“The retrial trial against former head of state General José Efraín Ríos Montt and his former chief of intelligence (“G2”) General Mauricio Rodríguez Sánchez on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity against the Maya Ixil population has been definitively… Read More ›
Genocide
Justice Comes Slowly for Guatemala’s Maya Achí
In 1982, over 400 Maya Achí men, women, and children were murdered for opposing a hydroelectric dam under construction on the Chixoy River. The next year, the completed Chixoy dam flooded more than 30 Maya Achí communities. In 2014, the… Read More ›
Arrests suggest crimes of the past will not be forgotten
Further to this recent post on this blog, the Guatemala Trials website speaks of the arrest of 18 former military officers in relation to crimes committed during Guatemala’s 36-year conflict. According to Sophie Beaudoin, here, “the dramatic arrests came as… Read More ›
In Guatemala, New Crisis Unfolds in the Shadow of Past Crimes
The following, from Sophie Beaudoin, is taken from the International Justice Monitor website. Protests in Guatemala against the current government’s alleged links to a corruption scandal gathered steam this weekend, with protesters calling for the lifting of President Otto Pérez… Read More ›
Latin American women are changing hip-hop
‘La Cumbia de la Memoria’ (video oficial) Guatemalan hip-hop artiste Rebeca Lane is featured in the UK Guardian in an article on how Latin American women are changing the face of hip-hop. Challenging the machista culture of hip-hop, her 2012… Read More ›
Top genocide lawyer assassinated in Guatemala City
The chief lawyer of former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt was gunned down in broad daylight last Wednesday 3 June. Francisco Palomo Tejada, 63, was driving home on a lunch break when two men on a red motorcycle pulled alongside his… Read More ›
Retrial of Efraín Ríos Montt for genocide and crimes against humanity
The retrial of Efraín Ríos Montt for genocide and crimes against humanity is due to start on the 5th January, tomorrow, in Guatemala. While the defense lawyers are doing what they can to delay or postpone the trial, or even… Read More ›
Genocide trial due to resume next month
The latest news regarding the genocide retrial is that it is due to begin on the 5th January 2015. It is now almost 19 months since the initial conviction and subsequent annulment of the trial proceedings that had resulted in… Read More ›
Justice for Rape and Sexual Slavery in Guatemala
On the ‘Women’s rights, social inclusion and the media’ blog, the following on the judicial process regarding Zepur Zarco (Sepur Zarco), which we mentioned recently here. Thanks to Central America Women’s Network (CAWN). by Quimy De Leon – Community Newspapers… Read More ›
Congress denies Genocide
An interesting development has recently taken place in Guatemala where members of Congress were asked to vote on whether or not genocide occurred there. The result was 87 out of 111 who voted that genocide did not occur. I don’t… Read More ›
Guatemala Solidarity Network 