Judges and prosecutors continued to play a key role in the full restoration of powers to the judiciary, including the power to investigate and try past human rights violations, but the judiciary, especially in the provinces, continued to be subject to political influence.
The main problems affecting the judiciary are related to excessive delays in the commencement of trials, the extensive practice of pre-trial detention, political manipulation and corruption
Severe back log, ineffective methods, corruption and a lack of resources are the main problems affecting the Dominican judiciary.
Widespread corruption and heavy back log constitute the main problems the Ecuadorian judiciary has to face, against a background of continuing political and economic instability.
The ineffectiveness of the Mexican system of justice allows most violations of human rights to go unpunished. Ordinary courts lack jurisdiction to try members of the armed forces for violations of human rights committed against civilians. This erodes the independence of these courts.
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