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DPLF and allied organizations present Amicus Curiae on injury to the rights of Maya People
Washington D.C., October 6, 2015
Authorizing the use of transgenic soy by Monsanto in Mexico hurts Maya apiculturists. DPLF and other organizations present Amicus Curiae before the SCJN to respect the right to prior consultation.
The Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), the Center for the Study of Law, Justice and Society (Dejusticia) of... More
El Salvador: Supreme Court of Justice selection process
Tensions continue to exist between the Supreme Court (specially the Constitutional Chamber), the Executive Branch and Congress. Even after the 2014 presidential elections and the installation of the new Congress in May 2015, the relationship between these governmental branches has not improved. Civil society and public opinion are frequently... More
Digest of Latin American Jurisprudence on the Rights of Victims
DPLF's new publication, authored by Professor Ximena Medellín, is a pioneering systematization of 23 Latin American judicial decisions on the rights of victims issued by courts in eight countries of the region: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. The judgments included in this volume reflect i... More
The IACHR Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression makes a statement on the use of criminal law to limit freedom of expression
On World Press Freedom Day, the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights makes a statement on the concerning use of criminal law by several States of the region to limit freedom of expression.
PRESS RELEASE R 44/15
ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL RA... More
ENSURING TRANSPARENT AND INDEPENDENT ELECTIONS IN THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM
Versão em português
In a move to support and strengthen human rights in the Americas, a panel of five independent experts will monitor the forthcoming election of new members to the region’s human rights commission and court.
The Independent Panel for the Election of Inter-American Commissioners and Judges has been established... More
Open letter: Concern facing the setback within Mexican Foreign policy on Human Rights
March 31st, 2015
ENRIQUE PEÑA NIETO
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF MEXICO
Mr. President, the Mexican and international civil society organizations that sign this letter do so in order to express our rejection and concern at recent statements by representatives of the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs concerning the reports of the United... More
Venezuela: Stop Harassing Human Rights Defenders
Intimidation Undermines Independent Oversight
(Panama City, April 7, 2015) – Venezuela is intimidating and harassing human rights defenders, and making unsubstantiated allegations that they are seeking to undermine Venezuelan democracy, 28 international and Latin American human rights organizations said today. The authorities’ allegati... More
PRESS RELEASE: Former Defense Minister Eugenio Vides Casanova to Face Justice in El Salvador
United States Department of Justice orders deportation for serious human rights violations
San Salvador/Washington D.C., March 27, 2015. On March 11, the U.S. Department of Justice upheld the deportation order of General Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova, former Defense Minister of El Salvador and Director of the Salvadoran National Guard... More
Six Months after Disappearance of 43 Students in Mexico, Citizens and International Community Still Seek Justice
Mexican Government Must Support Work of International Experts
Six months after 43 students were forcibly disappeared in southern Mexico the undersigned international human rights organizations express concern that many questions remain unanswered. As the investigation into the students’ disappearance continues, we call on the Mexican governm... More