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The Wallace Case (June 27, 2020)

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Source: Proceso Author: Ricardo Raphael June 27, 2020 (Original publication in Spanish on December 15, 2019) Translation: Emily Freele Wallace: Gualberto Ramírez’s Accomplice In June 2014, the journalist Anabel Hernández was denounced by Isabel Miranda de Wallace before the SIEDO…

Investigation on Wrongful Convictions in Mexico

Source: La Silla Rota Authors: Alejandro Melgoza, Sandra Romandia, Paris Salazar  April 5, 2020 (Original publication in Spanish on August 11, 2019) Translation: J. Bravo     Edomex: factory of culprits The simulation of justice, files put together with planted…

The Judith Brassard Case (January 24, 2018)

Source: Le Soleil Author: Marc Allard January 24, 2018 Translation: Jasmine Soso (Original publication in French on December 22, 2017)   On her 9th Christmas spent in a Colombian prison, Judith Brassard received a gift in the form of hope. Two NGO’s,…

Human Rights in Colombia (Nov. 8, 2017)

Source: En Vero Spanish Author: Francesca N. November 8, 2017 Translation: Jorge B. (Original publication in Spanish on October 10, 2017)   Opinion: Corruption scandal at Colombia’s Supreme Court In Colombia a fact of historical significance is taking place due…

The Mohammad Ali Taheri Case (Sept 4, 2015)

Source: Iran Wirte September 4, 2015 Death Sentence for Spiritual Leader Reveals Cracks in Iran’s Power Base Human rights activists have launched fresh appeals for the release of spiritual leader Mohammad Ali Taheri after a revolutionary court sentenced him to…

The Judith Brassard Case (May 15th, 2015)

Source: CART Edition Author: Mabel Gonzalez May 15, 2015 Translation: JB for CART   Is it possible to believe in the justice of a system permeated by corruption and impunity? Throughout history various criteria and instruments have been proposed to…

The Mendoza Case* (December 16, 2013)

Source: Proceso (original version in Spanish) Author: Arturo Rodríguez García December 16, 2014 Translation: RZ for CART/ACDV *N.B.: In accordance with our mission’s fifth objective, we reserve the right to disseminate information on cases of alleged injustice that we’re aware…

The Wallace Case (June 19, 2014)

Source: Noticia Terra mx via MXporFCassez Author: Armando Hernández June 19, 2014 Translation: JB. for CART / ACDV The Wallace Case, an example of the manufacture of guilty defendants? The doubts surrounding the Wallace case open the debate and show…