Thursday, January 13th, 2022 Written by María and Lisa Vinicio Lopez Galvez while giving testimony before the court on January 13, 2022. (Photo Credit: Verdad y Justicia.) On the 8th day of trial, the first witness was Vinicio Lopez Galvez who worked for the “Temporary High Level Commission”. He [...]
Written by Lisa and Laura Wednesday, January 12th, 2022 Maya Achi Survivors of Sexual Violence at a Press Confrence on January 12, 2022. Credit: Lisa Today continued with the plaintiffs giving their testimony. Pedrina Lopez de Paz, one of the 5 women out of the 36 whose assaults [...]
Written by Lisa and Laura Tuesday, January 11th, 2022 A protected witness testifying before the court during the Maya Achi Sexual Violence Case. Photo Credit: Verdad y Justicia Today marked the beginning of eye witness testimony for the prosecution in the case. The first witness was a protected [...]
Written by Este Monday, January 10th, 2022 The second week of the Achi Women’s Case on sexual violence began with further expert testimony from two psychologists who are university professors and one visual artist. First to speak was Monica Esmeralda Pinzón González, a social psychologist and university professor who presented [...]
Written by Lisa and Laura The conclusion of the first week of the trial began with the testimony of María Juliana Sis Iboy who offered her expertise in linguistics and sexual violence. She explained that in the Maya Achi language, there is no word for sexual violence. Therefore, when speaking [...]
Taken January 4th in front of the Supreme Court of Justice during a ceremony and press conference for the commencement of the trial Photo Credits: Este Chep Written by Lisa and Laura Thursday, January 6th, 2022 The third day of trial continued with the presentation of the testimony [...]
Written by Lisa and LauraWednesday, January 5th, 2022 “This is a historic day not only for the 5 women but for the 1000s of women victims of sexual violence during the Internal Armed Conflict.” - Lawyer Haydee Valey, Impunity Watch The second morning of the trial began after the first [...]
Written by Lisa and Laura Tuesday, January 4, 2022 Today was set to be the opening day for the trial of five former civil patrollers from Rabinal, Baja Verapaz, accused of crimes against humanity for sexual violence, committed during the Internal Armed Conflict. The case is being [...]
Testimonio and Storytelling: Canadian extractivism in territories affected by genocide was an online event organized by KAIROS and Atlantic Regional Solidarity Network. The event was and co-sponsored by the Global Social Justice Project at Cape Breton University, NB Media Coop, Solidarité Fredericton, Atlantic Human Rights Centre, MiningWatch Canada, Department of Human Rights at St. [...]
Jackie McVicar, BTS Coordinator, speaks about her research in adult education and the experience of the Kaqla Maya Indigenous Women's Group.
