Day 5: Maya Achi Women Seeking Justice: Impacts of Sexual Violence on Life Projects

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 [...]

2022-01-12T09:32:38-04:00January 11th, 2022|Truth, justice & impunity|

US sentencing of former civil patroller implicated in crimes against humanity

On December 20, 2019 Francisco Cuxum Alvarado was sentenced in a Massachusetts courtroom for immigration-related charges with Maya Achi survivors Paula Ixtapa and Jesus Tecu present. Paula is president of the Rabinal Legal Clinic, while Jesus is the director. Back in 2018, Cuxum Alvarado was also sentenced in a Salamá courtroom [...]

2021-06-09T12:07:23-04:00January 24th, 2020|General blog, Truth, justice & impunity|

PRESS RELEASE: Lawyer in Maya-Achi sexual violence case in Guatemala to speak throughout the Maritimes

Photo: Plaintiffs in the Maya-Achi sexual violence case stand with lawyer Gloria Reyes of the Rabinal Legal Clinic Tatamagouche, NS (October 23, 2019) - From October 26-30th, Gloria Reyes of the Rabinal Legal Clinic will speak throughout the Maritimes about the case of 36 Maya-Achi women seeking justice for sexual [...]

2021-04-14T09:16:16-04:00October 24th, 2019|General blog, Press releases|
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