DPLF, along with Protection International Mesoamerica, the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice, Guatemala Human Rights Commission, Impunity Watch, Latin America Working Group Education Fund, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), International Platform Against Impunity (PICI), ACTuando Juntas Jotay Program, and Robert F.
On May 1, 2021, the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador irregularly removed all the judges and alternate judges of the Constitutional Chamber of El Salvador and imposed a new direct appointment system to confirm their replacements.
The failure of Mexico’s former federal Attorney General’s Office (Procuraduría General de la República, PGR) to successfully prosecute corruption cases, grave human rights violations, and other high-impact crimes played a lead role in generating the widespread violence and insecurity that plagues Mexico today.
This report, titled Transition of the Venezuelan Justice System: Points to Consider in Democratic Re-Institutionalization, examines a possible roadmap to guide the transition of justice in Venezuela’s institutional recovery process.
In 2014, Mexico’s Constitution was reformed to create an autonomous National Prosecutor’s Office (Fiscalía General de la República), separate from the Executive Branch. The reforms called for the new office to replace the Attorney General’s Office (Procuraduría General de la República, PGR), an institution marred by a lack of independence and minimal results.
While there have been a number of criminal proceedings in El Salvador that have unearthed serious cases of corruption and resulted in the punishment of a few high-level officials, doubts remain about the willingness and capacity of Salvadoran institutions to dismantle the criminal organizations that, to varying degrees and in various forms, have permeated State institutions.
On June 29, the National Congress of Honduras decided to reelect Óscar Chinchilla, the current Attorney General of Honduras, despite not having been included in the list of five candidates selected by the Nominating Committee. In fact, Chinchilla had declined to run during the preselection process.
Washington, D.C.—A new report, published today by advocacy groups the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), details how the implementation of a new, independent National Prosecutor’s Office will play a critical role in strengthening Mexico’s troubled criminal justice system.
