safeguard citizen participation and ensure the integrity of the electoral process

03 Jul 2023   |   Press Release
Download joint statement in PDF here.    The undersigned organizations that have followed the elections in Guatemala for the presidency of the Republic, deputies and mayors, are deeply concerned about the suspension by the Constitutional Court (CC) of the official results of the voting held on June 25.    The Supreme E... More

Venezuela: Upcoming Elections Provide an Important Opportunity but the Lack of Guarantees Deepens Concerns

06 Jul 2023   |   Press Release
Download joint statement in PDF here.   The 2024 presidential elections and 2025 regional, local and legislative elections present a crucial opportunity for the reinstitutionalization of Venezuela’s democracy and rule of law and for the normalization of its relations with the international community. The current crisis reached cr... More

Honduras: Nominating Board must guarantee independence and transparency in election of Attorney General

01 Jun 2023   |   Press Release
Download joint statement here.   The National Congress of Honduras should follow constitutional requirements intended to guarantee transparency and integrity in the appointment of the attorney general and deputy attorney general, WOLA, LAWG, DPLF, RFKHR, CEJIL, and HRW said today.  The Honduran constitution requires that the attorney g... More

In memory of the life and legacy of Judge Thomas Buergenthal

30 May 2023   |   Press Release
DPLF joins many others in expressing our condolences to family and friends at the passing of Thomas Buergenthal, founder of our organization and dear friend, who dedicated his life to the defense of human rights, dignity, and the search for truth.   Considered one of the world's leading experts on international human rights law, Ju... More

Peru: International organizations support the IACHR recommendation to create an Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts to support investigations of serious human rights violations

15 May 2023   |   Press Release
  Washington, DC, May 15, 2023- On May 3, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) released the report, Situation of Human Rights in Peru in the Context of Social Protests, which concludes that serious human rights violations were committed in Peru in the context of the social protests that occurred between December 7, 2022 and J... More

Guatemala: International legal experts call for urgent action to protect Indigenous peoples; express grave concern at impact of violent forced evictions

31 Mar 2023   |   Press Release
Group observed apparent ‘systemic failures’ in the protection of Indigenous rights; Indigenous land defenders in the firing line after opposing extractive projects and unsustainable agricultural developments; The human rights experts urge the need to guarantee access to justice; Widespread crim... More

Venezuela: International organizations express concern over bill that seeks to criminalize and hinder the work of civil society organizations

26 Jan 2023   |   Press Release
Download statement here. The undersigned organizations express our deep concern over the approval in the first round of a bill that seeks to criminalize and further hinder the work of civil society organizations in Venezuela: Law of Supervision, Regularization, Performance and Financing of Non-Governmental and Related Organizations (Ley... More

The Biden Administration Must Denounce Violent Repression in Peru

13 Jan 2023   |   Press Release
Download Joint Statement in PDF here. In just one month since the Dina Boluarte government came to power, at least 48 civilians have been killed in the context of social protests, 41 of them as the result of wounds caused by gunfire. Human rights groups have sharply criticized Peruvian security forces, which appear to be responsible for mos... More

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