Caribbean
IAWJ Member, Justice Wavny Toussaint, Interviewed for Caribbean Life News
New York, USA | IAWJ Member, New York State Supreme Court Justice Wavny Toussaint, originally from Trinidad and Tobago, was interviewed for Caribbean Life News. In her interview, she encouraged young people interested in pursuing law careers to follow their dreams because “nothing is impossible.” Justice Toussaint was the first Trinidadian to become a judge in New York. After a lost election in 1999,
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The Haitian Chapter of the IAWJ Holds Day of Awareness to mark the International Day of Human Rights
Port-au-Prince, Haiti | To mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Haitian Chapter of the IAWJ held an awareness and popularization day of the Act of April 30, 2014 on combating trafficking in persons. Watch videos of the event below!
New law on the books: Women Judges provide Training on Trafficking in Persons in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Haiti | Our member association in Haiti, the Chapitre Haïtien de l’Association Internationale des Femmes Juges (CHAIFEJ), continues conducting training for judges on human trafficking in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
IAWJ’s Chapter in Haiti Holds Media Training in Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince, Haiti | The IAWJ’s member association in Haiti, the Chapitre Haïtien de l’Association Internationale des Femmes Juges (CHAIFEJ), held a workshop for journalists called “Let’s fight human trafficking in Haiti.” The goal of the workshop was for judges to give tips to journalists on how to report and investigate human trafficking in the country. Watch a short clip of the training below.
New law on the books: Women Judges provide Leadership on Trafficking in Persons in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Haiti | IAWJ’s Member Association in Haiti, the Chapitre Haïtien de l’Association Internationale des Femmes Juges (CHAIFEJ), is conducting training for newly appointed judges this week in Port-au-Prince from Monday, October 29, to Wednesday, October 31. The training is part of our project on Combating Human Trafficking in Haiti and is focused on combating trafficking in persons (TIP) in the country. Specifically, judges are being
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New law on the books: Women Judges provide Leadership on Trafficking in Persons in Haiti – Training in Saint-Marc
Our project on Combating Human Trafficking in Haiti is conducting justice sector training on combating trafficking in persons in Saint-Marc this week. The training focuses on identification of TIP cases and improved coordination between Judges, Prosecutors, Police, and Social Workers in Haiti. Trainers and trainees with a Judicial Superior Counsel Member
New law on the books: Women Judges provide Leadership on Trafficking in Persons in Haiti – Training in Petit-Goâve
Petit-Goâve, Haiti | Our project on Combating Human Trafficking in Haiti conducted justice sector training on combating trafficking in persons in Petit-Goâve. The training focused on identification of TIP cases and improved coordination between Judges, Prosecutors, Police, and Social Workers in Haiti.
Asociacion de Mujeres Jueces de Argentina Prepares for the 14th IAWJ Biennial Conference
The International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) and the Asociacion de Mujeres Jueces de Argentina (AMJA) are honored to invite members to the 14th IAWJ Biennial Conference to take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina on May 2nd-6th, 2018. The IAWJ Biennial Conference brings our members from around the world to exchange knowledge, experiences, jurisprudence, and wisdom, as well as to strengthen ties of friendship.
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IAWJ Member Participates in Discussion on Corruption, Impunity & Institutional Crisis in Guatemala
On 31 August 2017, IAWJ member, Claudia Escobar, joined Michael Camilleri, Johan Creamer, and Adriana Beltran for a conversation about corruption, impunity, and the ongoing political crisis in Guatemala following President Jimmy Morales’ attempt to fire Iván Velásquez. The Dialogue hosted this discussion in Washington, DC. Iván Velásquez is the commissioner of the UN-backed International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). Guatemala’s political
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