Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui June 4, 2013September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Trial Chamber Provides Additional Information on Change to Charges Germain Katanga now has additional information about the factual and legal basis for a potential change to the charges he faces before the International Criminal Court (ICC). The majority of…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez May 31, 2013September 14, 2020 by International Justice Monitor Statement: Legal Stalemate over Guatemala's Rios Montt Genocide Trial Threatens Victims' Rights The Open Society Justice Initiative is deeply concerned about the continuing legal stalemate in Guatemala over the prosecution of the country’s former military leader, José Efrain Rios Montt, for genocide…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez May 30, 2013September 14, 2020 by Emi MacLean One Week After Overturning Former Dictator’s Genocide Conviction, Guatemalan Constitutional Court Considers Whether Rios Montt Should Benefit from 1986 Amnesty In a tense political climate, Guatemala’s Constitutional Court last week overturned the historic conviction of former Guatemalan strongman Efrain Rios Montt, who ruled Guatemala for 17 months in what Guatemala’s…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui May 28, 2013September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday A Closer Look at Regulation 55 at the ICC On March 27, a majority of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled that the Trial Chamber could change the charges against Germain Katanga. However, the Appeals…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez May 28, 2013September 14, 2020 by Emi MacLean Uncertainty Hovers Over Next Stages in Historic Guatemala Genocide Case After Constitutional Court Overturns Conviction One week after the Constitutional Court overturned the then days-old conviction of Guatemala’s former de facto president Efrain Rios Montt for genocide and crimes against humanity, the status and future…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez May 21, 2013September 14, 2020 by Emi MacLean Guatemala's Constitutional Court Overturns Rios Montt Conviction and Sends Trial Back to April 19 Only 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…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez May 18, 2013September 14, 2020 by Raquel Aldana 718 page Rios Montt judgement released: all eyes on Constitutional Court Little fanfare accompanied the trial court’s release of its 718 page full reasoned judgment on May 17, 2013, one week after the court convicted former de facto head of state…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez May 17, 2013September 14, 2020 by Emi MacLean Constitutional Court apparently divided on whether Rios Montt's conviction for genocide should stand Less than one week after the trial court’s conviction of former de facto head of state Efrain Rios Montt, Guatemala’s Constitutional Court has been reviewing challenges to the trial—challenges which…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez May 16, 2013September 14, 2020 by Jonathan Birchall Constitutional Court delays the release of Judgments The Secretary General of the Constitutional Court just announced that the Court will delay the release of judgments until Monday.
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez May 16, 2013September 14, 2020 by International Justice Monitor UN Experts' Statement on Guatemala: “Justice, the best guarantee to prevent the recurrence of atrocities” GENEVA (15 May 2013) – A group of United Nations experts said today that the establishment of truth and justice in Guatemala, as well as being fundamental elements for reparation…