Judicial Reform
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 00:00
The Mexican attorney general's office said Thursday that 111 of its officials had been charged with fraud, embezzlement and abuse of power since April, and 192 others had been fired.
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 00:00
La Asociacion de Jueces y Magistrados (AJM) de la Corte Suprema de Justicia (CSJ) cerro filas ayer contra el jefe de la Comision Internacional contra la Impunidad en Guatemala (Cicig), Francisco Dall’Anese.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 00:00
A federal judge will decide whether to move forward with the prosecutions of the 20 suspects charged in connection with the March 27 slayings of Juan Francisco Sicilia, the son of well-known poet Javier Sicilia, and six other young men.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 00:00
“Mientras no tengamos algo que nos proteja no podremos seguir atendiendo las denuncias ciudadanas”, aseguro a Excelsior un general del Ejercito mexicano.
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 00:00
El vocero del FMLN dice que por primera vez El Salvador tiene una Sala de lo Constitucional independiente, pero "si hay intentos de atacarnos, nos vamos a defender".
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 00:00
La sensacion de que la impunidad ha tomado cuerpo en el pais se ha acentuado, precisamente, desde que nos dimos un Codigo Procesal Penal que abre demasiadas vias a los delincuentes para seguir en las calles.
Friday, July 15, 2011 - 00:00
It appears that Mexico will continue to employ the military in domestic security for years to come. The recent ruling can only, in the long run, make its performance more effective.
Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 00:00
With a recent series of high profile arrests, Guatemala's authorities, under the leadership of a new attorney general, are beginning to show their teeth.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 00:00
The four men convicted of the murders of 15 young people attending a birthday party last year in Ciudad Juarez, a border city in northern Mexico, have been sentenced to serve 240 years in prison each.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 00:00
In a war where less than one in 20 crimes is investigated, the conflict's most fundamental questions -- who is doing the killing? whom is being killed? why? -- remain unanswered.