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Finally! A Search Commission for Missing Persons in El Salvador
An autonomous entity will be in charge of searching for 10,000 missing persons
Civil society and government agree on model after months of cooperative work
Scientific approach and respect for victims: crucial elements for the Commission's success
International experiences in similar co... More
Progress in El Mozote Massacre: Hearings are resumed!
After months of waiting, the El Mozote case resumes after an appeal for annulment filed in June by the former military accused was rejected. This decision allowed new witnesses and victims´ relatives to finally render their statements about the episode before the presiding Judge of El Mozote massacre case. Public hearings are being resumed to... More
Inter-American civil society condemns decision by President Morales regarding CICIG and calls for respect for the rule of law in Guatemala
August 28, 2017 - The civil society organizations which join this statement condemn in the strongest possible terms the decision by the President of Guatemala, Jimmy Morales, to declare Ivan Velasquez “persona non grata” and order his immediate expulsion from the country. Velasquez is the Commissioner of CICIG, the International Commiss... More
DPLF reiterates support for CICIG’s Ivan Velasquez in light of news that President Morales seeks his ouster
DPLF expresses its dismay at news reports that President Jimmy Morales of Guatemala is seeking the removal of Ivan Velásquez from the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). Multiple news reports as well as public statements by Attorney General Thelma Aldana indicate that President Morales is planning to meet with UN... More
DPLF along with other human rights organizations denounce threats of a “military option” in Venezuela
August 15, 2017. – We, the undersigned organizations, members of the International Coalition of Human Rights Organizations in the Americas, reject the statements issued this past Friday, August 11, by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, in which he expressed that he would not rule out a military option in the face of the Ve... More
International organizations affirm support for MACCIH and its investigation into Agua Zarca
International Organizations Affirm Support for MACCIH and Its Investigation into Agua Zarca
London, San José, and Washington DC – July 19, 2017. In light of the recent announcement made by the Mission to Support the Fight Against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (Misión de Apoyo contra la Corrupción y la... More
Towards a National Search Mechanism for Disappeared Persons in El Salvador
Last January, in response to longstanding demands of the victims, the President of El Salvador announced the creation of a National Search Commission for Disappeared Persons during the armed conflict between 1980 and 1992. In the following months, a dialogue started between civil society and the government representatives to review a legal proposal... More
Seeking Justice in El Salvador: Progress in the El Mozote Case
On Thursday, May 11, General José Guillermo García, the highest ranking military official indicted for the El Mozote massacre, must testify before Judge Jorge Guzmán Urquilla in a trial court of San Francisco Gotera, Morazán, El Salvador.
The crimes under investigation to... More
DPLF and IDHUCA present amicus brief before the criminal court in charge of the El Mozote case
On June 5, 2017, the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) and the Instituto de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas (IDHUCA) presented an amicus brief before the criminal court in charge of the El Mozote case after the reopening of the investigations in September 2016. At the moment 18... More
Final Report of the Independent Panel for the Election of Commissioners to the IACHR
In recent years, calls for reforms to selection procedures have grown louder for international bodies, particularly those charged with the monitoring, interpretation, and application of international human rights and international humanitarian law. These initiatives aim to ensure that members selected for these bodies meet the qualifications requir... More