Guatemala Trials October 18, 2018December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada “All of the Soldiers Participated in the Killing”: The Dos Erres Massacre Trial Gets Underway …survivors and families of the victims of the massacre before the Inter-American Court for Human Rights, which ruled in 2009 that Guatemala was responsible for the massacre and ordered it…
Guatemala Trials October 1, 2018December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Dos Erres Massacre Trial Starts Today …thought to be responsible for the massacre. After years of inaction by the Guatemalan courts, FAMDEGUA brought the case to the Inter-American System of Human Rights. In 2009, the Inter-American…
Guatemala Trials August 23, 2018December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Dos Erres Massacre Trial Postponed from August 2018 to May 2021 …to the Inter-American System of Human Rights. In 2009, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled on the case, finding the state of Guatemala responsible for the massacre of more…
Guatemala Trials August 7, 2018December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada The Molina Theissen Judgment, Part III: Reactions …Antonio, so they can give him a dignified burial. The International Community Response International organizations, including the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights,…
Guatemala Trials August 6, 2018December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada The Molina Theissen Judgment, Part II: The Court’s Handling of Defense Arguments …double jeopardy. The court noted that the Inter-American Court only clarifies the responsibility of states not individuals, which is the duty of domestic courts. Further, it noted that international crimes,…
Guatemala Trials August 3, 2018December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada The Molina Theissen Judgment, Part I: Overview of the Court’s Findings …peace accords. Further, the court relied on the report of the Commission for Historical Clarification, sentences handed down by the Inter-American Court for Human Rights, and key treaties and conventions…
Guatemala Trials July 16, 2018December 15, 2020 by Liliana Gamboa A Mother’s Long Quest for Justice Shows the World How International and Domestic Law Can Work Together …Rights as well as the Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons to the detriment of Marco Antonio, Emma, their parents, and sisters. The Inter-American Court ordered, among other things,…
Guatemala Trials July 10, 2018December 15, 2020 by Eric Witte and Jo-Marie Burt Will Guatemala Still Prosecute Suspected War Criminals Under New Attorney General? …which the Court found the State of Guatemala responsible for the crimes and ordered it to investigate, prosecute and punish those responsible. Last year, the Inter-American Court visited Guatemala to…
Guatemala Trials June 7, 2018December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Molina Theissen Case: Court Orders Creation of a Commission to Search for Disappeared Persons and Other Reparations …the 2004 judgement by the Inter-American Court for Human Rights found Guatemala responsible for the enforced disappearance of Marco Antonio Molina Theissen. Former Army Chief of Staff and retired army…
Guatemala Trials May 21, 2018December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Molina Theissen Trial Expected to Move to Verdict …of Guatemala as a result of the 2004 sentence by the Inter-American Court of human rights. However he did not refer to the reparations that the state of Guatemala has…