Nova York, 12 de dezembro de 2024 — O aprofundamento de regimes e políticas autocráticas na América Latina contribuiu para um clima de retrocesso institucional e diminuiu a eficácia de esforços anticorrupção na região, de acordo com a “Avaliação Anticorrupção da América Latina 2023-2024” do Conselho de Advogados para Direitos Civis e Econômicos do Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice. O relatório, disponível em espanhol, inglês e português, avalia os esforços e as deficiências legais para prevenir e punir a corrupção em 18 países, identificando vários problemas importantes: As condições indispensáveis para autoridades anticorrupção independentes prevalecem em poucos casos.... read more
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Novo relatório de especialistas jurídicos: sérios retrocessos e deterioração sistemática detectados na luta contra a corrupção na América Latina
Posted on December 12, 2024
Nuevo informe de expertos legales: Se detectan retrocesos graves y deterioro sistemático en la lucha contra la corrupción en Latinoamérica
Posted on December 12, 2024Nueva York, 12 de diciembre de 2024 – La profundización de regímenes y políticas autocráticas en América Latina ha contribuido a un clima de retrocesos institucionales y ha disminuido la incidencia de los esfuerzos anticorrupción en la región, de acuerdo con la “Evaluación Anticorrupción de América Latina 2023-2024” del Consejo de Abogados por los Derechos Civiles y Económicos del Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice. El informe, disponible en español, inglés, y portugués, evalúa los esfuerzos legales y las deficiencias para prevenir y sancionar la corrupción en dieciocho países, identificando varios problemas principales: Las condiciones indispensables para una labor... read more
New Report by Legal Experts Finds Serious Setbacks and Systematic Deterioration in the Fight Against Corruption in Latin America
Posted on December 12, 2024New York, December 12, 2024 — The expansion of autocratic regimes and policies in Latin America has contributed to institutional setbacks and diminished the effectiveness of anti-corruption efforts in the region, according to the Latin America Anti-Corruption Assessment 2023-2024, published today by the Lawyers’ Council for Civil and Economic Rights of the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice. The report, available in Spanish, English and Portuguese, assesses existing legal efforts and gaps to prevent and sanction corruption in 18 countries. It identifies five major problems: Only a few countries have adequate conditions for anti-corruption authorities to work effectively. Most... read more
With 3 Events and 2 Reports, Vance Center Continues Supporting Central American Judicial Associations
Posted on March 15, 2024On March 5, Vance Center Associate Executive Director Jaime Chávez Alor met with members of the Guatemalan Association of Judges for Integrity (AGJI) to assess and discuss initiatives for the upcoming process to select Guatemala’s Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges. Historically, this process has fallen short of international standards for merit-based appointments, often marred by corruption and undue influence. However, the AGJI and other local partner organizations believe that this year presents a crucial opportunity to break that pattern and introduce a transparent and objective selection process. The Vance Center will support AGJI in its efforts to... read more