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PRESS RELEASE: Human rights organizations issue a statement on the implementation of the right to prior, free and informed consultation & consent in Latin America
Washington, D.C., March 20, 2015. The below signed organizations recognize that in spite of advances in the implementation of the Right to Prior, Fee and Informed Consultation and Consent (PFICC) in Latin America, a series of barriers persist and hinder the implementation of this guarantee, which put at risk indigenous peoples, tribes or similar co... More
PRESS RELEASE: Catholic Church will present before the IACHR its vision of effects of extractive industries activities on Human Rights in Latin America
Washington DC, Wednesday, March 18, 2015. On Thursday, March 19 a public hearing on “Human Rights and Extractive Industries in Latin America” will be held at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington DC.
In this hearing, the Office of Justice and Solidarity of the Latin American Bishops' Council (Con... More
PRESS RELEASE: DPLF, Oxfam & Latin American organizations report to IACHR on challenges to implementing the right to prior consultation
Washington, DC. March 16, 2015. Tomorrow, Tuesday March 17, 2015 the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), Oxfam and allied organizations in Latin America will participate in a public hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on "Corporations, Human Rights, and Prior Consultation in the Americas."
During t... More
DPLF and Fundación Construir launch report on judicial elections in Bolivia
Today, the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) and Fundación Contruir published their report, “Judicial Elections in Bolivia: An Unprecedented Event,” written by Luis Pásara, an expert on justice issues and a DPLF Senior Fellow. The report was launched during an event in La Paz, Bolivia.
The 2008 Constitution made Bolivi... More
Reflections on the appointment process of judges of the Supreme Court of Mexico
DPLF and Fundación para la Justicia y el Estado Democrático de Derecho publish opinion on the appointment of judges of the Supreme Court of Mexico (available in Spanish only). More
New Research: Disciplinary proceedings of judges at the National Council of Justice of Peru
On this day, February 13, 2015, the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) launches the publication, Disciplinary proceedings of judges at the National Council of Justice, Peru, 2009-2013 (available in Spanish only), authored by Luis Pásara, DPLF's Senior Fellow and a recognized expert on judicial issues. The research project comprise... More
PRESS RELEASE: Human Rights Organizations welcome the start of the Interdisciplinary Group of Experts for the Ayotzinapa Case
Given the profound shortcomings of the Mexican authorities’ investigation into the disappearance of the 43 students from the rural teacher’s college of Ayotzinapa (Escuela Normal Rural Raúl Isidro Burgos) that took place in Iguala, Guerrero on September 26 and 27 of 2014, the organizations signed below welcome the work that will... More
OAS Permanent Council to hold special session on promotion and protection of human rights in business
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The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2015 from 2:30 to 6:00 pm, in the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Permanent Council, and was convened in compliance with resolution AG/RES. 2840 (XLIV-O/14), adopted in the last General Assembly of the OAS on June the 4th, 2014. The p... More