The Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL)

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1630 Connecticut Ave NW # 401, Washington, DC 20009

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We are human rights defenders working to reduce inequality, discrimination, and violence. Every day, our litigation, advocacy, and communication strategies contribute to strengthening democracies, protecting and promoting rights, and fighting impunity in the Latin American region.
Our Mission
CEJIL’s mission is to contribute to the full enjoyment of human rights in the Americas through the effective use of Inter-American System tools and other international human rights law protection mechanisms.
 
We envision a fully democratic hemisphere, where the rights of all are respected—a hemisphere where people live free from fear and want, as established in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the preamble to the American Convention on Human Rights. We strive for a region where strong institutions are grounded in the rule of law in order to ensure that, through an adequate legal framework, public policies and practices are in line with international human rights law. We seek to create a hemisphere where national government protections are reinforced by a system of complementary regional protection that is prompt and effective in protecting the fundamental rights of individuals and peoples. CEJIL is a non-profit, non-governmental organization with consultative status before the Organization of American States (OAS) and the United Nations, and observer status before the African Commission of Human Rights and Peoples.
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(202) 319-3000
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