Participants gather at the 73rd Assembly of FLAM in Santo Domingo, April 7, 2026. Photo credit: JUDEMO. From April 7-10, Vance Center Associate Executive Director Jaime Chávez Alor participated in the 73rd Assembly of the Latin American Federation of Magistrates (FLAM) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Serving as FLAM’s annual meeting, the Assembly brought together representatives from national judges’ associations across 17 countries to examine key challenges facing judges in the region and to advance shared strategies to address them. As part of the three-day meeting, representatives from member associations gathered on April 8 to elect FLAM’s new Board of Directors. Among... read more
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Vance Center Participates in IACHR Hearings on Judicial Independence and Mexico’s Judicial Reform
Posted on November 20, 2024Vance Center staff and representatives of judges’ associations at the hearing, November 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. Photo credit: Vance Center Associate Executive Director Jaime Chávez Alor and Program Advisor Cuitlahuac Castillo Camarena joined representatives of judicial associations, regional groups and international organizations to present on two priority issues: threats to judicial independence in Latin America and the recent overhaul of Mexico’s judiciary. Mexican Judicial Reform The first hearing, on November 12, brought together representatives from civil society organizations, federal judges, judicial associations, and international legal experts to discuss the recent reform and raise concerns about its potential implications for... read more
Vance Center, FLAM and CONATRIB Host Inter-American Dialogue on Judicial Independence in Mexico
Posted on October 25, 2023Latin America Policy Director Jaime Chávez Alor and invited speakers at the Inter-American Dialogue on Judicial Independence in Mexico City, October 2023. Photo: Vance Center The inspiration for this regional dialogue emerged from recommendations set out by members of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in a thematic hearing on judicial independence during the IACHR’s 186th Period of Sessions, in Los Angeles in March. The Vance Center and co-organizers aimed to foster an honest conversation about the primary obstacles and threats impacting the independence of judicial actors across the region, and to establish a durable collaboration network as well as a... read more