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JSCA’s Executive Director meets with German government officials and civil society representatives in Berlin

JSCA Executive Director Nataly Ponce traveled to Berlin March 21-25, 2022 at the invitation of the German Federal Foreign Affairs Ministry to participate in several activities in the context of the Center’s collaboration with the German government. Ponce served as a panelist at the meeting of the Women United Network for Latin America, the Caribbean and Germany (Red de Mujeres Unidas, UNIDAS). Germany’s Federal Foreign…

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JSCA Director meets with Chile’s National Prosecutor

Today our Executive Director, Nataly Ponce, met with the National Prosecutor of Chile, Jorge Abbott. Among other topics, they discussed the criminal analysis system and investigative focuses, as well as the gender policy of the Chilean Public Prosecutor’s Office, the use of pretrial detention and the situation of women in the context of criminal prosecution. Both authorities agreed on the importance of promoting systems of…

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JSCA participated in the workshop with agencies and the OAS General Secretariat for the construction of the IACHR Strategic Plan 2022-2026

On February 22, 2022, JSCA participated in the workshop with agencies and the OAS General Secretariat for the construction of the Strategic Plan 2022-2026 of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). The purpose of the activity was to reflect in a participatory manner on collaborative actions to complement the mandates of the OAS human rights bodies on common issues, taking into account current challenges…

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The Government of Chaco , Argentina, and the Justice Studies Center of the Americas analyzed the judicial reform of the province

The Governor of Chaco , Argentina, Jorge Capitanich, together with JSCA’s Director of Training, Leonel González, evaluated the plan to modernize Chaco’s justice system. They also discussed the need to analyze strategies and options in the criminal procedure system and the development of projects for the Civil Jury Manual and Diploma in Jury Trials. The meeting was held on the afternoon of Monday 21, via…

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The third version of the Course on Specialization in Civil Hearing Management and Litigation Techniques began this Monday in Puebla, Mexico

On February 21, 2022, the inauguration of the 3rd version of the Specialization Course on Civil Hearing Management and Litigation Techniques took place in Puebla, Mexico. This third version is focused on family proceedings, given the recent incorporation of oral proceedings in this area. The activity will last one week and will be given by professors Eliseo Hernández (Mexico), Yenesia Otero (El Salvador) and Ricardo…