Be part of the online journey February 22 – 26 when Nobel peace laureate Jody Williams travels to Guatemala City. She will be joining sister laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum to stand in solidarity with the brave Mayan women going up against the Guatemalan military in the landmark Sepur Zarco trial. The ...read more
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Police Chief Pedro Garcia Arrendondo has been found guilty of ordering an attack on the Spanish Embassy in Guatemala City in 1980. Arrendondo orchestrated a fire in the city’s Spanish embassy that resulted in the death of thirty-seven activists and student organizers. The father of the Nobel ...read more
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In a statement released on April 7 the Rigoberta Menchú Tum Foundation denounced the Honour Tribunal of the Guatemalan Bar Association's decision to suspend Judge Yassmín Barrios.
"The decision to suspend Judge Barrios is no more than a blatant violation of the legal institutions and rule of law ...read more
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Guatemala's Constitutional Court has overturned the historic ruling convicting former president Ríos Montt of genocide and crimes against humanity. While the ultimate effects of this ruling remain unclear, it is certain that this is an enormous setback for truth and justice in Guatemala. The Nobel ...read more
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In a press conference call on April 25, 2013, Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum and other activists leaders spoke to journalists about why the genocide trial against former president Efraín Ríos Montt is essential for justice and reconciliation in Guatemala. The historic trial has been met ...read more
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Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum says the trial underway in Guatemala against Efraín Ríos Montt, the former dictator charged with genocide, is key to peace and reconciliation.
On April 18, 2013 Judge Flores ordered the trial's suspension based on a pending appeal. The suspension would ...read more
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Former dictator José Efrain Ríos Montt and former general José Mauricio Rodríguez Sánchez will stand trial in Guatemala for genocide and crimes against humanity. The evidence against the military leaders includes thousands of atrocities committed by the armed forces under their command from 1982 to ...read more
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