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DPLF and allied human rights organizations sent a letter to Archbishop of San Salvador on the closure of Tutela Legal

04 Oct 2013   |   News
  Tutela Legal was founded in 1982 during the early years of the civil war in El Salvador, when some of the most human rights abuses were taking place. The office played a critical role in documenting cases, preserving evidence, and bringing abuses to light. The Archdiocese of San Salvador unexpectedly closed the office’s doors and laid... More

Roundtable in Peru "How to guarantee Judicial independence in the application of Pre-trial Detention?"

27 Sep 2013   |   News
On September 11 of 2013, DPLF and the Legal Defense Institute (Instituto de Defensa Legal) (IDL), organized in Lima, Peru, a roundtable to analyze and discuss the challenges of applying pre-trial detention by its precautionary and exceptional nature in a climate of pressure that affects the independence of judges.  The event was attended by 30... More

Forum with Public Defenders in Peru Pre-Trial Detention: Precautionary Measure or Anticipatory Sentence?

27 Sep 2013   |   News
On 13 September of 2013, DPLF and the Legal Defense Institute (Instituto de Defensa Legal) (IDL), in conjunction with the General Director of Public Defense and Access to Justice of the Justice and Human Rights Ministry of Peru, held an event for 100 public defenders from Lima. Here, they presented the reports  Insufficient Judicial Independen... More

Workshop for prosecutors in El Salvador on jurisprudence and strategies for the prosecution of international crimes in Latin America

28 Aug 2013   |   News
On August 17, DPLF conducted a workshop on jurisprudence and strategies for the prosecution of international crimes in Latin America and its application to the Salvadoran case. The event was held in cooperation with the Foundation of Studies for the Application of Law (FESPAD) and El Salvador’s Training School of the National Prosecutor... More

DPLF presents Digest on International Crimes in El Salvador

22 Aug 2013   |   News
DPLF presents Digest on International Crimes in joint event with El Salvador’s Supreme Court of Justice and FESPAD In August 16 of 2013, DPLF, El Salvador’s Supreme Court of Justice and the Foundation of Studies for the Application of Law (FESPAD), organized the forum "Challenges for the Prosecution of International Crimes: The Rol... More

Workshop for Judges in El Salvador on international crimes

15 Aug 2013   |   News
On August 15, DPLF held a workshop on international crimes for judges in El Salvador, in coordination with FESPAD and the country's Training School of the National Judicial Council (Escuela de Capacitacion Judicial del Consejo de la Judicatura) . Opening remarks were delivered by Tito Edmundo Zelada, Chairman of the National Judicial Counc... More

43rd OAS General Assembly: sound judgment prevailed

20 Jun 2013   |   News
The 43rd General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) concluded on Thursday, June 6, in the city of Antigua, Guatemala. The annual meeting of the foreign ministers of all of the countries of the Americas (except for Cuba) was especially relevant this year for several reasons. First, the main theme of the Assembly was regional drug... More

The genocide trial against Ríos Montt in Guatemala: Challenges for the prosecution of international crimes in national courts

23 May 2013   |   News
The Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), the Washington Office for Latin America (WOLA) and the American Society of International Law (ASIL) organized a dialogue on May 14, 2013 in Washington DC, to inform and discuss the most recent developments in the genocide trial against Efrain Rios Montt. The event specifically addressed the main obstacles f... More

LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS: CONDICIÓN FUNDAMENTAL DEL SISTEMA PENAL ACUSATORIO

14 May 2013   |   News
 LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS: CONDICIÓN FUNDAMENTAL DEL SISTEMA PENAL ACUSATORIO La Fundación para el Debido Proceso (DPLF) participó, el pasado 13 y 14 de mayo, en el foro “Los Derechos Humanos: Condición Fundamental del Sistema Penal Acusatorio”, organizado por la Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Dist... More

Evento sobre SIDH en Honduras

13 May 2013   |   News
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