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SUMMARY:Crimes against humanity in El Salvador? An international query is needed to investigate atrocities | Side event at UN Human Rights Council Session
DESCRIPTION:Supported by civil society, a group of independent international law and human rights experts (The International Group of Experts for the Investigation of Human Rights Violations in the Context of the State of Emergency in El Salvador – GIPES [for its initials in Spanish]) was convened to investigate whether systematic abuses being carried out under the State of Exception public security policy in El Salvador –including torture, sexual violence, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial executions– are indeed crimes against humanity.\nOn March 11, 2026, at a side event to the United Nations Human Rights Council session, members of the Group and civil society will present the Group of Experts initiative, their research findings and legal analysis, and other key information about the ongoing State of Exception and its impact in El Salvador.\nThe invited speakers are Leonor Arteaga, Program Director at DPLF; Santiago Canton, ICJ Director and GIPES member; José Antonio Guevara, former WGAD President and Group member; and Noah Bullock, the Executive Director of Cristosal. Irene Aparicio of CCPR will moderate the panel discussion.\nThis side event is hosted by the Centre for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR), Cristosal, Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), InterJust, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Redress, Rights & Security International.\nDate: March 11, 2026\nTime: 3:00 pm Geneva/ 8:00 am Central America/ 10:00 am Washington D.C.\nLocation: Room IX, Palace of Nations, Geneva Livestreaming on DPLF’s Youtube page: @DPLF_info\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/crimes-against-humanity-in-el-salvador-an-international-query-is-needed-to-investigate-atrocities/
CATEGORIES:América Central,El Salvador
LOCATION:Palais des Nations
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DTSTART:20251023T220000Z
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SUMMARY:Fighting Grand Corruption and State Capture: Human Rights-Based Tools and Strategies
DESCRIPTION:Grand corruption and state capture remain some of the most pervasive threats to democracy and human rights around the globe. When public power is diverted for private gain, governments lose their ability to educate, feed, and protect their people. Impunity deepens, public trust erodes, and space opens for authoritarianism and instability.\nThis discussion ( https://dplf.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Fight-against-corruption-and-state-capture-flyer_l.pdf ) will reflect on current trends and highlight tools and strategies—many inspired by human rights advocacy and frameworks—that hold promise for advancing accountability and fostering enduring change.\nThis event is part of “Stronger together: Justice for victims of corruption” –  a common roadmap to advance victims’ rights in corruption cases, promoted jointly by: the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice, the Due Process of Law Foundation, Lawyers Without Borders Canada, PROETICA, the UNCAC Coalition, and TOJIL.\nDate: Thursday, October 23, 6:15–8:00 pm\nVenue: NYU School of Law – Furman Hall, 245 Sullivan Street, Room 212\nRSVP required: https://forms.office.com/r/RX95UUKxZY\nLive streaming on Youtube/@dplf_info\nSpeakers:\nNaomi Roht-Arriaza. Distinguished Professor of Law (emerita) at the University of California School of Law, San Francisco; President of the Board of the Due Process of Law Foundation; and a member of the Coordinating Committee of the UN Convention Against Corruption Civil Society Coalition.  Author of the book: “Fighting Grand Corruption: Transnational and Human Rights Approaches in Latin America and Beyond“, where she explores how corruption has changed, and how new anti-corruption thinking, especially in Latin America, centers human rights, victims’ access to justice, and reparations. Roht-Arriaza shows how activists have used outside pressure and support for local actors where state institutions have been captured and foregrounds anti-corruption considerations in dealing with transitional justice and atrocity crimes.\nMichael Posner. Jerome Kohlberg Professor of Ethics and Finance at NYU’s Stern School of Business. He is the Director of the Center for Business and Human Rights at the School, the first-ever human rights center at a business school. Previously, Posner served in the Obama Administration from 2009-2013 as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. In 2010 he chaired the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights. From 1978 to 2009, he led Human Rights First, a New York-based human rights advocacy organization. Throughout his career, Posner has been a prominent voice in support of human rights protections in global business operations in the manufacturing supply chain, the extractives industry, and the information and communications technology sector.\nAryeh Neier. President emeritus of the Open Society Foundations, where he served as president from 1993 to 2012. He previously led Human Rights Watch as executive director for 12 years, after co-founding the organization in 1978, and earlier spent 15 years at the American Civil Liberties Union, including eight as national executive director. He has authored seven books, contributed to hundreds of articles and op-eds, and taught at universities, including New York and Georgetown universities, and Sciences Po in Paris. He has received seven honorary degrees and numerous awards from organizations around the world.\nModerator: Margaret Satterthwaite. Faculty Director of the Robert and Helen Bernstein Institute for Human Rights at NYU School of Law; and UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers.\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/fighting-grand-corruption-and-state-capture-human-rights-based-tools-and-strategies/
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CATEGORIES:África,América Central,América del Norte,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Canadá,Caribe,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Estados Unidos de América,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,México,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
LOCATION:245 Sullivan Street, Room 212
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SUMMARY:Meet the Candidates for the IACHR
DESCRIPTION:In June 2025, 3 of the 7 seats on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will be renewed. To promote transparency and participation in the process, CEJIL, DPLF, IFEX–ALC, Race and Equality, RFK Human Rights, and WOLA will be hosting a dialogue between civil society and candidates to the IACHR.\nThis hybrid event aims to hear from the candidates running for the 2026–2029 term, exploring their visions and proposals in response to the structural and current challenges facing the Inter-American Human Rights System. Questions from registered civil society organizations may be submitted until Monday, May 12. Questions must be addressed to all candidates collectively (not to a specific person). Due to time constraints, only one question will be selected and posed to the candidates during the event.\nDid you miss this event? Watch the recording below:\n\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/meet-the-candidates-for-the-iachr/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Norte,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Canadá,Caribe,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Estados Unidos de América,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,México,Nicaragua,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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SUMMARY:Victims of Torture in Latin America: Stories of resilience and challenges of justice 40 years after the creation of the Special Rapporteurship on Torture
DESCRIPTION:On the 40th anniversary of the Convention Against Torture in Latin America, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT), and the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) discussed perspectives and explored strategies to strengthen the implementation of international standards on reparations and protection against torture in Latin America. The discussion focused particularly on cases from Nicaragua, Venezuela, and El Salvador. \nThis event, held in Geneva on March 5, 2025, featured distinguished expert panelists: Dr. Alice Jill Edwards, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;  Salvador Marenco Contreras, Nicaragua Nunca Más Collective; Anabella Sibrián, Protection International; and Leonor Arteaga Rubio, Due Process of Law Foundation.\nWatch the recording on DPLF’s Youtube channel: \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I7RarHZaTE\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/victims-of-torture-in-latin-america-40-years-special-rapporteurship-on-torture/
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CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Sur,Bolivia,Chile,Colombia,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,México,Nicaragua,Perú,Venezuela
LOCATION:Palais des Nations, Geneva
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SUMMARY:Arbitrary Detentions under El Salvador’s State of Exception: An Analysis in Light of the Country’s UPR
DESCRIPTION:Together with Rights and Security International, the Centre for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR Centre), and the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) will discuss the challenges and strategies for defending human rights in the context of violence and insecurity, with a focus on El Salvador. The discussion will focus on how security policies adopted in the country have promoted human rights violations including arbitrary detentions, but also torture, disappearances, and extrajudicial executions. The panelists’ interventions will be grounded in specific cases and realities on the ground in the country.\nThis event will feature distinguished panelists: Priya Gopalan, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD); Santiago Canton, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ); Brittany Hernández, Rights and Security International; and, Victoria Barrientos, Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF).\nDate and Time: Monday, January 20, 12:00 p.m. (CET-Geneva) / 6:00 am (ET-Washington DC)\nLocation: Palais des Nations, Room XXII. Geneva. \n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/arbitrary-detentions-el-salvadors-state-of-exception-an-analysis-in-light-of-the-countrys-upr/
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CATEGORIES:América Central,El Salvador
LOCATION:Palais des Nations, Geneva
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DTSTART:20241112T200000Z
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SUMMARY:Challenges of the Inter-American Human Rights System in the Current Regional Context
DESCRIPTION:Together with Article 19, the Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS), Conectas Human Rights, the Academy on Human Rights and Law at American University Washington College of Law, Dejusticia, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), and the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), we invite you to a discussion on the future of the Inter-American Human Rights System and the challenges it faces.\nThis event will feature distinguished panelists: Antonia Urrejola, Carlos Ayala, Juan Méndez, Catalina Botero, and Víctor Abramovich, who will share their insights and analyses on the challenges facing the Inter-American Human Rights System in the current regional context. Claudia Martin will serve as moderator.\nDate and Time: Tuesday, November 12, 3:00 p.m. (EST)\nLocation: American University Washington College of Law, NT08 Room, Warren Building. (4300 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016)\nRSVP here.\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/challenges-of-the-inter-american-human-rights-system-in-the-current-regional-context/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Norte,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Canadá,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Estados Unidos de América,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,México,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Illegal Gold Mining: Impacts on Human Rights and Biodiversity in the Amazon Region
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of Illegal Gold Mining: Impacts on Human Rights and Biodiversity in the Amazon – Six Countries Report. This event will feature key voices in environmental justice who will address the urgent need for a collaborative response to illegal gold mining and its impacts on human rights and biodiversity in the Amazon. It marks the launch of the report in English and will provide a platform for Indigenous leaders, scholars, and advocates to discuss transnational solutions.\nEvent Details\nThe event will be held in Spanish.\n– Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024\n– Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST\n– Location: Pedro Arrupe, S.J. Hall Multipurpose Room ( http://maps.georgetown.edu/?id=999#!m/783401 )\n– Streaming: GAI YouTube channel.\nFeaturing\nLuis Almagro is the secretary-general for the Organization of American States. Juan Sebastian Anaya is an advocacy advisor at Fundación Gaia Amazonas in Colombia. Silvana Baldovino Beas is director of the Biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples Program of the Peruvian Society of Environmental Law (SPDA). Oscar Campanini is director of the Bolivian Documentation and Information Center (CEDIB). Diana Kapiszewski is director of the Center for Latin American Studies and an associate professor in the Department of Government at Georgetown University. Olnar Ortiz is a leader in the Indígena del Pueblo Bare de la Amazonia Venezolana. Katya Salazar is executive director of the Due Process Foundation (DPLF). Walter Quertehuari Dariquebe is an indigenous leader of the Wachiperi – Harakbut  people. Cristina Vollmer de Burelli is the CEO and co-founder of V5 Initiative.\nThis event is sponsored by the Georgetown Americas Institute at Georgetown University, Due Process Law Foundation, Gaia Amazonas, Hutukara, Fundacion Pachamama, People in Need, SPDA, Centro de Documentacion e Informacion Bolivia, and SOS Orinoco.\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/illegal-gold-mining-impacts-on-human-rights-and-biodiversity-in-the-amazon-region/
CATEGORIES:América del Sur,Bolivia,Brasil,Colombia,Ecuador,Perú,Venezuela
LOCATION:1575 TONDORF ROAD NW
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DTEND:20181205T190000Z
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SUMMARY:Search models for disappeared persons in Latin America: lessons learned and challenges
DESCRIPTION:The Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), the Transitional Justice Observatory at Diego Portales University, Chile, and the Transitional Justice Institute at Ulster University, Northern Ireland, with the support of the Heinrich Boll Foundation and Open Society Foundations\n\nWednesday, December 5, 2018\n12:00 – 2:00 pm\nDPLF, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW Suite 710\nWashington, D.C. 20036\n\nCath Collins\nCoordinator of the Transitional Justice Observatory, Diego Portales University\nProfessor of Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice Institute, Ulster University, Northern Ireland\n\nOscar Loyola\nPeruvian Team of Forensic Anthropology (EPAF)\n\nArcinio Suira\nExecutive Director, National Search Commission for Missing Persons in the context of the armed conflict in El Salvador (CNB and CONABUSQUEDA)\n\nMaría Clara Galvis\nProfessor, Externado University of Colombia and member of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances, United Nations\n\nModerator\nLeonor Arteaga\nSenior Program Officer, Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) and Commissioner in CONABUSQUEDA\n \nPlease confirm your attendance here.\nThroughout the last few decades and to the present day, forced disappearance has been a widespread practice in Latin America in the context of political violence or criminal violence linked to the State. At the same time, the continent has also been a pioneer in state and non-state responses to these crimes, including Truth Commissions, trials on forced disappearances, not-for-profit forensic anthropology teams, specialized techniques in locating disappeared children and reuniting them with their families, and the families and human rights organizations that have provided solutions and have sustained long fights.\nThese reflections and practices, in addition to the demands of the victims, have given rise to the emergence of state institutions and offices that conduct and/or support search and identification activities. This has occurred by law or presidential decrees, with different organizational and structure models, in at least four countries: Mexico, Peru, El Salvador, and Colombia, and is currently under study in other countries such as Chile. Join us to hear from our panelists about lessons learned and how to take advantage of progress in various countries.\nThe panelists will be in Washington DC, on the occasion of a hearing on this subject before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) that will be held that same day at 9:00 a.m. EST, to be transmitted live via www.cidh.org ( http://www.cidh.org/ )\nThe event will be held in Spanish, with simultaneous translation to English.\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/search-models-for-disappeared-persons-in-latin-america-lessons-learned-and-challenges/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:HEARING | Challenges and Obstacles to Justice Systems in the context of COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Livestream here\nThere will be simultaneous translation in English and Spanish.\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/hearing-challenges-and-obstacles-to-justice-systems-in-the-context-of-covid-19/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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SUMMARY:Reparations to victims of human rights violations in Latin America: Confronting present dilemmas stemming from legacies of the past
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPANEL #1 | Experiences with reparations in El Salvador and Guatemala\nDate: August 25, 2020\nTime: 11:00 A.M., Washington DC\nRSVP\n\nPANEL #2 | Reparations for human rights violations in Peru and Colombia\nDate: August 25, 2020\nTime: 4:00 P.M., Washington DC\nRSVP\n\nPANEL #3 | Contemporary topics in reparations\nDate: August 26, 2020\nTime: 11:00 A.M., Washington DC\nRSVP\n\nPANEL #4 | Individual or collective reparations: An inside look at the IASHR, United Nations, and regional experiences\nDate: August 26, 2020\nTime: 4:00 P.M., Washington DC\nRSVP\n\nLivestream for all panels through Facebook Live\n\n*The events will have simultaneous translation in English and Spanish only by accessing them through Zoom and choosing your preffered audio channel. Please register for the events under the links titled “RSVP” to receive access to the events on Zoom.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/reparations-to-victims-of-human-rights-violations-in-latin-america-confronting-present-dilemmas-stemming-from-legacies-of-the-past/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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DTSTART:20190924T200000Z
DTEND:20240924T213000Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240923
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:EVENT | Judicial Uncertainty: The Future of Accountability in Guatemala
DESCRIPTION:Over the past decade, Guatemala became an unlikely rule of law success story, with notable achievements in prosecuting corruption and atrocity crimes. Behind this progress lay a unique alliance of domestic prosecutors and judges with the UN’s International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). When CICIG closed its doors early this month, it left behind big questions on the future of the rule of law in Guatemala. With recent presidential and congressional elections and a pending, controversial selection process for high court judges, there is much at play and much at stake for Guatemala’s future accountability efforts.\n\nWill progress on accountability be sustained or eroded in a post-CICIG Guatemala? What are the principal challenges to judicial independence in the country, and what can policymakers inside and outside Guatemala do to protect and strengthen the rule of law?\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/event-judicial-uncertainty-the-future-of-accountability-in-guatemala/
CATEGORIES:América Central,Guatemala
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DTSTART:20190924T120000Z
DTEND:20190924T220000Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:EVENT | Violence, Corruption & Impunity: The Honduran Energy Industry and the Murder of Berta Cáceres
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URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/event-violence-corruption-impunity-the-honduran-energy-industry-and-the-murder-of-berta-caceres/
CATEGORIES:América Central,Honduras
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DTSTART:20190626T203000Z
DTEND:20190626T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20190626T130800Z
CREATED:20190626
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Elections in the Inter-American Human Rights System: A Necessary Conversation for Strengthening
DESCRIPTION:Livestream\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/elections-in-the-inter-american-human-rights-system-a-necessary-conversation-for-strengthening/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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DTSTART:20190607T163000Z
DTEND:20190607T180000Z
DTSTAMP:20190607T132000Z
CREATED:20190607
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Final Report of the Independent Panel of Experts for the Election of Inter-American Human Rights Commissioners
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URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/search-models-for-disappeared-persons-in-latin-america-lessons-learned-and-challenges-850/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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DTSTART:20190521T180000Z
DTEND:20190521T200000Z
DTSTAMP:20190521T130200Z
CREATED:20190521
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Civil Society Forum with Candidates for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
DESCRIPTION:\nCreated by the Organization of American States in 1959, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IAHCR) is one of the principal institutions dedicated to the defense of human rights in the Western Hemisphere. The effective promotion and protection of human rights by the IACHR depends on qualified and independent commissioners, transparency in the election process, and the active participation of civil society and other stakeholders in the Inter-American system. In this spirit, the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), Open Society Justice Initiative, and Inter-American Dialogue are pleased to host an open forum with the candidates nominated by OAS member states to serve on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.\n\nIn this forum, the candidates will engage in a moderated discussion and take questions from the public on the central challenges to human rights in the Americas and how the IACHR can work most effectively to address them. Of the five candidates, four will be elected by member states at the forthcoming OAS General Assembly in Medellin in June.\n\nThe moderators will be using questions collected from the public prior to the event. Questions can be submitted via Twitter to @The_Dialogue or @CEJIL with the hashtag #YoVoto by Monday, May 20.\n\n\nWelcome:\n\n\nMichael Shifter, President, Inter-American Dialogue (@MichaelShifter)\n\nOpening remarks:\n\nElsa Meany, Senior Program Officer, Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)\n\nPanel discussion:\n\nEdgar Stuardo Ralón Orellana, Guatemala\nEverth Bustamante García, Colombia (INVITED)\nEsmeralda Arosemena de Trotiño, Panama\nJulissa Mantilla Falcón, Peru\nMargarette May Macaulay, Jamaica\n\nModerators:\n\nMichael Camilleri, Program Director, Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program, Inter-American Dialogue (@camillerimj)\nKatharine Valencia, Senior Legal Advisor, Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF)\n\n\n\nRSVP here ( https://interamerican.z2systems.com/eventReg.jsp?event=278& ).\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/civil-society-forum-with-candidates-for-the-inter-american-commission-on-human-rights/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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CLASS:PUBLIC
UID:MEC-a3f51ed7621fc3c5a6bd5abd3ac8789c@dplf.org
DTSTART:20190514T203000Z
DTEND:20190514T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20190514T183200Z
CREATED:20190514
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Violence and Hardline Citizen Security in El Salvador
DESCRIPTION:The Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)\nInvite you to a discussion on\nViolence and Hardline Citizen Security in El Salvador\nFeaturing\nNoah Bullock\nDirector, Cristosal Foundation\nCristian Schlick\nLawyer, Human Rights Institute Central America University (IDHUCA)\nGeoff Thale\nPrograms Director, WOLA\nModerated by\nLeonor Arteaga\nSenior Program Officer, DPLF\nThursday, March 14, 2019\n4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.\nWOLA, 1666 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 400\nWashington, DC 20009\nThis event will be livestreamed via @DueProcessOfLawFoundation ( https://www.facebook.com/DueProcessOfLawFoundation/ ).\nSimultaneous interpretation will be provided.\nSince at least 2015, El Salvador has become one of the most violent countries in the hemisphere with a murder rate not seen since the end of the country’s civil war. The government of Sánchez Cerén, ending in May 2019, launched an ambitious, multi-year plan, “Plan El Salvador Seguro,” which prioritizes prevention, community policing, and reinsertion. Yet at the same time, the Salvadoran government enacted a forceful crackdown on gangs, carrying out neighborhood raids and massive arrests that have resulted in reports of human rights abuses—including extrajudicial executions—carried out by police and military forces, burgeoning prison population, and an increasingly militarized police force, while failing to improve the security situation.\nDuring El Salvador’s recent presidential campaign, candidates, including the elected President Nayib Bukele, favored a violence prevention approach in their plans for addressing gangs and security, which focused on providing alternative opportunities for youth who might join gangs. However, some voices claim that their plans are too narrow to address the root causes of the violence. At the same time, it is still unknown whether or not the new Attorney General Raul Melara will prioritize the investigation of police abuse and strengthen the mechanisms for protecting victims of violence.\nIn this panel discussion, citizen security experts and human rights defenders will discuss the current security dynamic in the country, the impact of the hardline law enforcement policies on communities across the country as well as their implications for human rights and due process and comment on the new President and Attorney General.\n\n \n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/violence-and-hardline-citizen-security-in-el-salvador/
CATEGORIES:América Central,El Salvador
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DTSTART:20190423T120000Z
DTEND:20190423T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20190423T142100Z
CREATED:20190423
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:“Sin consulta, no hay petróleo:” Testimonies from Indigenous Leaders Fighting Oil in the Peruvian Amazon
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExtending across the Tigre, Corrientes, Pastaza, and Marañón river basins in Peru’s remote Loreto province, block 192 is the largest-yielding oil field in Peru. For over 40 years, the indigenous Kichwa, Quechua, Achuar, and Urarina peoples who live near the oil field have been exposed to severe pollution, including heavy metals, and human rights abuses.\n\n\nSince 2015, the Peruvian government has attempted to extend production of oil at the block for another 40 years. These Amazonian federations have responded by pushing for remediation and justice through a process of community consultation, establishing critical precedents for future hydrocarbon cases.\n\n\nPlease join Oxfam and the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) as we examine the challenges and successes of this consultation process, and hear testimonies from two indigenous leaders on the front lines of the fight for community justice at block 192.\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat: Lunch with indigenous leaders from oil block 192 in the Peruvian Amazon\n\n\nWhen: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 from 12:00 – 2:00 PM\n\n\nWhere: Oxfam America (1101 17th Street, NW, Suite 1300, Washington, DC)\n\n\n\nClick here to RSVP.\n\n\n\nLivestream available here. \n\n\nCall-in details: +1-855-797-9485 / access code: 800 338 759\n\n\nLight lunch will be provided for those joining in person\n\n\nInterpretation will be provided (Spanish and English)\n\n\nConfirmed Speakers\n\n\nAurelio Chino Dahua, President of FEDIQUEP\nEmerson Sandi, President of OPIKAFPE\nDaniel Cerqueira, Senior Program Officer, DPLF\nRocio Avila, Latin America Extractive Industries Advisor, Oxfam (moderator)\n\n\nFor comments or questions contact Rocio Avila, Latin America Extractive Industries Advisor, Oxfam or Andrew Bogrand, Senior Communications Advisor, Oxfam.\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/sin-consulta-no-hay-petroleo-testimonies-from-indigenous-leaders-fighting-oil-in-the-peruvian-amazon/
CATEGORIES:América del Sur,Perú
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DTSTART:20190325T150000Z
DTEND:20190325T180000Z
DTSTAMP:20190325T192700Z
CREATED:20190325
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Understanding Odebrecht: Lessons for Combating Corruption in the Americas
DESCRIPTION:Read Katya’s written testimony here ( https://back.dplf.org/sites/default/files/2019_03_26_odebrecht_written_statement_sidh.pdf ).\n\n\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/understanding-odebrecht-lessons-for-combating-corruption-in-the-americas/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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UID:MEC-4d87b1e68362a3641ee2399990e7fec2@dplf.org
DTSTART:20190313T140000Z
DTEND:20240923T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20190313T182800Z
CREATED:20190313
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:2
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SUMMARY:New Government, Ongoing Agenda: Human Rights, Corruption and Accountability in El Salvador
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nPlease join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a hearing on human rights, corruption and efforts to ensure accountability in El Salvador.\nOn February 3, 2019, Nayib Bukele, a 37-year old former mayor of San Salvador and candidate of the Grand Alliance of National Unity (GANA) party, won El Salvador’s presidential election. He will assume the presidency on June 1. For more than a decade, the country Bukele will lead has had the lowest levels of growth and investment and the highest homicide rate in Central America. Gang-related violence is part of a broad spectrum of violence that often affects women and children; child abuse, spousal rape and femicide are major problems. Impunity for human rights abuses, including crimes against humanity committed during El Salvador’s 12-year internal armed conflict, persists and is deeply rooted.\nImportant advances in the fight against high-level corruption were achieved under the leadership of former Attorney General Douglas Melendez, but the legislature’s decision to deny him a second term has provoked concern about backtracking. Observers hope that new Attorney General Raul Melara will continue to advance cases against corruption, while also providing increased resources and focus on resolving past cases of human rights abuses and more recent cases involving extra-judicial killings by security forces and femicides.\nMeanwhile, as of 2016, some 1.4 million people born in El Salvador resided in the United States, of whom nearly half are estimated to lack authorization. In 2017, remittances sent from Salvadorans abroad contributed close to 20% of El Salvador’s GDP, according to the World Bank.\nWitnesses will examine the multiple dimensions of El Salvador’s human rights crisis, including the interaction among rights violations, criminality, corruption and impunity, and discuss measures needed to set the country on a different path.\nThe hearing will be open to Members of Congress, congressional staff, the interested public, and the media. The hearing will be livestreamed via the Commission website, https://humanrightscommission.house.gov/news/watch-live ( https://humanrightscommission.house.gov/news/watch-live ), and will also be available for viewing on the House Digital Channel service. For any questions, please contact Kimberly Stanton at 202-225-3599 or Kimberly.Stanton@mail.house.gov (for Co-Chair McGovern).\n​Hosted by:\nJames P. McGovern\nMember of Congress\n​Co-Chair, TLHRC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWitnesses\nPanel:\n\n\nRepresentative, Institute of Human Rights of the Jesuit University of Central America (IDHUCA)\n\n\nNoah F. Bullock, Executive Director, Foundation Cristosal\n\n\nDr. Christine J. Wade, Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Washington College\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSee Congressman Jim McGovern’s testimony before Congress on March 6, 2019 here ( https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP04/20190306/108926/HMTG-116-AP04-Wstate-M000312-20190306.pdf ).\n\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/new-government-ongoing-agenda-human-rights-corruption-and-accountability-in-el-salvador/
CATEGORIES:América Central,El Salvador
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DTSTART:20181205T224500Z
DTEND:20181206T000000Z
DTSTAMP:20181205T203300Z
CREATED:20181205
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:FORUM: Constitutional Courts and the defense of democracy, rights, and liberties
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URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/forum-constitutional-courts-and-the-defense-of-democracy-rights-and-liberties/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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UID:MEC-6060d322713797e84f598ea25c812cab@dplf.org
DTSTART:20181203T200000Z
DTEND:20181203T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20181203T135700Z
CREATED:20181203
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:3
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SUMMARY:Human Rights and Grand Corruption: What Role for International Law?
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRecent grand corruption scandals in Latin America provide ample evidence of corruption’s direct and negative impact on human rights. From defective dialysis treatment to earthquake-prone infrastructure, bribes weaken government services and oversight to the detriment of citizens. When officials put personal gain before the public good, the rights to health, housing, education, justice, and even life are imperiled.\nNonetheless, until recently, international law and legal institutions treated corruption and human rights as largely separate concerns. As enforcement bodies such as the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) begin to examine the nexus between corruption and human rights violations more closely, how should international law and institutions evolve? Should international tribunals like the IACHR and the International Criminal Court adopt an explicit focus on grand corruption? Should anticorruption bodies, such as those that supervise international anticorruption treaties or investigate corruption in multilateral development bank projects, incorporate a human rights perspective?\nTo discuss these questions and more, the Inter-American Dialogue and the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) are pleased to host, “Human Rights and Grand Corruption: What Role for International Law?”\nFollow this event on Twitter #CorruptionandHR, @The_Dialogue and @DPLF_info.\nThe event will have simultaneous translation in English and Spanish.\n \n\n\n\nOpening remarks:\n \nMichael Shifter\nPresident, Inter-American Dialogue (@MichaelShifter)\n \nKeynote speaker:\n \nHernán Larraín\nMinister for Justice and Human Rights, Chile (@HernanLarrainF)\n\nPanelists:\n \nJosé Ugaz\nFormer Chair of the Board, Transparency International (@JoseUgazSM)\n\nNaomi Roht-Arriaza\nDistinguished Professor, UC Hastings College of Law (@roht_naomi)\n\nClaudio Nash Rojas\nProfessor of International Human Rights, University of Chile (@cnashr)\n\nJan-Michael Simon\nDirector for Latin America at the Max Planck Institut for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg, Germany\n\n\n\nModerators:\n\n\n \nMichael Camilleri\nDirector, Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program, Inter-American Dialogue (@camillerimj)\n \nKatya Salazar\nExecutive Director, Due Process of Law Foundation (@katyasalazar)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/human-rights-and-grand-corruption-what-role-for-international-law/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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UID:MEC-b585c69ae3f0faacaa515177e067a1cf@dplf.org
DTSTART:20180627T153000Z
DTEND:20180627T170000Z
DTSTAMP:20180627T191700Z
CREATED:20180627
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Corruption and Human Rights in the Northern Triangle
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday, 27 June 2018\n11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.\nInter-American Dialogue\n1155 15th Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005\nThe Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), the Inter-American Dialogue and the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) invite you to the following panel discussion:\nIn 2015, Guatemala’s Human Rights Ombudsman helped to expose a corruption scheme in the Guatemalan health service that left at least five people dead of kidney failure. Investigations by Guatemalan prosecutors and the UN-led CICIG subsequently revealed that health officials had changed their supplier of kidney dialysis treatment in return for millions of dollars in kickbacks. The new supplier provided poor treatment, and health officials lined their pockets while patients died. The investigation was a graphic reminder that corruption, far from being a victimless crime, often severely infringes on human rights. In the words of former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, “corruption kills.”\nThe Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras received failing scores on Transparency International’s 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index. In different ways, they also face significant human rights challenges, from police violence to violations of indigenous rights to lack of access to health care. To what extent are these human rights challenges rooted in corruption? Can the fight against impunity reap dividends against both corruption and human rights abuses? Are national institutions making progress in these areas, and what is the role of international bodies such as CICIG in Guatemala and MACCIH in Honduras?\nFollow this event on Twitter #Northern TriangleCorruption, @TheDialogue, @WOLA_org, and @DPLF_info\nIntroductory Remarks:\n\n\nMichael Camilleri, Director, Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program, Inter-American Dialogue (@camillerimj)\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\nJordán Rodas Andrade, Human Rights Ombudsman (Procurador de Derechos Humanos), Guatemala (@JordanRodas)\n\n\nSarah Chayes, Senior Associate, Democracy and Rule of Law Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Sarah_Chayes)\n\n\nHéctor Silva Ávalos, Project Manager, Insight Crime and Senior Research Fellow, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies at American University (@HsilAvalos)\n\n\nModerators:\n\n\nAdriana Beltrán, Director for Citizen Security, WOLA (@Adriana_WOLA)\n\n\nUrsula Indacochea, Senior Program Officer, DPLF (@uindacochea)\n\n\nPlease note that this event will be held in English and Spanish. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided. A light lunch will be served.\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/corruption-and-human-rights-in-the-northern-triangle/
CATEGORIES:América Central,El Salvador,Guatemala,Honduras
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DTSTART:20180604T160000Z
DTEND:20180604T180000Z
DTSTAMP:20180604T132600Z
CREATED:20180604
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Doing Justice: Electing the Best Judges and Commissioners to Enforce International Human Rights Law
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URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/doing-justice-electing-the-best-judges-and-commissioners-to-enforce-international-human-rights-law/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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UID:MEC-c63617a9a72525823735487489f14ac5@dplf.org
DTSTART:20180530T130000Z
DTEND:20180530T150000Z
DTSTAMP:20180530T191900Z
CREATED:20180530
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Combating Corruption in Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:May 30, 2018\n9:00am – 11:00am\nInter-American Dialogue,\n1155 15th St NW, Suite 800\nWashington, DC 20005\n\nTransmisión en vivo ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjJFzwrviiQ )\nCorruption has proven to be one of the most significant issues in Mexico’s upcoming presidential election. With at least 14 former or current governors under investigation for corruption charges and Mexico placing last among OECD countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, and journalistic investigations showing political elites involved in corruption cases, public discontent regarding government corruption is on the rise. Mexico is at a tipping point as it heads into one of the most consequential elections the country has ever seen; voters will cast their ballots not only for a new president but for a new federal congress, 9 governors, and representatives for nearly 2,800 political positions at the state and local level as well. To reduce corruption the country passed the National Anti-Corruption System (Sistema Nacional Anticorrupción, SNA) in 2016, a landmark plan to develop a tougher and more comprehensive approach to fighting corruption. Has this system been successfully implemented? Will it truly help in the battle against corruption?\nTo discuss corruption in Mexico, the current status of the National Anti-Corruption System, as well as the role journalists and civil society organizations can play in the fight against graft, the Dialogue is pleased to host a panel discussion in partnership with the Due Process of Law Foundation and the Washington Office on Latin America to examine the future of anti-corruption efforts in Mexico.\nLivestream ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjJFzwrviiQ )\nFollow this event on Twitter at #MEXCorruption, @DPLF_info, @WOLA_org and @The_Dialogue.\nOPENING REMARKS\nMICHAEL CAMILLERI\nDirector, Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program, Inter-American Dialogue (@camillerimj)\nSPEAKERS\nMARICLAIRE ACOSTA\nPresident, Citizen Participation Committee of the National Anti-Corruption System (@macostau)\nALEJANDRO RIOS\nPresident, National Anti-Corruption Commission for Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana (COPARMEX) (@rios_rippa)\nDANIEL LIZÁRRAGA\nHead of Research, Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad (@danliza)\nMODERATORS\nMAUREEN MEYER\nDirector, Mexico and Migrant Rights, Washington Office on Latin America  (@meyermc)\nKATYA SALAZAR\nExecutive Director, Due Process of Law Foundation (@katyasalazar)\n\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/combating-corruption-in-mexico-challenges-and-opportunities/
CATEGORIES:América del Norte,México
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UID:MEC-83c5e87562b294b468ac06ea06919851@dplf.org
DTSTART:20180530T130000Z
DTEND:20180530T150000Z
DTSTAMP:20180530T141200Z
CREATED:20180530
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Violence and Hardline Citizen Security in El Salvador
DESCRIPTION:Inter-American Dialgoue,\n1155 15th St NW, Suite 800\nThe Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)\nInvite you to a discussion on\nViolence and Hardline Citizen Security in El Salvador\nFeaturing\nNoah Bullock\nDirector, Cristosal Foundation\nCristian Schlick\nLawyer, Human Rights Institute Central America University (IDHUCA)\nGeoff Thale\nPrograms Director, WOLA\nModerated by\nLeonor Arteaga\nSenior Program Officer, DPLF\nThursday, March 14, 2019\n4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.\nWOLA, 1666 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 400\nWashington, DC 20009\nThis event will be livestreamed via @DueProcessOfLawFoundation ( https://www.facebook.com/DueProcessOfLawFoundation/ ).\nLINK ( https://www.facebook.com/DueProcessOfLawFoundation/videos/2346089905413612/ ) TO WATCH\nSimultaneous interpretation will be provided.\nSince at least 2015, El Salvador has become one of the most violent countries in the hemisphere with a murder rate not seen since the end of the country’s civil war. The government of Sánchez Cerén, ending in May 2019, launched an ambitious, multi-year plan, “Plan El Salvador Seguro,” which prioritizes prevention, community policing, and reinsertion. Yet at the same time, the Salvadoran government enacted a forceful crackdown on gangs, carrying out neighborhood raids and massive arrests that have resulted in reports of human rights abuses—including extrajudicial executions—carried out by police and military forces, burgeoning prison population, and an increasingly militarized police force, while failing to improve the security situation.\nDuring El Salvador’s recent presidential campaign, candidates, including the elected President Nayib Bukele, favored a violence prevention approach in their plans for addressing gangs and security, which focused on providing alternative opportunities for youth who might join gangs. However, some voices claim that their plans are too narrow to address the root causes of the violence. At the same time, it is still unknown whether or not the new Attorney General Raul Melara will prioritize the investigation of police abuse and strengthen the mechanisms for protecting victims of violence.\nIn this panel discussion, citizen security experts and human rights defenders will discuss the current security dynamic in the country, the impact of the hardline law enforcement policies on communities across the country as well as their implications for human rights and due process and comment on the new President and Attorney General.\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/violence-and-hardline-citizen-security-in-el-salvador-3/
CATEGORIES:América Central,El Salvador
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DTSTART:20180930T130000Z
DTEND:20180930T150000Z
DTSTAMP:20180518T194200Z
CREATED:20180518
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PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Combating Corruption in Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:May 30, 2018\n9:00am – 11:00am\nInter-American Dialgoue,\n1155 15th St NW, Suite 800\nCorruption has proven to be one of the most significant issues in Mexico’s upcoming presidential election. With at least 14 former or current governors under investigation for corruption charges and Mexico placing last among OECD countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, and journalistic investigations showing political elites involved in corruption cases, public discontent regarding government corruption is on the rise. Mexico is at a tipping point as it heads into one of the most consequential elections the country has ever seen; voters will cast their ballots not only for a new president but for a new federal congress, 9 governors, and representatives for nearly 2,800 political positions at the state and local level as well. To reduce corruption the country passed the National Anti-Corruption System (Sistema Nacional Anticorrupción, SNA) in 2016, a landmark plan to develop a tougher and more comprehensive approach to fighting corruption. Has this system been successfully implemented? Will it truly help in the battle against corruption?\nTo discuss corruption in Mexico, the current status of the National Anti-Corruption System, as well as the role journalists and civil society organizations can play in the fight against graft, the Dialogue is pleased to host a panel discussion in partnership with the Due Process of Law Foundation and the Washington Office on Latin America to examine the future of anti-corruption efforts in Mexico.\nLivestream ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjJFzwrviiQ )\nFollow this event on Twitter at #MEXCorruption, @DPLF_info, @WOLA_org and @The_Dialogue.\nOPENING REMARKS\nMICHAEL CAMILLERI\nDirector, Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program, Inter-American Dialogue (@camillerimj)\nSPEAKERS\nMARICLAIRE ACOSTA\nPresident, Citizen Participation Committee of the National Anti-Corruption System (@macostau)\nALEJANDRO RIOS\nPresident, National Anti-Corruption Commission for Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana (COPARMEX) (@rios_rippa)\nDANIEL LIZÁRRAGA\nHead of Research, Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad (@danliza)\nMODERATORS\nMAUREEN MEYER\nDirector, Mexico and Migrant Rights, Washington Office on Latin America  (@meyermc)\nKATYA SALAZAR\nExecutive Director, Due Process of Law Foundation (@katyasalazar)\n\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/combating-corruption-in-mexico-challenges-and-opportunities-2/
CATEGORIES:América del Norte,México
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DTSTART:20180508T120000Z
DTEND:20180508T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20180508T132700Z
CREATED:20180508
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:#SOSNICARAGUA human rights in times of repression
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/sosnicaragua-human-rights-in-times-of-repression/
CATEGORIES:América Central,Nicaragua
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DTSTART:20180507T153000Z
DTEND:20180507T163000Z
DTSTAMP:20180507T142600Z
CREATED:20180507
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Hearing: Reports of Human Rights Violations and Criminalization of Defenders in the Context of Extractive Industries in Nicaragua
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this hearing:\nIn recent years, Nicaragua has loosened socio-environmental safeguards and reduced citizen participation in mining concessions. Whereas the mining companies and the government benefit from this trend, it generates serious negative impacts on the life, health, and other fundamental rights of communities whose lands are continuously taken away. This context is exacerbated by repressive measures implemented by the current government against those who denounce human rights violations and call for the restoration of the democratic institutions. During the hearing, the petitioners will present information on the main patterns of rights violated and the criminalization of human rights defenders relating to extractive industries in Nicaragua.\nLivestream available in English here ( http://www.oas.org/en/iachr/default.asp ).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/hearing-reports-of-human-rights-violations-and-criminalization-of-defenders-in-the-context-of-extractive-industries-in-nicaragua/
CATEGORIES:América Central,Nicaragua
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DTSTART:20180507T130000Z
DTEND:20180508T020000Z
DTSTAMP:20180507T115800Z
CREATED:20180507
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Hearing: Human Rights and the Selection of the Attorney General in Honduras
DESCRIPTION:About the hearing:\nThe objective of this hearing is to provide the IACHR with relevant information on the developing conditions surrounding the election process of a new Attorney General in Honduras. This is of vital importance due to the current situation regarding the fight against macro-corruption and historic impunity that continues to deepen within the country and that requires decisive actions to remedy the institutional weakness that faces these issues. In other words, independence and autonomy are necessary conditions for the Attorney General to overcome the human rights crisis in Honduras. For this reason, the national and international civil society calls on the IACHR to ensure a transparent and participative procedure in the coming Attorney General election.\n\nLivestream available in English here ( http://www.oas.org/en/iachr/default.asp ).\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/hearing-human-rights-and-the-selection-of-the-attorney-general-in-honduras/
CATEGORIES:América Central,Honduras
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UID:MEC-4948c3696e8ff40cf88f4001b9031ae5@dplf.org
DTSTART:20180430T190000Z
DTEND:20180430T200000Z
DTSTAMP:20180430T132900Z
CREATED:20180430
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Dialogue with candidates for the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
DESCRIPTION:Watch live here (this forum will be held in Spanish without interpretation).\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/dialogue-with-candidates-for-the-inter-american-court-of-human-rights/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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UID:MEC-6587887c1a63f29633b23791ee81d739@dplf.org
DTSTART:20180423T220000Z
DTEND:20180424T000000Z
DTSTAMP:20180423T184800Z
CREATED:20180423
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:The Uses of Truth: Truth Commission Archives, Justice an the Search for the Disappeared in El Salvador
DESCRIPTION:Watch the event here ( https://cardozolaw.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=a4314b1e-1225-4559-ae10-a8cb00f4635f ).\nMonday, April 23, 2018\n6 – 8 p.m.\nThird Floor Lounge\nCardozo School of Law\n55 Fifth Avenue\nNew York, NY\nFalling on the heels of the UN Day on the Right to Truth and the 25th anniversary of the El Salvador Truth Commission, CLIHHR, along with Observatorio de Justicia Transicional, Universidad Diego Portales and Ulster University, is hosting a panel event to draw attention to the role that truth commission archives play as a potential source of information for justice and the search for those forcibly disappeared in times of conflict or oppression.\nThe panel will discuss historical decisions about access to truth commission archives in light of evolving standards on the right to truth, accountability, and justice. In addition, panelists will talk about the specific potential of El Salvador’s Truth Commission archives and how it can contribute to the search for the disappeared.\nThis event is co-organized with the Observatorio de Justicia Transicional, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile, and Transitional Justice Institute, Ulster University, Northern Ireland and supported by the Open Society Foundation.\nPanelists:\nEduardo Gonzalez Cueva, Transitional Justice Consultant\nTrudy Peterson, Certified Archivist\nKate Doyle, Senior Analyst of U.S. policy in Latin America, National Security Archive\nBenjamin Cuellar, Salvadoran Human Rights Activist\nLeonor Arteaga, Senior Program Officer, Due Process of Law Foundation, U.S/El Salvador\nModerator:\nJocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum, Faculty Director, Cardozo Law Institute of Holocaust and Human Rights\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/the-uses-of-truth-truth-commission-archives-justice-an-the-search-for-the-disappeared-in-el-salvador/
CATEGORIES:América Central,El Salvador
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UID:MEC-c76aee81096b61d20e04c6fcde1da3bb@dplf.org
DTSTART:20181207T150000Z
DTEND:20181207T053000Z
DTSTAMP:20180307T132400Z
CREATED:20180307
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Citizen Participation for Enhancing Accountability in Public Appointments
DESCRIPTION:About the Webinar\nPublic agencies have greater chances of meeting their mission when people leading them have not only the technical expertise, but previous proven commitment to the public good and human rights’ realization. This is particularly relevant in public agencies providing public services or upholding peoples’ rights. For this reason, active citizen participation and oversight during the Public Appointments’ Processes can enhance their accountability and the chances that capable officials are appointed to key public agencies. This webinar will present the experience and lessons learned of various organizations monitoring High Level Public Appointments in the Latin American region.\nMarch 7, 2018\n10:00 – 11:30 AM EST\nJoin the Webinar here ( http://gpsaknowledge.org/events/kp-webinarcitizen-participation-for-enhancing-accountability-in-public-appointments/#.WpQ08ejwZPY ).\nAbout our guest speakers\n\nUrsula Indacochea is a Peruvian lawyer who graduated from the Catholic University of Peru in 2007. She concluded her post-graduate studies in Constitutional Law at the same university, and also in Advanced Studies on Human Rights at the Carlos III University of Madrid in Spain. Prior to her current position, she worked as Legal Fellow at the Human Rights Defenders Rapporteurship at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and served as a litigation attorney for more than 15 years before the Peruvian high courts, focusing on the defense of human rights.\nIn addition, Ursula is a researcher on Justice Systems, Constitutional Law, Philosophy and Theory of Law, Procedure and International Human Rights Law . She has published several articles and made contributions to books and specialized publications. She is also Co-founder of Constitucionalismo Critico, a non-profit organization dedicated to promote the discussion and dissemination on Constitutional Law from a critical perspective.\nCurrently, she coordinates the Judicial Independence Program at the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), organization based in Washington, D.C. that is dedicated to promoting the Rule of Law and human rights in Latin America.\n\n\nAnaid García is a researcher in the Citizen Participation Programme at Fundar, Centre for Analysis and Research. Her areas of expertise are transparency, accountability, access to information, citizen participation and public appointments.\n\nJanet Oropeza is researcher in Fundar’s Accountability and Fight Against Corruption Program, where she has been involved in monitoring public appointments for key accountability institutions. Her areas of interest include governance, accountability, citizen participation, and human rights. For the last six years, she has also overseen and participated in different south-south exchange initiatives, including the GPSA Knowledge Platform and the Evidence and Lessons from Latin America’s Initiative. Prior to Fundar, she worked in organizations such as the UNDP-Mexico or Canada’s International Development Research Centre. She has a Masters’ Degree in Political Science from the University of Waterloo, Canada and a Bachelor of Arts from El Colegio de México.\n\nIn order to participate in this Webinar, you will need to be registered in the GPSA Knowledge Platform and logged in. If you have not created your account yet, do it here a few days before the webinar. If you are already registered in the Knowledge Platform, you do not need to do anything.\nJust log in the platform and go here on March 7, at least 20 minutes before 10:00 am EST. A link to the webinar will be provided there.\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/citizen-participation-for-enhancing-accountability-in-public-appointments/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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DTSTART:20180305T130000Z
DTEND:20240923T230000Z
DTSTAMP:20180305T202100Z
CREATED:20180305
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Selecting Guatemala’s Next Attorney General: What’s at Stake?
DESCRIPTION:Guatemala is currently conducting its selection process for the Prosecutor General Thelma Aldana. Currently, there is a lot at stake: the consolidation and continuity of the success that Guatemala has reached in the fight against impunity, with the international support from the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). DPLF participated in a panel discussion on this issue organized by the Wilson Center in Washington, DC and with the participation of CICIG Commissioner Ivan Velásquez.\nSee the video here ( https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/selecting-guatemalas-next-attorney-general-whats-stake ).\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/selecting-guatemalas-next-attorney-general-whats-at-stake/
CATEGORIES:América Central,Guatemala
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DTSTART:20180228T170000Z
DTEND:20180228T190000Z
DTSTAMP:20180228T152800Z
CREATED:20180228
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Report launch: Extractives and National Action Plans (NAPs) on Business and Human Rights
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/report-launch-extractives-and-national-action-plans-naps-on-business-and-human-rights/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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DTSTART:20180227T190000Z
DTEND:20240923T230000Z
DTSTAMP:20180223T195000Z
CREATED:20180223
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Promoting Accountability in El Salvador: The Case of El Mozote
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nTuesday, February 27, 2018 – 2:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n340 Cannon House Office Building\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a briefing on efforts to ensure accountability for grave human rights abuses committed during El Salvador’s civil war, examined through the lens of the El Mozote massacre.\nOver a four-day period in December 1981, Salvadoran army troops massacred over 1,000 civilians, primarily women and children, in and near the town of El Mozote in the remote eastern region of the country. The massacre was the largest of the twelve-year war.\nAlthough a post-conflict UN-sponsored Truth Commission recommended pursuing justice in key cases of human rights violations, a 1993 amnesty law suspended investigations and prosecutions underway and precluded new ones. But the Salvadoran Constitutional Court overturned the amnesty in 2016, opening the door to new legal efforts on victims’ behalf. The first case that has begun to make its way through the judicial system is that of El Mozote, in which eighteen retired military officers are on trial.\nThe United States provided assistance and training to the Salvadoran military during the war, and in the years since, has supported initiatives to strengthen the judicial system, in particular the office of the Attorney General. The El Mozote case is a test for principles of judicial independence and equality before the law in El Salvador, and also points to the potential importance of facilitating access to U.S. archival records.\nPanelists will review the history of the massacre and its impact, discuss the challenges involved in the legal case, and provide recommendations for ways the U.S. government can contribute to justice for the victims and their families.\nThis briefing is open to Members of Congress, congressional staff, the interested public, and the media. For any questions, please contact Kimberly Stanton (for Mr. McGovern) at 202-225-3599 or Kimberly.Stanton@mail.house.gov ( mailto:Kimberly.Stanton@mail.house.gov ), or Matthew Singer (for Mr. Hultgren) at 202-226-3989 or Matthew.Singer@mail.house.gov ( mailto:Matthew.Singer@mail.house.gov ).\nHosted by:\n\nJames P. McGovern, M.C.\nCo-Chairman, TLHRC\n\nRandy Hultgren, M.C.\nCo-Chairman, TLHRC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelists\n\nLeonor Arteaga, Attorney, Due Process of Law Foundation\nDorila Márquez, President, El Mozote Association for the Defense of Human Rights:\nDavid Morales, Lead Civil Attorney in the El Mozote case\nKate Doyle, Senior Analyst, National Security Archive\n\nModerator\n\n\nGeoff Thale, Vice President for Programs, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)\n\n\nOpening Remarks\n\n\nRep. James P. McGovern, Co-Chair, TLHRC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/promoting-accountability-in-el-salvador-the-case-of-el-mozote/
CATEGORIES:América Central,El Salvador
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DTSTART:20180226T151500Z
DTEND:20240923T230000Z
DTSTAMP:20180223T194400Z
CREATED:20180223
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the 25th anniversary of the Truth Commission for El Salvador
DESCRIPTION:Date: Monday February 26, 2018\nLocation: Tequendama Hotel, Carrera 10 No. 26-21, Bogota, Colombia\nTime: 10:15 a.m.\nAmidst the 167th session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), to be held in Bogota, Colombia, and regarding to the 25th anniversary of the publication of the report “From madness to hope. The 12-year war in El Salvador”, the Salvadoran State will have to offer some answers on the progress of the implementation the Truth Commission for El Salvador recommendations.\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/hearing-before-the-inter-american-commission-on-human-rights-on-the-25th-anniversary-of-the-truth-commission-for-el-salvador/
CATEGORIES:América Central,El Salvador
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DTSTART:20180213T220000Z
DTEND:20180213T230000Z
DTSTAMP:20180208T131100Z
CREATED:20180208
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:The Prosecutor General and the Fight Against Grand Corruption: What Prosecutor General does Guatemala need?
DESCRIPTION:(Spanish version only)\nLa designación de quien ocupará el cargo de Fiscal General en Guatemala, durante el periodo 2018-2022, es crucial para la consolidación y continuidad de los esfuerzos de la lucha contra la impunidad y la corrupción emprendida con el apoyo de la Comisión Internacional contra la Impunidad en Guatemala (CICIG).\nEl próximo martes 13 de febrero, de 5-7:30 p.m, en Ciudad de Guatemala, estaremos en el Foro “La Fiscalía y la lucha contra la Gran Corrupción: ¿Qué Fiscal General necesita Guatemala?” para discutir junto con destacados panelistas, acerca del perfil que debe tener un Fiscal General para enfrentar un escenario de criminalidad compleja y gran corrupción, y cuáles deben ser las salvaguardas, herramientas y criterios para identificar al/la mejor candidato/a para ese cargo.\nVer invitación aquí ( https://back.dplf.org/sites/default/files/conferencia_magistral.jpeg ).\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/the-prosecutor-general-and-the-fight-against-grand-corruption-what-prosecutor-general-does-guatemala-need/
CATEGORIES:América Central,Guatemala
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DTSTART:20171121T230000Z
DTEND:20171122T000000Z
DTSTAMP:20171121T153100Z
CREATED:20171121
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:Quebec | Impact of extractive industries, rights of indigenous peoples, and the international responsibility of States
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/quebec-impact-of-extractive-industries-rights-of-indigenous-peoples-and-the-international-responsibility-of-states/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Norte,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Canadá,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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UID:MEC-832f64b04453d8697cd600b74b14a1ad@dplf.org
DTSTART:20171013T040000Z
DTEND:20171013T180000Z
DTSTAMP:20171013T122800Z
CREATED:20171013
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Mexico’s New Fiscalía: A Way Out of Corruption & Impunity
DESCRIPTION:The Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), and the Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute invite you to the following event:\nMexico’s New Fiscalía: A Way Out of Corruption and Impunity\n \nFriday, October 13, 2017\n12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.\nWilson Center\n6th Floor Flom Auditorium\nRonald Reagan Building and\nInternational Trade Center\nOne Woodrow Wilson Plaza\n1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW\nWashington, DC 20004\n\nWith opening remarks by: \nEric L. Olson\nSenior Advisor, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars\n\nFeaturing:\nAna Lorena Delgadillo\nExecutive Director, Fundación para la Justicia y el Estado Democrático de Derecho\nGustavo de Hoyos Walther\nNational President, Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana (COPARMEX)\nMaría Novoa\nDirector of the Justice Program, Centro de Investigación para el Desarrollo A.C. (CIDAC)\n\nWith remarks by:\nUrsula Indacochea\nSenior Program Officer, Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF)\nXimena Suárez\nAssociate for Mexico, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)\n\nModerated by:\nMaureen Meyer\nSenior Associate for Mexico and Migrant Rights, WOLA\n\nThis event will be in English and Spanish with simultaneous interpretation available. A live stream of the event will be available at WilsonCenter.org ( https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/mexicos-new-fiscalia-way-out-corruption-and-impunity ). \nA light lunch will be provided at 11:30 a.m. Please note that the event will begin at 12:00 p.m.\nRSVP\nFaced with ongoing challenges of corruption and impunity, Mexico has been undertaking an historic transformation of its criminal justice system for over a decade. One recent change is the proposed transition from a presidentially appointed Attorney General to the creation of a more independent National Prosecutor’s Office, the Fiscalía General. If implemented well, the new National Prosecutor’s Office could reduce political influence over criminal investigations and reduce impunity in Mexico—where approximately 98 percent of crimes go unpunished. Join our panel of experts to discuss the status of this transition, civil society proposals for the Fiscalía, and the challenges that lie ahead as the country tries to build a more effective justice system.\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/mexicos-new-fiscalia-a-way-out-of-corruption-impunity/
CATEGORIES:América del Norte,México
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DTSTART:20171011T203000Z
DTEND:20171011T230000Z
DTSTAMP:20171011T185100Z
CREATED:20171011
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Forced Disappearance: Search Mechanisms in El Salvador and Latin America
DESCRIPTION:Forced Disappearance: Search Mechanisms in El Salvador and Latin America\nOctober 11, 2017\n4:30 to 7:00 PM\nSheraton Presidente Hotel, San Salvador\nAfter decades of political resistance to clarify more than 10,000 pending cases of enforced disappearances, last August 21, a National Search Commission for persons that went missing during the armed conflict in El Salvador (CONABÚSQUEDA) was finally created. This new body, enacted by Presidential Decree No. 33, is the product of months of joint work between government and civil society.\nHowever, the Commission will soon face critical challenges: on the one hand, the appointment of its members and, on the other hand, the upcoming design of a National Search Plan. In the development of these tasks, lessons learned in other countries with similar experiences will be particularly relevant.\nFor this reason, the convening organizations have opened a dialogue meant to address the main components of this national discussion. Your participation will be fundamental to nurture such an important debate\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/forced-disappearance-search-mechanisms-in-el-salvador-and-latin-america/
CATEGORIES:América Central,El Salvador
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DTSTART:20170913T210000Z
DTEND:20170913T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20170913T143400Z
CREATED:20170913
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Brazil | Extractive Industries and Human Rights Violations
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/brazil-extractive-industries-and-human-rights-violations/
CATEGORIES:América del Sur,Brasil
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DTSTART:20170605T150000Z
DTEND:20170605T170000Z
DTSTAMP:20170605T133400Z
CREATED:20170605
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Using Transparency to Strengthen the Inter-American Human Rights System
DESCRIPTION:During the 47th General Assembly of the Organization of American States, to be held in Cancun, Mexico, from June 19 to 21, member states will elect three new Commissioners to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).\nThe six nominated candidates are being evaluated by an Independent Panel for the Election of Inter-American Commissioners, composed of five renowned academics with recognized expertise in human rights and the Inter American System —Nienke Grossman (United States), Miguel Gutiérrez (Costa Rica), Cecilia Medina (Chile), Elizabeth Salmón (Peru), and Miguel Sarre (Mexico). Medina, who formerly served as president of both the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee, served on the same panel two years ago, when it was first convened to monitor the 2015 elections to the IACHR and Inter-American Court.\nEstablished as an independent entity, the 2017 Panel was convened by the Center for Justice and International Law, the Due Process of Law Foundation, and the Open Society Justice Initiative, with the support of a wide range of NGOs, universities, and bar associations throughout the region. At this event, the Panel will present its final report, which assesses the candidates and makes recommendations for how to improve the transparency and visibility of the election process.\nSpeakers\n\n\nNienke Grossman is an Associate Professor of Law and Deputy Director of the Center for International and Comparative Law at the University of Baltimore School of Law. Her recent scholarship examines the causes of and possible solutions for the paucity of women judges on international courts and tribunals, and she is co-editing a forthcoming book on legitimacy and international courts (Cambridge University Press). Professor Grossman has served as a legal advisor to Latin American states in cases before the International Court of Justice and has advised petitioners in cases before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.\n\n\nMiguel Gutiérrez holds a Ph.D. in Education with specialization in pedagogical mediation from Universidad de la Salle (2006). He studied philosophy and theology at the Major Seminary of the Dioceses of Choluteca for two years (1966-1967) in Honduras. In addition, he was awarded a fellowship from the Kellogg Institute at the University of Notre Dame. Moreover, he is the facilitator for the process of National Dialogue with all the political parties represented in Costa Rica’s parliament. He is the founder and was, from 1994 to 2014, the director of the Programa Estado de la Nación.\n\n\nElizabeth Salmón is an Associate Professor of International Law at Pontifica Catholic University of Peru School of Law and Director of its Institute of Democracy and Human Rights, and the Master’s Degree Program in Human Rights. She holds a Ph.D. in International Law from the University of Seville, Spain. She is the author of several publications on public international law, international human rights law, international criminal law, international humanitarian law and transitional justice. She has been a consultant in the Peruvian Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Defense, as well as the Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission. She has also consulted for the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross.\n\n\nMiguel Sarre is an Associate Professor at the School of Law of the Mexico Autonomous Institute of Technology (ITAM). He was a member of the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (2007-2014). He holds an LL.M. degree from the University of Notre Dame and a law degree from the Escuela Libre de Derecho from Mexico City. He was promoter of the institution of the ombudsman in Mexico and was the first one to occupy the position of ombudsperson in the country. Later, he served as Third General Visitor and Technical Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission in Mexico.\n\nModerator\n\n\nViviana Krsticevic is the Executive Director of the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).\n\nOpening and Closing Remarks\n\n\nLiliana Gamboa is an advocacy officer with the Open Society Justice Initiative, where she engages in advocacy across the Justice Initiative’s areas of work.\nKatya Salazar is the Executive Director of the Due Process of Law Foundation.\n\n\nDate: Monday, June 5, 2017\nTime: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.\nLocation: Open Society Foundations–Washington, D.C.\n1730 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 7th Floor\nWashington, D.C. 20006\nSponsored by: Center for Justice and International Law * Due Process of Law Foundation * Open Society Justice Initiative\n\nRSVP Required: Please contact Liliana Gamboa at  Liliana.gamboa@opensocietyfoundations.org ( mailto:Liliana.gamboa@opensocietyfoundations.org )\nLunch will be served.\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/using-transparency-to-strengthen-the-inter-american-human-rights-system/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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DTSTART:20170519T133000Z
DTEND:20170519T040000Z
DTSTAMP:20170519T185700Z
CREATED:20170519
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Truth and Justice for Grave Human Rights Violations in Latin America: Reflections on the past, lessons for the future
DESCRIPTION:Watch event video here ( https://youtu.be/sigiOrXix8E )\nSee event pictures ( https://www.flickr.com/photos/134618738@N05/albums/72157684470117495 )\nSee event program ( https://back.dplf.org/sites/default/files/program202020anniversary.pdf )\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/truth-and-justice-for-grave-human-rights-violations-in-latin-america-reflections-on-the-past-lessons-for-the-future/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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DTSTART:20170519T000000Z
DTEND:20170519T000000Z
DTSTAMP:20170518T185400Z
CREATED:20170518
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:2
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SUMMARY:“Los Ofendidos” Documentary screening and panel discussion
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/los-ofendidos-documentary-screening-and-panel-discussion/
CATEGORIES:América Central,El Salvador
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DTSTART:20170317T153000Z
DTEND:20170317T180000Z
DTSTAMP:20170317T143300Z
CREATED:20170317
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Transparency, Human Rights and Extractive Industries in Latin America
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URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/transparency-human-rights-and-extractive-industries-in-latin-america/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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DTSTART:20161208T220000Z
DTEND:20161208T233000Z
DTSTAMP:20161208T195900Z
CREATED:20161208
LAST-MODIFIED:20250116
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:El Salvador without the Amnesty Law
DESCRIPTION:In July 2016, the Constitutional Chamber of El Salvador’s Supreme Court struck down the 1993 Amnesty Law, which had served to limit investigations and prosecutions of major human rights abuses that took place during El Salvador’s 1980 – 1992 civil war. This ruling, which opens the door to justice for wartime atrocities, was long-awaited but has provoked controversy in El Salvador.\nIn accordance with the Constitutional Chamber’s ruling, in September 2016 a criminal court judge reopened the investigation into the El Mozote massacre, which had been closed 23 years prior by virtue of the Amnesty Law. The Attorney General of the Republic has indicated that his office does not have the resources to pursue this investigation and, at present, has not demonstrated any progress in this or any other case related to the armed conflict.\nAccording to a UN Truth Commission, more than 75,000 people were tortured, unlawfully killed, or forcibly disappeared during the twelve-year conflict. 95% of these cases are attributed to the armed forces and paramilitary groups, and 5% to the guerilla movement Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN).\nThe Constitutional Chamber’s decision was well-received by human rights organizations and victims’ collectives. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and a group of United Nations independent experts applauded the derogation of the Amnesty Law, the legitimacy of which had been questioned for violating domestic and international law.\nHowever, former high-level military officers, government officials, and opposition politicians rejected the decision and warned that it would lead to a witch hunt that could jeopardize peace. Certain elites have called on the authorities to prioritize the large-scale corruption and gang violence that currently ravages the country, rather than pursuing cases for crimes that occurred more than two decades ago.\nIn a country with alarming levels of criminality and little effective rule of law, does impunity for crimes of the past contribute to impunity for crime today? Is there a connection between the methods used by criminal organizations, the iron-fist police response, and the lack of attention to victims? Is this related to the legacy of the armed conflict?\nJoin us for a discussion on the future of El Salvador without the Amnesty Law with Sidney Blanco, Constitutional Chamber Justice of the Supreme Court of El Salvador;  Naomi Roht-Arriaza, professor at the Hastings College of Law of the University of California and President of the Board of DPLF; and Leonor Arteaga, Senior Program Officer for Impunity and Transitional Justice at DPLF. Geoff Thale, Program Director at the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), will moderate the discussion.\nThe event will be streamed through DPLF’s Facebook page\nThere will be simultaneous interpretation\n \nRSVP here ( https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1uxW3-wZXf5RpMoNnuJ3MBg2abMHDmBl1HYD9Y-Rt6VA/edit?usp=sharing )\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/el-salvador-without-the-amnesty-law/
CATEGORIES:América Central,El Salvador
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DTSTART:20160413T213000Z
DTEND:20160413T230000Z
DTSTAMP:20160413T190300Z
CREATED:20160413
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Digging for the truth: Access to information about forced disappearances in wartime El Salvador
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Mauricio Aquino Foundation, the Center for Human Rights at the University of Washington, the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) invite you to a discussion on\nDigging for the truth: Access to information about forced disappearances in wartime El Salvador\nFeaturing\nSylvia Rosales-Fike\nDirector, the Mauricio Aquino Foundation\nAngelina Snodgrass Godoy\nDirector, Center for Human Rights at the University of Washington\nDavid Morales\nHuman Rights Ombudsman of El Salvador\nAnd children survivors of forced disappearences:\nAlexandra Aquino-Fike\nSara Aguilar\nJimmy Ortiz\nIntroduction by\nLeonor Arteaga\nSenior Program Officer, DPLF\nWednesday, April 13, 2016 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.\nCarnegie Endowment for International Peace 1779 Massachusetts Ave NW, Butler Room Washington, DC 20036\nTo RSVP, please click here ( http://goo.gl/forms/SjPtLvjzBC ).\nFor more information, please contact Hannah Odio at hodio@dplf.org ( mailto:hodio@dplf.org ) 202-462-7701 x1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/digging-for-the-truth-access-to-information-about-forced-disappearances-in-wartime-el-salvador/
CATEGORIES:América Central,El Salvador
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DTSTART:20160405T200000Z
DTEND:20160405T213000Z
DTSTAMP:20160405T190500Z
CREATED:20160405
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Citizen Security Strategies, Hardline Policing, and Human Rights Issues in El Salvador
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/citizen-security-strategies-hardline-policing-and-human-rights-issues-in-el-salvador/
CATEGORIES:América Central,El Salvador
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UID:MEC-7b4ffb2fc1a3c0876a64ce876e623068@dplf.org
DTSTART:20170401T130000Z
DTEND:20170401T150000Z
DTSTAMP:20160401T143500Z
CREATED:20160401
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Brazil Dam Collapse: Corporate Accountability and State’s Responsibilities
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/brazil-dam-collapse-corporate-accountability-and-states-responsibilities/
CATEGORIES:América del Sur,Brasil
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DTSTART:20150615T160000Z
DTEND:20150615T180000Z
DTSTAMP:20150612T141900Z
CREATED:20150612
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Looking Forward: Recommendations for Improving the Nominations and Elections Process of Inter-American Commissioners and Judges
DESCRIPTION:Last week, a Panel of five experts – Marion Bethel (Bahamas), Belisário dos Santos Jr. (Brazil), Cecilia Medina (Chile), Juan Méndez (Argentina), and Naomi-Roht Arriaza (United States) – issued the first independent assessment of the election process for judges and commissioners in the Inter-American Human Rights System. The report noted that the current process, despite the quality of the majority of its judges and commissioners, “does not necessarily generate nominees that are the most highly qualified for the job, nor does it guarantee that the requirements of impartiality and independence are met.” In this presentation, two members of the Panel, drawing on comparative experiences from within and outside the region, will discuss the recommendations it made for how to improve the nominations and elections process of Inter-American commissioners and judges.\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/looking-forward-recommendations-for-improving-the-nominations-and-elections-process-of-inter-american-commissioners-and-judges/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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DTSTART:20150605T170000Z
DTEND:20150605T190000Z
DTSTAMP:20150605T133600Z
CREATED:20150605
LAST-MODIFIED:20250116
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:Presentation of Final Report by the Independent Panel for the Election of Inter-American Commissioners and Judges
DESCRIPTION:The Open Society Justice Initiative cordially invites you to a presentation of the final report by the Independent Panel for the Election of Inter-American Commissioners and Judges\nFriday, June 5, 2015 1:00-3:00 PM\nOpen Society Foundations – Washington, D.C.\n1730 Pennsylvania Av., NW, 7th Floor\nConference Room A\nSpeakers:\nCecilia Medina, Panel Member\nJuan Méndez, Panel Member\nRemarks: Liliana Gamboa, Open Society Justice Initiative\nModerator: Viviana Krsticevic, Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)\nBackground: At the 45th General Assembly, the Organization of American States will elect four commissioners to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and four judges to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. In April 2015, the Open Society Justice Initiative convened, with the support of a wide range of NGOs and univiersities throughout the region, a panel of five independent experts – Marion Bethel (Bahamas), Belisário dos Santos Jr. (Brazil), Cecilia Medina (Chile), Juan Méndez (Argentina), and NaomiRoht Arriaza (United States) – to assess the 11 candidates and to make recommendations for how the nomination and elections process can be improved, in the interest of strengthening the Inter-American human rights system overall.\nRefreshments will be provided and hard copies of the Panel’s final report (in English) will be available.\nPlease RSVP your attendance no later than Thursday, June 4 to liliana.gamboa@opensocietyfoundations.org ( mailto:liliana.gamboa@opensocietyfoundations.org ).\n
URL:https://dplf.org/en/event/feed/presentation-of-final-report/
CATEGORIES:América Central,América del Sur,Argentina,Belice,Bolivia,Brasil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Guyana,Honduras,Nicaragua,Panamá,Paraguay,Perú,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
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