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• Constitutional Court annuls sentence against Rios Montt and trial reverts back to April 19

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

  Ten days after a trial court issued its historic verdict convicting Efrain Rios Montt for genocide and crimes against humanity, and sentencing him to prison for 80 years, Guatemala’s Constitutional Court, on Monday 20th May in a 3-2 ruling, annulled… Read More ›

• Film Review – The Echo of Pain of the Many (2011, documentary)

  By Sanj Krishnan on May 19, 2013 • ( 2 )

  A powerful, personal story of state-sponsored terror in Guatemala and the lasting effects it has had on families, “The Echo of Pain of the Many” is a timely testament to the brave, untiring efforts of Guatemalans to demand justice and… Read More ›

• 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 ›

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