The Committee to Protect Journalists has issued an alert on the criminal suit against three journalists under the ‘violence against women’ law. By using this law, to deter journalists from asking questions, is an interesting and novel use of law-fare… Read More ›
Femicide
GSN Newsletter – Spring 2022
GSN is trialling a new Newsletter so here is the first and we hope you find it of interest. You can use the links above to read it and download it.
Niñas / Somos el fuego
What did they tell you when you arrived at the safe house? Welcome to pure hell. On the 8th March 2017, International Women’s Day, 56 young women and girls were locked in a 7m x 6.8m classroom at the Hogar… Read More ›
A Country At War Against Its Women
Cristina Chiquín writes in Quorum about the ongoing violence, and femicide, being waged against Guatemala’s women and girls, the links to the past, and the State’s absence in taking responsibility. It is a disturbing piece, as you might expect, and… Read More ›
Imperfect Justice Is Still Justice for Wartime Rape Survivors in Guatemala
Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada write, in El Faro, on the recent verdicts in the Achí Women Case and what justice means for the surviving victims – perhaps justice but not closure. The piece describes disturbing examples of gendered violence… Read More ›
Decades After Guatemala’s Silent Holocaust, These Indigenous Women Are Fighting to Bring Their Rapists to Justice
Eloise Barry writes in TIME on the fight for justice carried out by the Maya Achi women culminating in five ex-PAC members each being convicted and sentenced to 30 years. The pain endured over the years by the surviving women… Read More ›
Achí Women’s case ends in 30-year prison sentences
Quorum put out a short briefing on the Achí Women case, its background and why it’s important. Errors in translation are mine. The internal armed conflict savagely hit Guatemala for 36 years, especially women who, in many cases, were considered… Read More ›
Guatemala Sentences Former Fighters to 30 Years in Prison for Rape
Oscar Lopez and Jody García write, in the New York Times, about the Achi Women Case and the sentences handed down within the context of a corrupt judiciary and the likelihood of real justice being denied as time moves on…. Read More ›
Achi Women – Remedial Measures and UN Statement
Impunity Watch Guatemala presented the above infographic to outline the Remedial Measures awarded to the Maya Achi women in the case against five ex-PAC members, who were each sentenced to 30 years for crimes against humanity. Errors in translation are… Read More ›
Achi women, their truth weaves the story
In light of the verdicts handed down against the 5 ex-PACs for crimes against humanity, Famdegua and Caso Diario Militar issued a statement in support of the Achi women. Achi women, their truth weaves the story Today we remember, 24… Read More ›
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