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CEJA launches unprecedented training on mental health, access to justice, and human rights with a focus on the LGBTIQANB+ population in Chile

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In partnership with the United Nations Special Fund of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT), the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA), together with the Ministry of Health of Chile (MINSAL), successfully concluded the implementation of the training program for public officials titled:“Promoting respect for the human rights of LGBTIQANB+ people … Read more

CEJA conducts a visit to Paraguay to address Penitentiary Reform

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“On August 1st and 2nd, 2023, Gherman Welsch Chahúan, Director of Studies at CEJA, visited the city of Asunción in Paraguay in order to take part in the International Congress ‘Penitentiary Reform: Priority Agendas for Sociolabor Reintegration’ and engage in working meetings with justice authorities and civil society representatives of the mentioned country.” The central … Read more

JSCA concludes its collaboration with the Chilean Judiciary to prepare a study on judicial responses to cases of intrafamily violence against women

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The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) concludes an important contribution to the Chilean Judicial Branch for the characterization of cases of intrafamily violence against women that enter the family justice system in which the Court declares itself incompetent and refers them to the Public Prosecutor’s Office. JSCA’s research department gathered information on approximately … Read more

8M JSCA: for a digital transformation that increases women’s access to justice in the Americas

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  On International Women’s Day, the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), an international organization created by the Organization of American States, joins the United Nations campaign “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, and calls on States, and especially the justice institutions of all countries in the Americas, to push for a digital … Read more

Access to justice from a gender and intersectional perspective: The most urgent challenges and experiences related to combatting inequality and discrimination in access to justice in the Americas

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. Over 110 people including representatives of government institutions, Chilean police entities (detectives, police officers and members of the country’s prison service), justice institution operators, members of inter-governmental agencies, civil society, students and academics participated in a space organized to exchange experiences and challenges related to access to justice for women from an intersectional perspective. … Read more

On the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples JSCA calls for guaranteeing indigenous peoples’ access to justice

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On the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, celebrated on August 9, the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) calls for the effective access to justice for indigenous peoples. JSCA highlights the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples as one of the great challenges faced by the States in … Read more

JSCA reiterates the need to incorporate the gender perspective into justice systems

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Today, November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) reiterates the need to incorporate the gender perspective into justice systems as part of States’ international obligations to prevent, sanction and eradicate violence. According to the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, violence … Read more

JSCA reiterates its commitment to the gender perspective and human rights approach

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World Sexual Diversity Day and International LGBTIQ+ Day, which were celebrated on June 25 and 28, respectively, commemorate the Stonewall riots that took place in June 1969, launching the modern movement for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer people. Since then, this movement has made important progress towards the recognition of … Read more

JSCA reiterates the importance of equal access to justice for LGBTIQ+ individuals

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International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia is held each year on May 17 to mark the World Health Organization (WHO) decision to eliminate homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses.  Over 30 years after this landmark decision was made, LGBTIQ+ people continue to be the victims of discrimination and violence in various spaces and … Read more

JSCA, DPLF and Universidad de Chile Human Rights Center to hold seminar entitled “Standards of judicial investigation of serious human rights violations in contexts of social protest in Latin America”

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National and international human rights experts will take part in the activity. The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA), the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) and the Universidad de Chile Human Rights Center invite anyone interested to participate in the seminar “Standards of judicial investigation of serious human rights violations in contexts of … Read more