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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
61 Venezuelan Civil Society Organizations urge their peers in the region to defend the validity of democracy and human rights in Venezuela
The Venezuelan civil society organizations that endorse this document urge our peers in Latin America and the Caribbean to raise their voices in defense of democracy and human rights in our country. The rupture of the constitutional order, through rulings handed down at the end of March by the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Tribunal of Justi... More
The murder of activist Miriam Rodríguez in Mexico highlights the dangers faced by mothers and families searching for their disappeared relatives
The Mexican government must guarantee protections for those who search for disappeared relatives and address the crisis of disappearances in the country
On the night of May 10, which was Mother's Day in Mexico, Miriam Elizabeth Rodríguez Martínez, a human rights defender and the mother of a disappeared daughter, was shot to death... More
Hearing: Violation to information access in extractive industries
Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (DAR), along with the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), the Salvemos a Santo Domingo Movement, with the support of Centro Humboldt de Nicaragua; Acción Ciudadana y Convergencia Social and of NGOs "Tezulutlán", with the support of communities organized in resistance and defence... More
Letter in support of the creation of a Canadian Extractive Sector Human Rights Ombudsperson
DPLF sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, to express our support for the creation of an Extractive Sector Human Rights Ombudsperson. DPLF urged the Canadian government to ensure that the Ombudsperson’s office is independent and able to effectively investigate complaints of human rights violations by Canadian companie... More
New Publication: “Right to consultation and consent of the Indigenous, Quilombola, and Traditional Communities in Brazil”
Brasilia and Washington D.C., March 3, 2017
The Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) and the Network of Cooperation for the Amazon (RCA, for its name in Portuguese) today launched a report entitled “Right to consultation and consent of the Indigenous, Quilombola, and Traditional Communities in Brazil.” The right to free, prior, and in... More
Guatemalan Congress must address indigenous justice, judicial selection in Constitutional Reforms
Today the Guatemalan Congress was scheduled to vote on a proposed set of Constitutional reforms, which seek to address a range of issues including the status of indigenous justice systems (pluralismo juridico) and high court selection processes. These proposed reforms are based on a months-long civil society dialogue, led by CICIG and the Attorney... More
El Salvador to establish a National Commission for the Search of Disappeared Persons during the Armed Conflict
In response to a long-standing call from civilian victims, on January 27 President Salvador Sánchez Cerén of El Salvador announced that his government will create a National Commission for the search of disappeared persons during the armed conflict, which took place between 1980 and 1992. This is an historic decision that brings... More
DPLF joins Delegation of Children of the Disappeared of the Salvadoran Civil War and U.S. Congressman James McGovern
From January 26th to 28th the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) will join a delegation traveling to El Salvador that includes U.S. Congressman James McGovern, Salvadoran-Americans who are sons and daughters of persons disappeared during the armed conflict in El Salvador; representatives of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), religious... More
Environmental and human rights groups appeal to Guatemalan government to protect land defenders
December 14, 2016
For Immediate Release
A coalition of environmental and human rights groups sent a letter today to officials in Guatemala expressing deep concern over acts of intimidation and threats of violence against environment and human rights defenders, and in particular against members of a Guatemalan community group called the Co... More