{"id":22235,"date":"2018-06-27T15:17:37","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T19:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dplf.org\/en\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=22235"},"modified":"2024-09-23T15:18:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T19:18:51","slug":"corruption-and-human-rights-in-the-northern-triangle","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/dplf.org\/en\/event\/feed\/corruption-and-human-rights-in-the-northern-triangle\/","title":{"rendered":"Corruption and Human Rights in the Northern Triangle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong>Wednesday, 27 June 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong>11:30 a.m. \u2013 1:00\u00a0p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong>Inter-American Dialogue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong>1155 15th Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), the\u00a0Inter-American Dialogue\u00a0and\u00a0the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF)\u00a0invite you to the following panel discussion:<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">In 2015, Guatemala\u2019s 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, \u201ccorruption kills.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">The Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras received failing scores on Transparency International\u2019s 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?\u00a0Are national institutions making progress in these areas, and what is the role of international bodies such as CICIG in Guatemala and MACCIH in Honduras?<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">Follow this event on Twitter #Northern TriangleCorruption, @TheDialogue, @WOLA_org, and @DPLF_info<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">Introductory Remarks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">Michael Camilleri, Director, Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program, Inter-American Dialogue (@camillerimj)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">Speakers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">Jord\u00e1n Rodas Andrade, Human Rights Ombudsman (Procurador de Derechos Humanos), Guatemala (@JordanRodas)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">Sarah Chayes, Senior Associate, Democracy and Rule of Law Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Sarah_Chayes)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">H\u00e9ctor Silva \u00c1valos, Project Manager, Insight Crime and Senior Research Fellow, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies at American University (@HsilAvalos)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">Moderators:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">Adriana Beltr\u00e1n, Director for Citizen Security, WOLA (@Adriana_WOLA)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">Ursula Indacochea,\u00a0Senior Program Officer, DPLF (@uindacochea)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><em>Please note that this event will be held in English and Spanish. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided. 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