By Jackie McVicar (published in America Magazine) “Monsignor Gerardi was a person who didn’t only relate with people in the poorest regions, not only with those most excluded,” says Nery Rodenas, but who also “sought reconciliation, peace and to recognize… Read More ›
Rios Montt
Judging a Dictator: The Trial of Guatemala’s Rios Montt
The Open Society Justice Initiative has just published a summary of the six week trial of Efrain Rios Montt based on the daily monitoring reports from this website. The 56-page book, Judging a Dictator: The Trial of Guatemala’s Rios Montt,… Read More ›
A Historic Verdict, Shadowed by the Past
NISGUA has provided an in-depth analysis of the complex web of recent events in Guatemala including the groundbreaking conviction of Ríos Montt, the backlash of impunity that resulted in the overturn of the verdict and the ongoing repression and militarization… Read More ›
The Rios Montt Judgement in the Light of International Law: Naomi Roht-Arriaza and Susan Kemp
Written by Naomi Roht-Arriaza & Susan Kemp (riosmontt-trial.org): Although it is unclear whether the trial of Efrain Rios Montt and Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez will be resumed, it is worth evaluating the only document that specifically examines the question of guilt… Read More ›
Guatemala Solidarity Network 