AMERICAS

‘This is the largest experiment in justice systems ever undertaken by any country’

Mexico’s judicial elections consolidate ruling party power

The world’s first comprehensive judicial elections are challenging judicial independence and reshaping the balance of power

‘In the face of funding cuts, civil society has taken a leading role in the humanitarian response’

El Salvador: Bukele’s authoritarianism goes global

A mega-prison deal with Trump marks the export of civic space erosion and democratic dismantling

CENTRAL AMERICA

‘Truth and justice have no statute of limitations; the state must assume its responsibility’

‘The funding freeze has damaged the support systems that protect human rights defenders’

‘The regime seeks to consolidate absolute control by eliminating all external oversight’

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

CENTRAL AMERICA

‘Venezuela is on the road to becoming an entrenched authoritarian regime tolerated by the international community’

US democracy under siege

As institutional guardrails are swept away, civil society stands its ground

‘Our legal challenge of the funding freeze is testing the judiciary’s ability to check executive power’