Judicial Reform

Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 00:00
La Comision de Defensa Nacional del Senado acordo realizar audiencias publicas con el fin de analizar la reforma al articulo 57 del Codigo de Justicia Militar que contempla modificaciones al fuero de guerra.
Friday, March 1, 2013 - 12:55

On Thursday, the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere held a hearing, titled "Overview of U.S. Interests in the Western Hemisphere: Opportunities and Challenges."

The two witnesses were Assistant Secretary of Western Hemisphere Affairs for the Department of State Roberta S. Jacobson and Assistant Administrator for USAID’s Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean Mark Feierstein.

Friday, March 1, 2013 - 00:00
Los juicios mediaticos fortalecen la impunidad y debilitan el Estado de derecho de una sociedad democratica
Friday, February 22, 2013 - 12:01

The following is a round-up of some of the top news highlights from around the region this week.

Mexico

Friday, February 22, 2013 - 00:00
By removing Mota, the Uruguayan Judiciary has shown itself determined to derail efforts to deliver justice for the military's crimes, despite the revocation of a 25-year-old amnesty law in October 2011.
Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 00:00
El Gobierno de Chile opto por la expulsion de los conscriptos bolivianos, aunque la ultima palabra respecto al tema la tiene la justicia chilena, informo el abogado de los tres militares detenidos, Roberto Celedon.
Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 00:00
The country lacks the ability to investigate cases, collect evidence, find the culprits and bring them to trial.
Friday, February 15, 2013 - 00:00
"La situacion de la jueza representa un caso emblematico de represalia por haber cooperado con un organo de derechos humanos".
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 16:33

The news coming out of Honduras continues to reveal a flailing economy, political instability, and endemic corruption of the security forces and judicial system. A previous post gave an overview of the country's institutional, financial and security troubles at the outset of 2013. Here's a new update.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 00:00
Los magistrados que integran la Sala Segunda de Apelaciones del ramo Penal se excusaron y ya no conoceran casos en los que aparezca como parte procesal la Comision Internacional contra la Impunidad en Guatemala.

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