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Judicial Independence in Ecuador

17 Nov 2014   |   News
Timeline of Luis Pásara’s report “Judicial Independence in Ecuador’s Judicial Reform Process,” published by the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), Center for the Study of Law, Justice and Society (DeJusticia) and the Legal Defense Institute (IDL).   The Report The report was pr... More

DPLF participates at 43rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Council on International Law

14 Nov 2014   |   News
On November 14th and 15th, 2014, DPLF’ senior program officer Daniel Cerqueira participated in the 43rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Council on International Law, which focused on the theme of energy, natural resources, corporate social responsibility, sustainable development and human rights. On November 14th, 2014, Daniel Cerqueira lec... More

DPLF participates on Columbia University event on Sustainable Development

12 Nov 2014   |   News
On November 12 and 13, 2014, DPLF’ senior program officer Daniel Cerqueira participated in an event hosted by the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment of the Columbia University named Raising the Bar: Home Country Efforts to Regulate Foreign Investment for Sustainable Development. The event aimed at discussing the role of home countries... More

DPLF joins the call on the Mexican State a month after the disappearance of 43 Mexican students

28 Oct 2014   |   News
More than 80 social organizations from various regions of the world condemned the enforced disappearance of 43 Mexican students in the context of that country’s “War on Drugs” and failed security policies, which only serve to spawn more violence and institutional corruption. We urge the Mexican State to investigate the disappearan... More

DPLF presents Amicus Curiae on emblematic trial Bagua, Perú

23 Sep 2014   |   News
The Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), the Centro de Estudios de Derechos, Justicia y Sociedad (Research Center on Law, Justice and Society or DeJusticia of Colombia) and the Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Ecuador (Human Rights Center of the Catholic University of Ecuador) have presented an Amicus Curi... More

DPLF, Dejusticia and IDL clarify false information about Report on judicial independence in Ecuador

15 Sep 2014   |   News
Read the full text of the letter here.   - Read DPLF, DeJusticia and IDL's response to the Ecuadorian Judicial Council here. - Read Luis Pásara's statement on the report "Independencia judicial en la reforma de la justicia ecuatoriana". (Available in Spanish only) More

DPLF, DeJusticia and IDL's response to the Ecuadorian Judicial Council

08 Aug 2014   |   News
  Read the full text of the letter here. More

DPLF's work on Judicial Selection process in Guatemala

20 Aug 2014   |   News
It is clear that 2014 was a crucial year for justice in Guatemala. Last year, a number of important authorities were appointed, who will have considerable impact on the country’s judicial system. This system has serious structural problems. In May of 2014, a new Attorney General was appointed, and in June 2014, the selection processes for a n... More

CICIG Investigation Could Be a Game-Changer for Guatemala

15 Sep 2014   |   News
By: Mirte Postema On September 3, 2014, Guatemala's director of the penitentiary system, Edgar Camargo, and its former deputy director, Edy Fisher, were arrested—as were several others—for their participation in a crime ring run by a convicted felon from inside a Guatemalan prison. These arrests were produced following an inv... More

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