The Open Society Justice Initiative is ending its monitoring of grave crimes trials in Guatemala through its International Justice Monitor website. This is the final post. Guatemala Solidarity Network wishes to thank OSJI for its contribution to the struggle for… Read More ›
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Another Senior Military Official Indicted on Genocide Charges in Guatemala
By Jo-Marie Burt and Paolo Estrada for International Justice Monitor Last week, a Guatemalan court indicted another senior military official accused of genocide and crimes against humanity against the Maya Ixil population. The official, retired army general Luis Enrique Mendoza… Read More ›
Court Indicts Senior Military Officials for Genocide
By Jo-Marie Burt and Paolo Estrada for International Justice Monitor. On Monday,(25th Nov), Judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez of High Risk Court “B” ruled to approve the indictment involving charges of genocide and crimes against humanity against three members of the… Read More ›
Former Guatemalan Army Chief Accused of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, and Forced Disappearance
By Jo-Marie Burt and Paolo Estrada, on the IJM website, earlier this week. Guatemala’s Attorney General’s Office presented its indictments against two of the three senior military officials charged in a new grave crimes case regarding the Maya Ixil genocide,… Read More ›
Who Benefits if the Guatemalan Congress Passes a Blanket Amnesty?
As Jo-Marie Burt and Paolo Estrada point out in the International Justice Monitor website, the Guatemala Congress is looking to give a full-blown amnesty for genocide and crimes against humanity and to free all those already convicted. Here, they… Read More ›
The International Justice Monitor – latest
The International Justice Monitor (a project of the Open Society Justice Initiative) keeps a watchful eye on the justice system in Guatemala. Here is a short summary of their latest posts, all written by Sophie Beaudoin. Sepur Zarco Trial to… Read More ›
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