Monday, June 12, 2023 Written by María Photos of the victims from the massacre of Rancho Bejuco posted on the wall surrounding the cemetery in Rabinal, BV. (Photo Credits: Verdad y Justicia) First Expert Witness Describes Military Structure, Campaigns and Chain of Command On the second day of [...]
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 Written by Lisa A monument at the Rabinal cemetery honors the Rancho Bejuco massacre victims. Photo credit: Lisa Rankin Today, the High Risk Court D's three judge panel opened the trial for the Rancho Bejuco case in Guatemala City. The trial is for the [...]
Guatemala will hold presidential, congressional, and municipal elections on Sunday, June 25. The outgoing administration, led by President Alejandro Giammattei, has been marked by corruption scandals, the dismantling of judicial and accountability systems, the criminal prosecution of judges, prosecutors, and journalists, and the ever-increasing criminalization of land defenders and entire [...]
By Jim Hodgson An Indigenous Xinca community on the Pacific coast, south of the Guatemalan capital, has the support of a Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking The Silence Network (BTS) partner in its effort to remain on their land. The 53 families of Nueva Jerusalén (New Jerusalem) have the backing of the Comité [...]
Altar honouring the 177 victims of the March 13th, 1982 massacre at Pak’oxom in Rio Negro (photo credit: ADIVIMA) Sabrina Jeria, a cooperant at the Rabinal Community Legal Clinic, shares her reflections following the March 13th commemoration of the Río Negro massacre. On March 13, I accompanied a [...]
English Press Release Spanish Press Release PRESS RELEASE | MAY 19th, 2022 MILITARY DIARY CASE After being rescheduled twice, on Thursday, May 19, the first hearing of Toribio Acevedo Ramirez, who had been a fugitive since May 2021, accused [...]
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English Press Release Spanish Press Release PRESS RELEASE | APRIL 8th, 2022 MILITARY DIARY CASE On the eighth day of the intermediate stage, the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) continued with the presentation of the means of conviction against [...]
English Press Release Spanish Press Release PRESS RELEASE | APRIL 7th, 2022 MILITARY DIARY CASE During the seventh day of the Intermediate Stage, the Human Rights Prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) summarized the operations in which the accused [...]
English Press Release Spanish Press Release PRESS RELEASE | APRIL 6th, 2022 MILITARY DIARY CASE During the sixth session of the Intermediary Phase, The Human Rights Prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) presented the means of conviction against another [...]
