Organization of American States (OAS) [to 23 April 2016]
http://www.oas.org/en/media_center/press_releases.asp
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April 22, 2016
Belize/Guatemala: OAS Repudiates Death of Guatemalan Minor and Will Investigate Incident
The OAS General Secretariat repudiates the death of a Guatemalan minor at the hands of a Belizean patrol, and urges both sides to redouble efforts to establish a lasting peace in the adjacency zone between the two countries.
The OAS Office in the Adjacency Zone of Belize and Guatemala will investigate the incident at the request of both governments. Once the investigation is concluded the report with its results will be delivered to both Foreign Ministries for the appropriate actions.
During the incident on April 20, in addition to the death of the minor, his father and brother were wounded by gunfire. The OAS expresses its most sincere condolences to the family…
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April 15, 2016
OAS Highlights Solidity of Democratic System of Costa Rica in February 2016 Municipal Elections
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April 15, 2016
FACT SHEET: Inter-American Program of Judicial Facilitators
:: 5.5 million citizens in the Americas have access to a judicial facilitator
:: There are more than 11,500 judicial facilitators in eight countries of the Americas: Argentina, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Paraguay.
:: The Inter-American Program of Judicial Facilitators of the OAS improves access to justice for millions of citizens of the Americas.
:: Facilitators are leaders chosen by their communities and trained by the Program that act as mediators and conciliators and ease the workload and the costs of the regular judicial process.
:: Facilitators resolve many cases quickly and at lesser cost than via the judicial path.
:: Judicial Facilitators collaborate without pay, in their free time…