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Tag Archives: Ríos Montt
For those who have not lived to see justice
Today more than ever I dedicate this poem to those who have not lived to see justice. For full updates on the Guatemala genocide trial and to support survivors and human rights defenders, connect with the Network in Solidarity with the … Continue reading
Posted in Life, News and Analysis
Tagged #GenocideGT, #SiHuboGenocidio, central america, exhumation, genocide, Guatemala, human rights, impunity, indigenous resistance, Ixil, Latin America, Maya, NISGUA, poetry, Ríos Montt, solidarity
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Chapín black humor meets the Guatemala genocide trial
Today I found myself absorbed in the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala’s coverage of the country’s historic first trial for genocide, which opened today. See NISGUA’s Twitter feed for an archive of live updates, and NISGUA’s blog … Continue reading
Posted in Life, News and Analysis
Tagged black humor, central america, Chapín, genocide, Guatemala, human rights violation, humor, irony, justice, Latin America, NISGUA, Ríos Montt, Rodriguez Sanchez, sarcasm, satire, Xinca
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GuateSec: Justice and security briefs
It has been a busy and disturbing couple of weeks in Guatemala, with a series of high-impact incidents of violence and developments in key legal cases of justice for human rights violations. GuateSec has collected relevant reports and offers preliminary … Continue reading
Posted in GuateSec, News and Analysis
Tagged #MuerteALosMotoLadrones, Bishop Juan Gerardi, Captain Byron Lima, central america, Claudia Paz, Col. Lima, El Chapo Guzman, genocide, Gerardi, Guatemala, GuateSec, impunity, justice, Latin America, Lea de Leon, lynching, Mano Dura, Mauricio Lopez Bonilla, MinGob, MP, narco, Otto Pérez Molina, Petén, politics, Ríos Montt, security, Sinaloa Cartel, social cleansing, Totonicapan
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Update on Guatemalan Genocide Trial
Originally posted on UNREDACTED:
Rios Montt on trial. Credit: Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters Guatemala City, February 4, 2013—Judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez ended a four-hour hearing today in the genocide trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt by accepting all of…
Posted in News and Analysis
Tagged genocide, Guatemala, human rights, Ixil, Latin America, Maya, National Security Archive, Plan Sofia, Ríos Montt, Rodriguez Sanchez, UNREDACTED
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Guatemalan Genocide on Trial
Originally posted on UNREDACTED:
Breaking News. Guatemala achieved a breakthrough for justice today with the opening of the landmark criminal trial of Efraín Ríos Montt, former military dictator, for genocide and crimes against humanity. Ríos Montt, along with his chief…
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Tagged genocide, Guatemala, human rights, Ixil, Latin America, Maya, National Security Archive, Plan Sofia, Ríos Montt, Rodriguez Sanchez, UNREDACTED
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GuateSec: Impunity, or justice for crimes of the past?
Update: As of January 15, the Guatemalan government has reportedly repealed Executive Order 370-2012, following talks with human rights institutions. The Defense Ministry in turn ordered the classification of information relating to Military structure and equipment during the Ríos Montt regime in … Continue reading
Posted in GuateSec, News and Analysis
Tagged Brazil, central america, dam resistance, genocide, Gerardi, Guatemala, GuateSec, human rights, human rights violation, IACHR, impunity, indigenous rights, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Ixil, justice, Latin America, Maya, megaprojects, OAS, Otto Pérez Molina, q'eqchi', Ríos Montt, Sepur Zarco, Venezuela, women's rights
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TAN CULPABLE EL QUE DISPARÓ Y MASACRÓ COMO EL QUE ORDENÓ Castigo a los autores intelectuales de la masacre de las Dos Erres, cometida en 1982 AUDIENCIA DE PRIMERA DECLARACION DEL GENERAL RETIRADO EFRAIN RIOS MONTT POR LA MASACRE DE … Continue reading
The General on trial
The Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala has published a reflection piece I wrote following the recent hearing in which Efraín Ríos Montt was charged with genocide and crimes against humanity: The General on trial A cold evening fog had … Continue reading
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Tagged AJR, CALDH, crimes against humanity, genocide, Guatemala, human rights, impunity, indigenous rights, justice, Latin America, Maya, Maya Ixil, Otto Pérez Molina, Ríos Montt, security
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Ríos Montt charged in Guatemalan genocide
Via NISGUA’s blog, the official statement by the Association for Justice and Reconciliation and the Center for Human Rights Legal Action, plaintiffs in the trial against former Guatemalan dictator Ríos Montt for crimes against humanity and genocide. (Versión original en … Continue reading
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Tagged AJR, CALDH, genocide, Guatemala, human rights, indigenous rights, Ixil, justice, Latin America, Maya, Maya Ixil, Ríos Montt
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Former Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt has been called to testify in court tomorrow. Charge: GENOCIDE. Activities around the court appearance will be livestreamed at http://www.paraqueseconozca.blogspot.com/, 9pm CST. Be there.
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