Ingrid Hausinger: Clausura del evento

Title (EN): Closing Remarks by Ingrid Hausinger in the Context of the Conference ‘Rule of Law, Human Rights and Persons Deprived of Liberty in El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua’ Title (ES): Clausura del evento a cargo de Ingrid Hausinger en el marco de la Conferencia ‘Estado de derecho, derechos humanos y personas privadas de libertad en El Salvador, Guatemala y Nicaragua’ On 7–8 May 2026, the international conference “Rule of Law, Human Rights and Persons Deprived of Liberty in El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua” took place at Universidad Rafael Landívar in Guatemala City. Organised within the framework of the IMPACTUM project, funded by the European Research Council (ERC), the conference brought together more than 40 participants and 36 experts, including academics, legal practitioners, journalists and human rights defenders. Over two days, participants attended eight panels and presentations addressing some of the most pressing human rights challenges in Central America, including political violence, arbitrary detention, criminalisation, exile, democratic erosion, mechanisms of control, the role of justice systems, democratic accountability, and the protection of persons deprived of liberty. In this video, Ingrid Hausinger, Programme Officer for Cooperation Programmes at the Heinrich Böll Foundation, delivers the closing remarks of the conference. Her remarks close an important space for dialogue, reflection, and regional exchange, highlighting the relevance of cooperation, collective action, and sustained collaboration among experts, practitioners, civil society actors, and academic institutions working on human rights and the rule of law in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. The event was organised by Prof. Dr Clara Burbano Herrera, Director of Human Rights in Context, within the framework of the IMPACTUM project. 📍 Guatemala City, Guatemala 📅 7–8 May 2026 #HumanRights #RuleOfLaw #CentralAmerica #ElSalvador #Guatemala #Nicaragua #HumanRightsProtection #CivilSociety #IMPACTUM #HumanRightsInContext