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Judicial Independence in Ecuador
Timeline of Luis Pásara’s report “Judicial Independence in Ecuador’s Judicial Reform Process,” published by the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), Center for the Study of Law, Justice and Society (DeJusticia) and the Legal Defense Institute (IDL).
The Report
The report was pr... More
DPLF participates at 43rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Council on International Law
On November 14th and 15th, 2014, DPLF’ senior program officer Daniel Cerqueira participated in the 43rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Council on International Law, which focused on the theme of energy, natural resources, corporate social responsibility, sustainable development and human rights. On November 14th, 2014, Daniel Cerqueira lec... More
DPLF participates on Columbia University event on Sustainable Development
On November 12 and 13, 2014, DPLF’ senior program officer Daniel Cerqueira participated in an event hosted by the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment of the Columbia University named Raising the Bar: Home Country Efforts to Regulate Foreign Investment for Sustainable Development. The event aimed at discussing the role of home countries... More
DPLF joins the call on the Mexican State a month after the disappearance of 43 Mexican students
More than 80 social organizations from various regions of the world condemned the enforced disappearance of 43 Mexican students in the context of that country’s “War on Drugs” and failed security policies, which only serve to spawn more violence and institutional corruption. We urge the Mexican State to investigate the disappearan... More
Internacional organizations send letter to new US Ambassador to Guatemala
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DPLF presents Amicus Curiae on emblematic trial Bagua, Perú
The Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), the Centro de Estudios de Derechos, Justicia y Sociedad (Research Center on Law, Justice and Society or DeJusticia of Colombia) and the Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Ecuador (Human Rights Center of the Catholic University of Ecuador) have presented an Amicus Curi... More
DPLF, Dejusticia and IDL clarify false information about Report on judicial independence in Ecuador
Read the full text of the letter here.
- Read DPLF, DeJusticia and IDL's response to the Ecuadorian Judicial Council here.
- Read Luis Pásara's statement on the report "Independencia judicial en la reforma de la justicia ecuatoriana". (Available in Spanish only) More
DPLF, DeJusticia and IDL's response to the Ecuadorian Judicial Council
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DPLF's work on Judicial Selection process in Guatemala
It is clear that 2014 was a crucial year for justice in Guatemala. Last year, a number of important authorities were appointed, who will have considerable impact on the country’s judicial system. This system has serious structural problems. In May of 2014, a new Attorney General was appointed, and in June 2014, the selection processes for a n... More
CICIG Investigation Could Be a Game-Changer for Guatemala
By: Mirte Postema
On September 3, 2014, Guatemala's director of the penitentiary system, Edgar Camargo, and its former deputy director, Edy Fisher, were arrested—as were several others—for their participation in a crime ring run by a convicted felon from inside a Guatemalan prison.
These arrests were produced following an inv... More