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Global Impunity Dimensions. Global Impunity Index 2017 (GII 2017).

Juan Antonio Le Clercq, Gerardo Sánchez Lara

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This work updates the information reported in GII 2015. It extends the sample of countries analyzed to 69, including for the first time cases from Africa. The study measures the degrees of impunity in a comparative way, emphasizing the structure and functioning of the justice and security systems, as well as respect for human rights. The main findings include the existence of very high levels of impunity in Latin America and reaffirms the very high levels of impunity found in 2015 for the Philippines and Mexico.

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This work updates the information reported in GII 2015. It extends the sample of countries analyzed to 69, including for the first time cases from Africa. The study measures the degrees of impunity in a comparative way, emphasizing the structure and functioning of the justice and security systems, as well as respect for human rights. The main findings include the existence of very high levels of impunity in Latin America and reaffirms the very high levels of impunity found in 2015 for the Philippines and Mexico.

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This work updates the information reported in GII 2015. It extends the sample of countries analyzed to 69, including for the first time cases from Africa. The study measures the degrees of impunity in a comparative way, emphasizing the structure and functioning of the justice and security systems, as well as respect for human rights. The main findings include the existence of very high levels of impunity in Latin America and reaffirms the very high levels of impunity found in 2015 for the Philippines and Mexico.

Key concepts: Impunity, Latin Americans, Political science, Index (typography), Development economics, Human rights, Law, Economics

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