ESP
ENG
ESP
ENG

Archive

3 Sep

Aportes #20: Business and Human Rights

The issue of business and human rights is more relevant than ever in intergovernmental and debate forums, both global and regional. Given the increasingly prominent role of corporations in matters of governance, it has become necessary to address their activities from a human rights perspective. In recent years, this analysis has moved beyond the attribution […]

READ MORE

7 Sep

Aportes #15: Business and Human Rights: A Complex Relationship

In early September 2011, Peru enacted the “Law on the Right of Indigenous or Originary Peoples to Prior Consultation Recognized in Convention 169 of the International Labour Organization (ILO).” At the domestic level, this law affirms the right of indigenous peoples to be consulted before the enactment of legislative or administrative measures that could affect […]

READ MORE

25 Oct

New report by JCAP suggests widespread violence is just part of doing business for many Canadian mining companies in Latin America

The Justice and Corporate Accountability Project (JCAP), a legal aid group based at Osgoode Hall Law School, released this week a report entitled “The Canada Brand” which concludes that violence is generalized and widespread in the activities of Canadian mining projects in Latin America. The report discusses incidents (can we say “violations” instead?) that occurred […]

READ MORE

27 Sep

DPLF and other international organizations warn the IACHR of the impacts of the climate crisis on human rights

Historic hearing! ORGANIZATIONS WARN THE IACHR OF THE IMPACTS OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS ON HUMAN RIGHTS Washington D.C. In its 173rd period of sessions, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights heard from representatives of national and regional civil society organizations on the impacts of climate change on the human rights of groups in situations of vulnerability, […]

READ MORE

1 Oct

Strengthening the Inter-American Human Rights System

Strengthening the Inter-American Human Rights System It is widely recognized in the Americas and beyond that the Inter-American system in general and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in particular, have played a crucial role in protecting human rights and democracy in the region. Nevertheless, the weakening of the IACHR has been at the […]

READ MORE

5 Mar

President Carter meets with OAS States to discuss reform of the Inter-American Human Rights System

President Carter led a private meeting with ambassadors to the Organization of American States (OAS) to discuss the current Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) reform process, a process that is entering its final stage this month. The meeting, co-convened by Katya Salazar, Executive Director of the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) and Dean […]

READ MORE

3 May

Meeting with candidate to the IAHRC

Professor Javier de Belaunde Candidate to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Thursday May 2, 2013 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Due Process of Law Foundation 1779 Massachusetts Ave. Suite710 Washington, DC 20036   During the next General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), to be held in Guatemala the first week of […]

READ MORE

15 Abr

DPLF calls meeting with James Cavallaro, candidate to the IACHR

The Washington Office on Latin America and the Due Process of Law Foundation invite you to a meeting with Professor James L. Cavallaro Candidate to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights  Wednesday, April 10 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Washington Office on Latin America 1666 Connecticut Ave NW 4th Floor Conference Room   During the General […]

READ MORE

7 Nov

DPLF participates in hearings before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

On Wednesday, October 31 and Thursday, November 1, DPLF participated in three hearings before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington, DC.   At the first hearing, DPLF – together with other regional organizations from the Regional Network for Pretrial Justice in Latin America – denounced the grave situation of justice systems and prisons in the […]

READ MORE

6 May

The IACHR Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression makes a statement on the use of criminal law to limit freedom of expression

On World Press Freedom Day, the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights makes a statement on the concerning use of criminal law by several States of the region to limit freedom of expression. PRESS RELEASE  R 44/15 ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, THE OFFICE OF […]

READ MORE