Guatemala Trials June 1, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Deported Ex Kaibil Faces Charges in the Dos Erres Massacre Case …his participation in sexual violence, interrogations under torture, cruel and inhuman treatment, and the deprivation of liberty of at least 200 non-combatant civilians, Jordán violated Common Article 3 of the…
Bosco Ntaganda May 26, 2020April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Ntaganda Reparations: Judges Appoint Four Experts but Withhold Their Identities …second expert is an obstetrician and gynecologist who has treated victims of sexual violence and has experience on a medico-legal approach to reparations for conflict-related sexual violence. The third expert…
National Courts of Kenya May 13, 2020May 6, 2021 by Tom Maliti Kenyan Judge to Set Judgement Date in SGBV Case in June …those submissions. Eight survivors of sexual and gender-based violence – six women and two men – filed a petition in 2013 asking the High Court of Kenya to find that…
Guatemala Trials May 12, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Judge Denies CREOMPAZ Defendants’ Request for Prison Release …filed a petition to that effect on behalf of Lucas García and three other officials convicted in 2108 of crimes against humanity, aggravated sexual assault, and forced disappearance in the…
Guatemala Trials April 17, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada In Guatemala, COVID-19 Puts Justice on Hold, Emboldening Convicted War Criminals to Seek Their Freedom …separate trials in this case, in 2011, 2012, and 2018. Maya Achi Sexual Violence Case. On January 31, Judge Gálvez indicted Francisco Cuxum Alvarado in the Maya Achi sexual violence…
Dominic Ongwen March 10, 2020May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti In Closing Statements, Prosecutors Say Ongwen Willingly Committed Crimes …charged with sexual crimes are often found to have been victims of sexual abuse themselves. “It’s a tragedy … no one disputes that. But then no one suggests they are…
Guatemala Trials March 10, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Military Officials on Trial for Genocide Seek Judge's Removal …and forced disappearance against the Maya Ixil population. The alleged crimes in this case include 1,668 massacre and other deaths, 81 cases of forced disappearance, and 36 cases of sexual…
March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 by Eric Witte By Failing to Screen ICC Prosecutor Candidates for Sexual Misconduct, States Put Court at Risk …securing accountability for crimes, including sexual violence, internationally, while they fend off sexual harassment, discrimination, and inappropriate behavior from the office down the hall. The reckoning cannot come fast…
Guatemala Trials March 5, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Guatemala to Begin Evidentiary Phase of Genocide Trial Against Senior Military Officials …killings, 81 cases of forced disappearance, and 36 cases of sexual violence against women and girls. The crimes occurred during the Lucas García government, under which prosecutors allege the Guatemalan…
Guatemala Trials February 28, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Appeals Hearing in the Molina Theissen Case Suspended …same crime twice because the judge convicted them of aggravated sexual assault as well as crimes against humanity, which the defense claims encompasses the crime of sexual violence. Rodríguez countered…