Guatemala Trials July 22, 2019April 27, 2021 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Constitutional Court Orders Congress to Suspend Consideration of Amnesty Law Proposal …Maya Achí women who are survivors of sexual violence committed by members of the Guatemalan army and former members of the civil defense patrols (PACs). As IJ Monitor recently reported,…
Guatemala Trials July 11, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Judge Releases Six Accused in the Maya Achí Sexual Violence Case; No Safety Measures Taken for Victims International Justice (IJ) Monitor has learned that the six men accused of sexual violence against Maya Achí women in Rabinal, Baja Verapaz in the early 1980s, in the context of…
Guatemala Trials July 2, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Plaintiffs File Recusal Motion against Judge in Genocide Case …defense patrolmen accused of raping several Maya Achí women. She cited a technicality that resulted in the exclusion of the women’s direct testimonies, despite the fact that the women identify…
Guatemala Trials June 26, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada In Major Setback, Judge Dismisses Charges in the Maya Achí Sexual Violence Case On Friday, June 21, a Guatemalan judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence to send six men to trial for crimes against humanity for wartime sexual violence against 36 Maya Achí…
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 This Friday Judge Claudette Domínguez of High Risk Court “A” will determine whether the six defendants in the Maya Achí sexual violence case go to trial. Seven former civil patrolmen…
Guatemala Trials June 6, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Maya Achí Sexual Violence Case Continues Today On Thursday, June 6, evidentiary proceedings in the Maya Achí sexual violence case are scheduled to continue. The proceedings started in late April and were scheduled to continue on May…
Guatemala Trials May 3, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Preliminary Hearings Commence in the Maya Achí Sexual Violence Case Nearly a year after the first arrests in the Maya Achí sexual violence case, and after several delays, the evidentiary phase of the trial finally commenced in Guatemala City last…
Guatemala Trials April 22, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Evidentiary Phase of Maya Achí Sexual Violence Trial Set to Commence The intermediate phase of the Maya Achí Sexual Violence case is scheduled to commence Monday, April 22. The Attorney General’s Office has accused 10 former members of the civil defense…
Guatemala Trials February 20, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Guatemala’s Congress Debates Amnesty Bill as Maya Achí Sexual Violence Case Suffers Delays …military commissioners charged in the Maya Achí sexual violence case, would be dismissed and they would be freed. Last week, on February 13, the civil parties in the Maya Achí…
Guatemala Trials February 14, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Guatemalan Congress Delays Vote on Amnesty Bill …morning, several Maya Achí women who are pursuing charges against seven former civil defense patrolmen they accuse of systematically raping them during the conflict filed a protective measure (amparo) before…