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• Rios Montt conviction is a victory for justice

  By Patrick Daniels on May 11, 2013 • ( 0 )

  The trial ended on Friday with the conviction of Rios Montt of genocide and crimes against humanity. He was sentenced to 80 years in prison by the three judge panel. The charges against Rios Montt former dictator and his co-accused… Read More ›

• From Guatemalan Soil, Unearthing Evidence of Genocide

  By kevodell on May 9, 2013 • ( 0 )

  Miles O’Brien and Xeni Jardin report on the role of science and forensics in the Ríos Montt genocide trial in Guatemala. Here is a very good piece from PBS Newshour – “In Guatemala, investigators using forensic science have compelling evidence… Read More ›

• State of Siege: Mining Conflict Escalates in Guatemala

  By kevodell on May 6, 2013 • ( 0 )

  “Fifty miles southeast of the capital, private security guards working for Vancouver-based mining firm Tahoe Resources shot and wounded several local residents on Saturday in San Rafael Las Flores, on the road in front of Tahoe’s El Escobal silver mine…. Read More ›

• In Guatemala, state violence is on trial but repression continues

  By kevodell on May 1, 2013 • ( 0 )

  “In Guatemala, the trial against former General Efraín Ríos Montt, who terrorized the country during his brief dictatorship in the early 1980s, continues. The general has been accused of killing hundreds of indigenous Guatemalans, and he is being tried on… Read More ›

• ‘La Puya’: The Rhythm of Resistance

  By kevodell on April 26, 2013 • ( 8 )

  On March 3rd, this year, La Comunidad en Resistencia celebrated its first anniversary of non-violent resistance to the attempt to start mining for gold between the municipalities of San Pedro Ayampuc and San José Del Golfo, on the road between… Read More ›

• Rights Groups urge completion of genocide trial

  By Patrick Daniels on April 24, 2013 • ( 0 )

  On Friday, April 19, the genocide trial of Rios Montt former dictator and Mauricio Rodgriquez Sanchez former head of military intelligence was suspended following the unexpected ruling of Judge Carol Patricia Flores on Thursday, annulling the proceedings. Judge Flores, who… Read More ›

• Guatemala judge suspends Rios Montt genocide trial

  By Patrick Daniels on April 22, 2013 • ( 0 )

  Judge Carol Flores sparks row after voiding all actions taken in former dictator’s war crimes case since November 2011 Associated Press in Guatemala City guardian.co.uk, Friday 19 April 2013 09.24 BST A judge in Guatemala has ordered the suspension of… Read More ›

• Genocide on Trial, Day 20: AJR Survivors Respond to Dramatic Events

  By Patrick Daniels on April 22, 2013 • ( 0 )

  The Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR) represents the witnesses and survivors of Guatemala’s genocide and are co-plaintiffs in the case against Efraín Ríos Montt and José Mauricio Rodríguez Sánchez. For more than a decade the survivors have struggled for… Read More ›

• The Invisible Genocide of Women

  By kevodell on March 31, 2013 • ( 0 )

  The Invisible Genocide of Women. by (Ofelia&Zurita) from Ofelia de Pablo & Javier Zurita on Vimeo. “More than 100,000 women were raped in the 36 years of the Guatemalan genocide in which at least 200,000 people died. In this video,… Read More ›

• Distorted Visions from Ríos Montt’s Trial

  By kevodell on March 31, 2013 • ( 0 )

  A piece in the Guatemala Times by Ingrid Nanne presents an interesting reflection on the trial of Ríos Montt. The racism that provided the space and motive for the brutality meted out to the indigenous since the Spanish first arrived… Read More ›

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