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JSCA’s Executive Director participates in IV International Forum on Public and Business Safety

The Lima Chamber of Commerce invited JSCA Executive Director Nataly Ponce to participate in the IV International Forum on Public and Business Safety “Safety: A Fundamental Pillar for Growth and Development” on April 26, 2022. The purpose of the event was to present the main progress to date on and challenges related to justice and public safety governance and management. It was attended by representatives…

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JSCA announces participatory process to develop its 2022-2025 Strategic Plan through a Virtual Consultation

The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) announces the formulation of its 2022-2025 Strategic Plan through a broad participatory process directed at identifying the main needs and priority topics of the justice systems of the countries of the Americas and, in that context, the role that JSCA will play in the coming years to strengthen justice in the hemisphere. JSCA invites governments, justice system…

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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…