Latest from Latin Pulse – June 3rd

The presidential election in Peru is the centerpiece of discussion this week. Besides providing details about the two challengers Keiko Fujimori and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, the program also talks about the legacy left by Fujimori’s father, Alberto, a former dictator of Peru now in jail.

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Slow justice is no justice

Using the World Justice Project’s annual Rule of Law Index, this stats shot examines how countries in the Americas score when it comes to the efficiency of the criminal justice system.

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La ciudadana Bachelet

La irreflexiva querella presentada contra los periodistas de Qué Pasa mancha el legado de la Presidenta y refleja una débil lealtad a los valores y principios que debieran guiar a los demócratas consecuentes.

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Un régimen de auto-censura

Según Fundamedios, “en las redacciones de los diarios ya no son los periodistas los que deciden los contenidos, las decisiones las toman los abogados de los diarios.”

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UN NGO Committee denies consultative status to CPJ

A little-known UN Committee recently denied consultative status to the NGO Committee to Protect Journalists, another example of the growing trend of authoritarian governments extending their intolerance for human rights and civil society to a global level.

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