Date: Friday, November 23, 2018 Time: 10:30 – 12:00 Location: Sida, Valhallavägen 199, Stockholm Sign up here by November 16th In collaboration with Sida and the Right Livelihood Foundation, ILAC will participate on a public discussion on the challenges Guatemala…
ILAC Presents Main Challenges for Guatemala’s Fight for Justice at Report Launch in the Washington DC
Rule of law practitioners, ambassadors and experts on Latin America joined ILAC for the launch of its report on the Guatemalan justice sector in Washington DC last month. The launch was organised by ILAC member the American Bar Association Rule…
Public Launch of ILAC Guatemala Assessment in Washington D.C. Today at 14h30
The International Legal Assistance Consortium will initiate the public launch of its report on the Guatemalan justice sector today in Washington, D.C at 14h30 (Washington DC local time). The report, which is available in English and in Spanish, describes the…
Civil Rights Advocate Receives ILAC Lifetime Membership Award
Juan Bennazar has been an active and valued voice within ILAC since its inception. Our Consortium now counts as members over 50 professional legal organisations and experts from all over the world, reflecting a wide-range of legal expertise and competencies…
Guatemala’s Protracted Rule of Law Crisis: Launch of ILAC’s Report on Justice and Accountability in Guatemala
Date: Wednesday, 10 October 2018 Time: 2:30 pm-4:00…
Human Rights Advocate Judge Thomas Buergenthal Announced 2018 Stockholm Human Rights Award Laureate
Stockholm, Sweden Holocaust survivor and human rights advocate judge Thomas Buergenthal is announced today as the 2018 Stockholm Human Rights Award laureate. Having devoted his career to the protection and promotion of human rights and international law, Judge Buergenthal will be…
ILAC Supports Calls for Guatemala to Recommit to the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG)
Stockholm, Sweden Based on the findings of its recent assessment report on Guatemala, the International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC) calls on the Government of Guatemala to demonstrate its commitment to overcoming corruption and impunity by reaffirming its support for the…
Nuevo Informe de ILAC: El Sector Justicia Guatemalteco en la Larga Sombra del Conflicto
READ ARTICLE IN ENGLISH Estocolmo, Suecia El International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC) publicó hoy la versión en español del informe que examina la situación de la judicatura y el ministerio público fiscal en Guatemala. El Informe de Evaluación del…
Champion of Human Rights Law Receives ILAC Lifetime Membership Award
I first came to know of Rodger Chongwe in 1997; he had been shot in the head by paramilitary police in his home country, Zambia. Rodger was at that time the Chairman of a coalition of opposition parties that was…