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WOLA and DPLF to Observe Landmark Military Sexual Violence Trial in Guatemala
WOLA and DPLF to Observe Landmark Military Sexual Violence Trial in Guatemala
Guatemala City—On Monday February 1, a Guatemalan high-risk court is set to begin the landmark Sepur Zarco trial, making history in Guatemala and around the world. The trial will mark the first time that a Guatemalan court co... More
Call for Transparency and Accountability in the Selection of Supreme Court Justices in Honduras
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International Organizations support the work of Guatemala’s Public Ministry in transitional justice cases
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Human Rights Prosecutions and El Salvador's Justice System
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), CARECEN-DC, SHARE El Salvador, the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), and the United Methodist Church-General Board of Church and Society are pleased to invite you to
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DPLF attended the first day of public interviews of candidates for the Supreme Court of Honduras
How to select the best? Reflections from the first day of public interviews of candidates for the Supreme Court of Honduras
DPLF attended the first day of public interviews of candidates for the Supreme Court of Honduras. The Nominating Committee (Junta Nominadora) is tasked with interviewing a total 97 pre-candidates, of which it will select 45 f... More
HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS EXPRESS SUPPORT TO ADVANCE INVESTIGATION INTO 43 DISAPPEARED STUDENTS IN MEXICO
Joint Statement
December 8, 2015
On the night of September 26, 2014, students in Mexico’s southern state of Guerrero were violently attacked by local police; 43 students were detained and disappeared. The case of the forcibly disappeared students of Ayotzinapa is a painful example of the human rights crisis facing Mexico and has prompted i... More
NGOs testify before IACHR regarding violation of the right to water by extractive activities
In a hearing before the Commission, advocates explained how extractive activities, especially mining and energy projects, restrict individual and community water use. They also documented the failure of states to protect the right to water and effectively control companies and projects that affect this right.
Washington, DC, United Stat... More
Venezuela Unfit for a New Human Rights Council Term
Seriously Violates Human Rights Standards
(October 22, 2015) – Venezuela’s human rights record, including as a member of the Human Rights Council, should preclude it from serving another term on the council, 36 international and Latin American human rights organizations said today. Elections for the 2016-2018 term of the counci... More
Human rights experts urge Mexican President Pena Nieto to increase effort and commitment on case of 43 forcibly disappeared students from Ayotzinapa
On Thursday, October 15, in coordination with several other international human rights organizations, DPLF sent an expert letter to President Peña Nieto of Mexico urging him to implement the recommendations of the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI, for its name in Spanish). The GIEI was formed by the Inter-American Commiss... More