Ratification of Rome Statute by Guatemalan Congress

Impunity Watch welcomes the ratification of the Rome Statute by the Guatemalan Congress and additionally welcomes the recent progress achieved in the Ixil Genocide case.
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Breaking the wave: critical steps in the fight against crime in Guatemala

New report points to critical steps that must be taken for Guatemala to overcome its plague of criminal violence.
Impunity Watch and the Conflict Research Unit of the Clingendael Institute today jointly publish a major new report detailing the immense challenges faced by the Guatemalan criminal justice system as a new right-wing government takes power in the country.

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Two vacancies at IW

IW is looking for a Project Coordinator for our Gender project, based in the Netherlands, and a Research Coordinator (Principal Researcher) for our Burundi Programme, based in Burundi.
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Santa Lucía book presentation

On 25 September 2011 IW and Solidaridad presented a remembrance book in the "Doopsgezinde kerk" in Haarlem. The book tells the story of 30 men and women from Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Guatemala who disappeared or were killed during the 36-year internal conflict.
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Understanding The Role Of Memory Initiatives In Communities Struggling With Impunity

Debating in the Netherlands
with youth, experts and policy-makers
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The Persistence of Truth

This report looks at progress in truth-seeking and the combat of impunity in Guatemala ten years after its UN-backed truth comission, the Commission for Historical Clarification (CEH), published its findings on the events of the internal armed confrontation of 1960-96.
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Ratification of Rome Statute by Guatemalan Congress

27/01/2012 - Impunity Watch welcomes the ratification of the Rome Statute by the Guatemalan Congress and additionally welcomes the recent progress achieved in the Ixil Ge...
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Breaking the wave: critical steps in the fight against crime in Guatemala

16/01/2012 - New report points to critical steps that must be taken for Guatemala to overcome its plague of criminal violence.
Impunity Watch and the Conflict Res...
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Two vacancies at IW

13/01/2012 - IW is looking for a Project Coordinator for our Gender project, based in the Netherlands, and a Research Coordinator (Principal Researcher) for our Burundi P...
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Adjournment of hearing on Genocide Case in Guatemala

07/10/2011 - Impunity Watch laments the adjournment of the hearing on the Genocide Case, scheduled for Wednesday 21 September, and highlights the importance of ensuring t...
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Santa Lucía book presentation

13/09/2011 - On 25 September 2011 IW and Solidaridad presented a remembrance book in the "Doopsgezinde kerk" in Haarlem. The book tells the story of 30 men and women from...
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Impunity Watch Applauds Mladic Arrest

26/05/2011 - Impunity Watch applauds the efforts of the Serbian government and intelligence services that resulted in today’s arrest of ICTY fugitive Ratko Mladic. ...
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IW Viewpoint: Time for Truth in Former Yugoslavia

06/04/2011 - Civil society has proposed an excellent model for dealing comprehensively with the atrocities of the 1990s’ wars – now it’s time for the re...
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Impunity Watch Urges Region’s Parliaments to Move on RECOM Statute

29/03/2011 - Following the recent adoption of the RECOM Draft Statute, Impunity Watch urges the parliaments of all Yugoslav successor states to take the necessary steps t...
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Impunity Watch Discusses Guatemala on Radio VPRO 1

28/02/2011 - Impunity Watch Director Marlies Stappers appeared as a guest on the Dutch Radio 1 VPRO show, 'Bureau Buitenland' (Foreign Affairs Bureau) on February 27. Inv...
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Expert Meeting report Memory, Truth and Justice

24/01/2011 - On 15 September 2010, Impunity Watch, the Anne Frank House and the Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies hosted an expert meeting on ‘Memory, Trut...
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