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marzo 2026

Crimes against humanity in El Salvador? An international query is needed to investigate atrocities | Side event at UN Human Rights Council Session

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 […] ...
11 Mar
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Palais des Nations
octubre 2025
mayo 2025
marzo 2025

Victims of Torture in Latin America: Stories of resilience and challenges of justice 40 years after the creation of the Special Rapporteurship on Torture

At this side event on the 40th anniversary of the Convention Against Torture in Latin America, will discuss perspectives and explore strategies to strengthen the implementation of international standards on reparations and protection against torture in Latin America, particularly on cases from Nicaragua, Venezuela, and El Salvador. ...
05 Mar
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Palais des Nations, Geneva
enero 2025

Arbitrary Detentions under El Salvador’s State of Exception: An Analysis in Light of the Country’s UPR

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. ...
20 Ene
6:00 am - 7:00 am
Palais des Nations, Geneva
noviembre 2024

Illegal Gold Mining: Impacts on Human Rights and Biodiversity in the Amazon Region

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. ...
13 Nov
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Georgetown Americas Institute. Pedro Arrupe, S.J. Hall Multipurpose Room.
1575 TONDORF ROAD NW
octubre 2020
agosto 2020

Reparations to victims of human rights violations in Latin America: Confronting present dilemmas stemming from legacies of the past

PANEL #1 | Experiences with reparations in El Salvador and Guatemala Date: August 25, 2020 Time: 11:00 A.M., Washington DC RSVP PANEL #2 | Reparations for human rights violations in Peru and Colombia Date: August 25, 2020 Time: 4:00 P.M., Washington DC RSVP PANEL #3 | Contemporary topics in reparations Date: August 26, 2020 Time: 11:00 A.M., Washington DC […] ...
25 - 26 Ago
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
septiembre 2019

EVENT | Judicial Uncertainty: The Future of Accountability in Guatemala

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 […] ...
24 Sep
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
junio 2019
mayo 2019

Civil Society Forum with Candidates for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Created 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, […] ...
21 May
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Violence and Hardline Citizen Security in El Salvador

The Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) Invite you to a discussion on Violence and Hardline Citizen Security in El Salvador Featuring Noah Bullock Director, Cristosal Foundation Cristian Schlick Lawyer, Human Rights Institute Central America University (IDHUCA) Geoff Thale Programs Director, WOLA Moderated by Leonor Arteaga Senior […] ...
14 May
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
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