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Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees

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Session: 147 Period of Sessions; Date: Saturday, March 16, 2013
Judicial Independence and Preventive Prison in the Americas Participants: Instituto de Defensa Legal (IDL), Centro sobre Derecho y Sociedad of Ecuador (CIDES), Fundación para el Debido Proceso Legal (DPLF), DeJusticia Countries: Regional Topics: Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	N/A
Session: 146 Period of Sessions; Date: Friday, November 02, 2012
Right to Justice in Panama Participants: State of Panama, Alianza contra la impunidad, Centro de Incidencia Ambiental (CIAM) , Asociación Nacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (ANCON), Fundación Panamá Sostenible , Alianza Pro Ciudad , Alianza Ambiental Pro Desarrollo Integral “Unidos Por Panamá” (AAPRODIUPA), Fundación MarViva, Fundación para la Proteccion del Mar (ProMar) Countries: Panama Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 1 kb Download		N/A
Right to Nationality of Dominicans of Haitian Descent in the Dominican Republic (CANCELLED HEARING) Participants: Global Rights, State of Dominican Republic, Robert F. Kennedy, Center for Justice and Human Rights (RFK Center), Red de Encuentro Dominico Haitiano Jacques Viau (REDHJV), Open Society Justice Initiative (OSI), Movimiento de Mujeres Dominico Haitianas (MUDHA), Centro Pedro Francisco Bonó, Movimiento Socio Cultural de Trabajadores Haitianos, Inc. (MOSCTHA) , Asociación 180° para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo , Centro Jesús Peregrino, Centro de Formación y Acción Social y Agraria (CEFASA) , Solidaridad Fronteriza , Servicio Jesuita a Refugiados y Migrantes de República Dominicana , Catholic Relief Services (CRS) , Refugees International Countries: Dominican Republic Topics: Rights of Afro-Descendents / Against Racial Discrimination, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	N/A	N/A	N/A
Session: 146 Period of Sessions; Date: Thursday, November 01, 2012
Homicides of LGTBI Persons and Impunity in the Americas Participants: Colombia Diversa , Caribe Afirmativo, Santamaría Fundación , Red Lésbica Cattrachas , Trans Siempre Amigas (TRANSSA) Countries: Regional Topics: Rights of Persons LGTBI, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 1 kb Download		N/A
Defense of Victims in the Context of Public Defense in Peru Participants: State of Peru Countries: Peru Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 1 kb Download		N/A
Effect of Judicial Decisions in Cases involving Human Rights Violations in Peru Participants: Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDDHH) of Peru, State of Peru Countries: Peru Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 1 kb Download		N/A
Session: 144 Period of Sessions; Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Situación de defensores de derechos humanos y el acceso a la justicia en Guatemala Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), State of Guatemala, Unidad de Protección de Defensores y Defensoras de Derechos Humanos (UDEFEGUA), Oficina de Derechos Humanos del Arzobispado de Guatemala (ODHAG), Instituto de Estudios Comparados en Ciencias Penales de Guatemala (ICCPG), Centro de Acción Legal en Derechos Humanos (CALDH), Centro Internacional para Investigaciones en Derechos Humanos (CIIDH), Asociación de Familiares Detenidos Desaparecidos de Guatemala (FAMDEGUA), Centro de Análisis Forense y Ciencias Aplicadas (CAFCA), Fundación Sobrevivientes, Seguridad en Democracia (SEDEM), Alianza Sector de Mujeres Countries: Guatemala Topics: Human Rights Defenders, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 0 kb Download
Session: 144 Period of Sessions; Date: Monday, March 26, 2012
Case 12.816 – Guillermo López Lone et al., Honduras Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), State of Honduras, Asociación de Jueces por la Democracia (AJD) Countries: Honduras Topics: Petitions and Cases, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 0 kb Download
Right to Effective Recourse for the Investigation of Grave Human Rights Violations in Colombia Participants: State of Colombia, Comisión Colombiana de Juristas (CCJ), Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz (CIJP), Corporación Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (CCAJAR), Corporación Jurídica Libertad (CJL) Countries: Colombia Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 0 kb Download
Session: 144 Period of Sessions; Date: Friday, March 23, 2012
Access to Justice for Women in the Americas Participants: Estudio para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer (DEMUS), Corporación Humanas, Coordinadora de Mujeres de Bolivia Countries: Regional Topics: Rights of Women, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 0 kb Download
Session: 143 Period of Sessions; Date: Friday, October 28, 2011
Administration of Justice and Violations of Human Rights in Panama Participants: State of Panama, Alianza Ciudadana Pro Justicia, Fundación para el Debido Proceso Legal (DPLF) Countries: Panama Topics: Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 1 kb Download		N/A
Situation of the Judiciary in Haiti Participants: State of Haiti, Action Citoyenne pour le Respect des Droits Humains (ACREDH) Countries: Haiti Topics: Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 1 kb Download		N/A
Situation of the Judiciary in Haiti (2nd part of the video) Participants: Countries: Haiti Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 1 kb Download		N/A
Session: 143 Period of Sessions; Date: Thursday, October 27, 2011
Criminal Juvenile Justice Participants: Defensa de Niños y Niñas Internacional (DNI) Countries: Regional Topics: Rights of Children, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 1 kb Download		N/A
Session: 143 Period of Sessions; Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Criminal Due Process in Law No. 8837, Costa Rica Participants: State of Costa Rica Countries: Costa Rica Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 0 kb Download
Session: 143 Period of Sessions; Date: Monday, October 24, 2011
Judicial Response in Denationalization Cases in the Dominican Republic Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), Servicio Jesuita a Refugiados/as y Migrantes (SJRM), State of Dominican Republic, Robert F. Kennedy, Center for Justice and Human Rights (RFK Center), Open Society Justice Initiative (OSI), Movimiento de Mujeres Dominico Haitianas (MUDHA), Centro Pedro Francisco Bonó, Movimiento Socio Cultural de Trabajadores Haitianos, Inc. (MOSCTHA) , Oné Respé , Asociación 180° para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo , Fundación Étnica Integral (FEI) Countries: Dominican Republic Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 9999 kb Download		N/A
Session: 141 Period of Sessions; Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Situation of Alleged Political Prisoners in Venezuela Participants: State of Venezuela, Wives of alleged political prisoners in Venezuela Countries: Venezuela Topics: General Human Rights Situation, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 11000 kb Download		N/A
Right of Access to Justice in Peru Participants: State of Peru Countries: Peru Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 12000 kb Download		N/A
Session: 141 Period of Sessions; Date: Monday, March 28, 2011
Right of the Displaced Population in Colombia to an Effective Remedy Participants: Comisión Colombiana de Juristas (CCJ), Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz (CIJP), Corporación Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (CCAJAR), Corporación Jurídica Libertad (CJL) Countries: Colombia Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees, Forced Displacement	- 15700 kb Download
Impunity for Human Rights Violations during the Duvalier Dictatorship in Haiti Participants: State of Haiti, Michéle Montas, Danièle Magloire, Jean-Joseph Exumé Countries: Haiti Topics: Most serious crimes under International Criminal Law, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 13300 kb Download		N/A
Session: 140 Period of Sessions; Date: Friday, October 22, 2010
Press Conference on the Case Jeffrey Timothy Landrigan, United States Participants: Countries: United States Topics: Press Conferences, Compliance with the Decisions of the Inter-American System, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 5000 kb Download	N/A	N/A
Session: 138 Period of Sessions; Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Situation of the Administration of Justice in Panama Participants: State of Panama, Alianza Ciudadana Pro Justicia, Fundación para el Debido Proceso Legal (DPLF) Countries: Panama Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 13800 kb Download		N/A
Response of the Judiciary to the Crimes and Events related to the Coup d'État in Honduras Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), Frente de Abogados contra el golpe de Estado, Centro para la Prevensión, Tratamiento y Rehabilitación para las víctimas de Tortura y sus familiares (CPTRT), Frente de Abogadas y Abogados en Resistencia contra el golpe de Estado, Movimiento amplio por la Dignidad y la Justicia, Centro de Investigación y Promoción de Derechos Humanos (CIPRODEH) Countries: Honduras Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 13000 kb Download		N/A
Session: 138 Period of Sessions; Date: Monday, March 22, 2010
Case12.684 - Jeremy Smith, Jamaica Participants: State of Jamaica, International Human Rights Law Clinic, American University-Washington College of Law Countries: Jamaica Topics: Petitions and Cases, Citizen Security, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 15000 kb Download		N/A
Session: 138 Period of Sessions; Date: Friday, March 19, 2010
Case 12.221 – Jorge Omar Gutiérrez, Argentina Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), State of Argentina, Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS) Countries: Argentina Topics: Petitions and Cases, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 0 kb Download	N/A	N/A
Session: 137 Period of Sessions; Date: Friday, November 06, 2009
Impunity for Violations of Women’s Human Rights in Guatemala Participants: State of Guatemala, Carlos Antonio Pop Ac Countries: Guatemala Topics: Rights of Women, Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 12000 kb Download		N/A
Torture, Extrajudicial Executions and Violations to the Right of Freedom of Expression in Cuba Participants: Directorio Democrático Cubano Countries: Cuba Topics: Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty, Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary, Right to Freedom of Expression, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 10500 kb Download		N/A
Follow-Up of Recommendations to the IACHR Report “Access to Justice for Women Victims of Violence in the Americas” Participants: Casa de la Mujer en Bogotá, Estudio para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer (DEMUS), Colectiva Actoras de Cambio de Guatemala, Consejería en Proyectos “Project Counseling Service” Countries: Regional, Colombia, Guatemala, Peru Topics: Rights of Women, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 0 kb Download	N/A	N/A
Session: 137 Period of Sessions; Date: Thursday, November 05, 2009
Case 12.660 – Ricardo Ucán Seca, Mexico Participants: Red Nacional de Organismos Civiles de Derechos Humanos "Todos los Derechos para Todas y Todos" (REDTDT), State of Mexico, Indignación, Promoción y Defensa de los Derechos Humanos A.C. Countries: Mexico Topics: Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Petitions and Cases, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 75000 kb Download		N/A
Guarantees for the Exercise of the Rights of members of the National Movement of Victims of State Crimes, Colombia Participants: State of Colombia, Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo (CCAJAR), Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz (CIJP), Fundación Comité de Solidaridad con los Presos Políticos (FCSPP), Fundación Manuel Cepeda Vargas, Movimiento Nacional de Víctimas de Crímenes de Estado (MOVICE) Countries: Colombia Topics: Most serious crimes under International Criminal Law, Transitional Justice, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 15100 kb Download	N/A	N/A
Session: 137 Period of Sessions; Date: Monday, November 02, 2009
Follow-up to the Recommendations of the IACHR Report “Access to Justice and Social Inclusion in Bolivia” Participants: State of Bolivia Countries: Bolivia Topics: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Compliance with the Decisions of the Inter-American System, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 12013 kb Download
Session: 133 Period of Sessions; Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Situation of Human Rights Defenders and Institutions and Human Rights Guarantees in Venezuela (Private Hearing) Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB), Asociación Civil Espacio Público Countries: Venezuela Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	N/A	N/A	N/A
Session: 131 Period of Sessions; Date: Monday, March 10, 2008
Investigation, trial and punishment of those responsible for serious violations of human rights in the past and the present in Guatemala Participants: State of Guatemala, Centro para la Acción Legal en Derechos Humanos (CALDH), Unidad de Protección de Defensores y Defensoras de Derechos Humanos (UDEFEGUA) Countries: Guatemala Topics: Most serious crimes under International Criminal Law, Transitional Justice, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 16949 kb Download
Session: 131 Period of Sessions; Date: Friday, March 07, 2008
Women’s access to justice administration systems in the Americas Participants: Articulación Regional Feminista de Derechos Humanos y Justicia de Género: Coordinadora Política de la Mujer de Bolivia, Estudio para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer (DEMUS), ELA, Corporación Humanas Countries: Regional Topics: Rights of Women, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 10399 kb Download	N/A
Session: 128 Period of Sessions; Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Clarification of forced dissappearance of persons occurred during past dictatorships in Bolivia Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), State of Bolivia, Asociación de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos de Bolivia (ASOFAMD) Countries: Bolivia Topics: Most serious crimes under International Criminal Law, Transitional Justice, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	- 15660 kb Download	N/A
Session: 124 Period of Sessions; Date: Friday, March 10, 2006
Situation of the Administration of Justice in Venezuela Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), Vicaría de Derechos Humanos de la Arquidiócesis de Caracas, Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones (OVP), Comité de Familiares Victimas de los sucesos de febrero y marzo de 1989 (COFAVIC), Universidad Católica Andrés Bello Countries: Venezuela Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	N/A	N/A	N/A
Session: 123 Period of Sessions; Date: Friday, October 21, 2005
Situation of the Administration of Justice in Venezuela Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), Programa Venezolano de Educación–Acción en Derechos Humanos (PROVEA), Vicaría de Derechos Humanos de la Arquidiócesis de Caracas, Comité de Familiares Victimas de los sucesos de febrero y marzo de 1989 (COFAVIC), Humana Dignitas, Acción Ciudadana Contra el Sida Countries: Venezuela Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	N/A	N/A	N/A
Session: 122 Period of Sessions; Date: Friday, March 04, 2005
Situation of the Administration of Justice and Human Rights in Honduras Participants: Corte Suprema de Justicia de Honduras Countries: Honduras Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	N/A	N/A	N/A
Session: 116 Period of Sessions; Date: Friday, October 18, 2002
Situation of Administrative of Justice in Argentina Participants: State of Argentina, Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS) Countries: Argentina Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	N/A	N/A	N/A
Session: 116 Period of Sessions; Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2002
Situation of the Administration of Justice in Colombia Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), State of Colombia, Human Rights Watch Countries: Colombia Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	N/A	N/A	N/A
Session: 116 Period of Sessions; Date: Monday, October 14, 2002
Situation of Impunity for Crimes Perpetrated during the Armed Conflict in El Salvador Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), State of El Salvador, Instituto de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Centroamericana (IDHUCA) Countries: El Salvador Topics: Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees, Impact of violence and armed conflicts	N/A	N/A	N/A
Session: 104 Period of Sessions; Date: Thursday, September 30, 1999
Case 12.059 - Alejandra Lapacó, Argentina Participants: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), State of Argentina Countries: Argentina Topics: Rights of Women, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	N/A	N/A	N/A
Session: 100 Period of Sessions; Date: Friday, October 09, 1998
Case 11.515 - Bolivar Camacho Arboleda, Ecuador Participants: State of Ecuador, Comisión Ecuménica de Derechos Humanos (CEDHU) Countries: Ecuador Topics: Petitions and Cases, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	N/A	N/A	N/A
Session: 100 Period of Sessions; Date: Thursday, October 08, 1998
Case 11.830 - Adolfo Fernández Saré et al., Peru Participants: State of Peru, Confederación de Trabajadores de Perú Countries: Peru Topics: Petitions and Cases, Access to Justice, Judicial Guarantees	N/A	N/A	N/A

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