Guatemala Trials June 20, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Court to Determine if Maya Achí Sexual Violence Case Goes to Trial …municipality most affected by state violence. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) addressed the role of the PACs and their institutional relationship with the Guatemalan army in the 1998…
Guatemala Trials June 18, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Rios Montt’s Chief of Operations, Fugitive since 2011, Arrested While Voting …put on hold because the Inter-American Court ordered the State of Guatemala to cease consideration of the bill, which it stated violates victims’ rights and the Inter-American Convention of Human…
Guatemala Trials June 6, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Maya Achí Sexual Violence Case Continues Today …Guatemala is a signatory. She also said that the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has issued three judgements against the State of Guatemala for acts perpetrated by the Guatemalan Army…
Guatemala Trials May 21, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Families of Victims Demand Truth and Justice on the 20th Anniversary of the Publication of the Diario Militar …or arrests. In 2014, the Inter-American Court found that Guatemala was in open defiance of the sentence—as well as a dozen others—for failing to implement the court’s recommendations to investigate,…
Guatemala Trials April 19, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Court Dismisses Spurious Complaint against Molina Theissen Family …an international court (referring to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights). The prosecutor further challenged the judge’s decision because Fisher is not related to the convicted officials, thus has no…
Guatemala Trials March 28, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Guatemala’s Future Uncertain with Amnesty Bill Still Not Abandoned …of three required readings necessary before going to a final vote on March 13. However, on March 12, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered Guatemala to permanently table the…
Guatemala Trials March 19, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt Another Proposal Threatens to Free Convicted War Criminals in Guatemala …March 20. If the proposal passes the third reading, it could go to a final vote. International human rights groups have alerted the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to this…
Guatemala Trials March 17, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Amidst International Pressure, Guatemala Congress Does Not Pass Amnesty Bill, For Now …Guatemala’s participation in the Association Agreement between the EU and Central America. “The Inter-American Court of Human Rights, What’s That?” The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ resolution ordering Guatemala to…
Guatemala Trials February 14, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Guatemalan Congress Delays Vote on Amnesty Bill …international civil society organizations, as well as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, have called on Congress to refrain from approving…
Guatemala Trials November 26, 2018December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Ex-Special Forces Soldier Sentenced to 5,160 Years for Role in Las Dos Erres Massacre …the same time, the court ordered the PGN (a separate entity from the Attorney General’s Office) to fully comply with the ruling issued by the Inter-American Court for Human Rights…