Written by María Reyes The Maya Achi Women Survivors waiting to enter the court room on the day the verdict is to be read On January 24, 2022, the High Risk Court "A" presided by Yassmin Barrios, Patricia Bustamante and Gervi Sical, sentenced Benvenuto and Bernardo Ruiz Aquino, [...]
Read more about other days at trial here. Sepur Zarco Trial Day 13: “Obedience does not release responsibilities.” By Kristine Johnston Guatemala City - Wednesday, February 17, 2016 Today began with a video testimony from Augustín Chen, a male survivor. His story began in 1982, the year he said the [...]
read about other days at the trial here. Sepur Zarco Trial Day 12: “I came here to tell what happened to me so that it wouldn’t be repeated. I don’t want this for the future.” By Kristine Johnston Guatemala City, Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Today began with an expert witness, [...]
Read reports from other days of the trial here. Day 9 – Sexual violence was systemic and repeated Guatemala City February 11, 2016 As the Sepur Zarco case moved toward the end of the second week of witnesses for the prosecution, the lines to get into the courtroom were shorter [...]
Read reports from the other days of the Sepur Zarco trial here. Guatemala City February 7, 2016 By Fabienne Doiron The court only heard two witnesses on Friday: the video declaration of one of the complainants in the case and the two-hour long declaration of a protected witness who [...]
Read other report backs from the Sepur Zarco Trial here. Day 4 - I had never felt that kind of fear before Guatemala City February 6, 2016 By Fabienne Doiron The fourth day of hearings in the Sepur Zarco trial for sexual violence and sexual and domestic slavery started on [...]
Read our report backs from the Sepur Zarco trial here. Solidarity Statement with the complainants in the Sepur Zarco trial As the historic Sepur Zarco trial continues in Guatemala, the Breaking the Silence Maritimes-Guatemala Network wishes to express our solidarity and support to our strong and resilient sisters there who [...]
On February 1, 2016, the historic Sepur Zarco sexual slavery trial opened in Guatemala City. On February 26, Esteelmer Reyes Girón and Heriberto Valdez Asij were convicted of war crimes. Celebrate this historic moment with the brave and defiant complainants, who have waited 33 years for justice. Read our final report [...]
Read about other days in trial here. Guatemala City February 1, 2016 By Fabienne Doiron It was 7:30am in Guatemala City, dozens of people were lining up waiting for the courthouse to open. There’s often a line-up here, but this morning’s was longer, filled with women holding up white flowers, [...]
