“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 theme of the visit was to engage in dialogue about…
JSCA Launch: Independence of Justice Operators in the Americas
The Center for the Study of Justice in the Americas (JSCA) announces the launch of its new publication “Independence of Justice Operators in the Americas: Regional Situation and Challenges for Democratic Defense,” on June 20, 2023, at 1 PM (Washington DC time), in a hybrid format (in-person in WDC and via the JSCA YouTube channel). This publication was developed as part of CEJA’s strategic planning…
JSCA provides technical assistance to implement a digital prosecutor’s file for the Anti-Corruption Unit of Paraguay’s Public Prosecutor’s Office
From April 24 to 27, 2023, a specialized team from the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) visited the city of Asunción in Paraguay to provide technical assistance to the Public Prosecutor’s Office of that country in order to implement the digital prosecutor’s file in the Specialized Unit for Economic Crimes and Anti-Corruption (UDEA). The technical assistance provided by JSCA includes the preparation of…
JSCA meets with Chile’s Minister of Justice and Human Rights
The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) visited Chile’s Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and met with the minister Luis Cordero Vega to discuss opportunities for collaboration within the framework of the minister’s new administration. The meeting addressed the problem of organized crime in Chile and the challenges faced by the State in terms of criminal prosecution and punishment of complex criminal networks.…
JSCA develops training courses on gender mainstreaming in criminal prosecution in Peru
In the framework of the development of training courses for the integration of a gender perspective in criminal prosecution for operators of Peru’s National Specialized Justice System for the Protection and Punishment of Violence against Women (SNEJ), carried out thanks to the collaboration of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the GIZ agency, JSCA presented to the country’s Judicial Branch and Public Prosecutor’s Office…