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Shirin Ebadi, Tawakkol Karman, Mairead Maguire listen in Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. Credit Allison Joyce

Nobel peace laureates urge Aung San Suu Kyi to be accountable for crimes against Rohingya

Eight Nobel peace laureates are calling on Aung San Suu Kyi to publicly acknowledge crimes — including genocide — committed against the Rohingya in Myanmar. On December 10th, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN's highest court, will be starting public hearings and Aung San Suu Kyi is  ...read more

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Join us at #SepurZarco trial in Guatemala!

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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Spanish Embassy Massacre: Justice in Guatemala

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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Rigoberta Menchú Tum denounces Judge Barrios suspension

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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Menchú Tum releases open letter on impunity in Guatemala

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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Menchú Tum and activists say Ríos Montt trial must continue

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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Menchú Tum: Ríos Montt trial key to peace

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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Rigoberta Menchú Tum commends ruling on trial of Rios Montt

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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