ELA - Latin American Justice and Gender Think Tank (Equipo Latinoamericano de Justicia y Género)

Past activities

August 2006
Presentation of the book “El acceso a la Justicia como garantía de igualdad. Instituciones, actores y experiencias comparadas” (Access to Justice to guarantee equality. Institutions, players and compared experiences), compiled by Haydée Birgin and Beatriz Kohen and published by Biblos Publishing House.
The presentation was held on August 29 at the “Julio Cortázar” Room of the National Library. The book was presented by Dr. Bergoglio, Dr. Gordillo, criminal judge Larrandart and journalist Omar Lavieri.
It includes articles written by Abramovich, Birgin and Kohen, Gargarella, Garro, Gherardi, Fernandez Valle, López Puleio, Pinto, Pitch and Sommerlad.

May 2006
Start of Research: “Situation of women in Justice administration systems”. This work was funded by the Ford Foundation and is developed by the “Regional feminist articulation for justice” conformed by:
• Ela (Argentina)
• Juanas en (Bolivia)
• Corporación Humanas (Colombia)
• Corporación Sisma Mujer (Colombia)
• Corporación Humanas (Chile)
• Corporación Humanas (Ecuador)
• Demus (Peru)

April 2006 to December 2007
Start of a series of activities including an ELA Project focused on access to Justice and ELA institutional development, funded by the Ford Foundation.
The Access to Justice Project changes venue from CEADEL to ELA.

February 2006
Survey following an OXFAM approved project in the first half of 2006 about the perception of Argentine women on their living conditions, focused on the political participation, domestic violence, work and social security, and sexual and reproductive rights.
October 28 and 29, 2005
ELA participation in the First Ibero-American Forum on Access to Justice hosted by the UNDP and the Minister of Justice in Chile.
September 12 and 13, 2005
Seminar on “Women’s access to justice in the Southern Cone countries”, jointly with the Rapporteur’s office on Women’s Rights at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS), Buenos Aires.

July 2005
Participation at the Regional Court on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Women, Lima, Peru.

March 2005
Organization of Seminar on the International Criminal Court and Gender Justice, Buenos Aires, jointly with
• Corporación Promoción de la mujer de Ecuador
• Corporación La Morada (Chile)
• Corporación DOMOS (Chile)
With the support of
• H. Senate of the Nation (Argentina)
• NOVIB (European Union)
• NGO coalition - International Criminal Court
And the presence of magistrates from Latin America, members of the Argentine Supreme Court of Justice, national Senators and the Speaker of the Canadian Lower House.

March 2005
Publication of the “Report on Gender and Human Rights. Effectiveness and respect for women’s rights in Argentina”. Buenos Aires, Biblos – ELA Publishing House.

February 2005
Elaboration of the Argentine Chapter of the Regional Report on Human Rights and Gender Justice, La Morada – Humanas coordination, Santiago de Chile.

Since 2004
Member of the Regional Consortium for Women’s Rights jointly with:
• Women Coordinator in BOLIVIA
• ILSA – Latin American Institute of Alternative Legal Services and Casa de la Mujer Corporation in COLOMBIA
• Regional Center on Human Rights and Gender Justice - Humanas in CHILE
• Woman Promotion Corporation / Women Communication Workshop in ECUADOR
• Demus – Study for the Defense of Women’s Rights in PERU

August 12, 2004
Seminar on “Access to Justice and the Judicial Reform: Family Violence Act, an effective tool? Jointly hosted with the Parliamentary Pro-Secretariat of the H. Senate of the Nation, the Latin American Justice and Gender Team and the CEADEL Justice and Gender Program; Buenos Aires.

April to December 2004
Cooperation agreement with UNICEF.
• “Promotion of public policies for the compliance of men and women teenagers’ rights and the democratization of family relations” project.
• 2004 Publication of the Brochure “Human rights in family relations. International treaties and local regulations in effect” UNICEF-ELA.

2003 to 2006
Opinion articles in printed, TV and radio press:
• Gender diversity in the integration of the Court of Justice of the Nation.
• Analysis of legal decisions in relation to gender violence cases and hierarchical relation models in genders present in the social communication media.

2003 to 2005
Support and lobby letters in favour of men and women candidates to key positions in national and international instances, including the incorporation of judges to the Supreme Court of Justice and representatives before international bodies.

May to December 2003
Program of Conferences on Gender, Law and Public Policies with foreign speakers and local academics, among who we can mention:
• Judith Astelarra (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain)
• Magdalena León (Universidad Los Andes, Colombia)
• Frances Olsen (University of California)
• María Elena Valenzuela (ILO, Chile)