Overview

• The International Association of Judges presented the Prize to Judicial Independence to Norma Lucía Piña Hernández at its 67th annual meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan.
• Piña told delegates that judicial independence is directly tied to human dignity and to preventing impunity, arguing that each ruling from an autonomous system buttresses constitutional democracies.
• She said victims and people seeking solutions deserve judges who are honest, empathetic, service‑oriented, and well trained, stressing a demand for quality justice.
• Legal and academic groups, including the Association of Women Judges, publicly celebrated the recognition of the former Supreme Court leader.
• Coverage noted the IAJ’s global reach across more than 90 countries and reported that UN special rapporteur Margareth Satterthwaite was also honored.