IW concerned about annulment of Genocide case in Guatemala
Impunity Watch is concerned about the decision of Guatemala's top court to overturn the genocide conviction of former leader Rios Montt and rejects the deployment of impunity strategies in Guatemala
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Rios Montt convicted for Genocide
The Platform against Impunity in Guatemala welcomed the conviction of Ríos Montt for Genocide on May 10, 2013. During a historic trial, Ríos Montt was sentenced to 80 years in prison - 50 years for genocide and 30 years for crimes against humanity.
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FONGI Statement about annulment Trial Rios Montt
The Forum of International NGOs in Guatemala issued a statement on the Genocide Case against Rios Montt.
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IW quoted in article La Hora
Impunity Watch's statement on the annulment of the trial against Rios Montt was quoted in an article of the Guatemalan newspaper La Hora.
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IW rechaza anulación Caso de Genocidio Guatemala
Impunity Watch rechaza la anulación del proceso penal seguido por el Caso de Genocidio en Guatemala en un comunicado de prensa.
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IW rejects annulment of Genocide Trial in Guatemala
Impunity Watch (IW) rejects the annulment of the criminal proceedings of the Genocide Trial in Guatemala in a Press Statement
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Comunicado de Prensa SNU sobre juicio Rios Montt
El Sistema de Naciones Unidas publicó un comunicado de prensa sobre el juicio en contra del ex jefe del Estado guatemalteco General Efraín Ríos Montt y del ex jefe de inteligencia General José Mauricio Rodríguez Sánchez, por los delitos de genocidio y delitos de lesa humanidad en contra de la población Ixil ocurridos durante el conflicto armado interno en Guatemala.
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Statement of SRSG on Sexual Violence in Conflict
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura, issued a Statement: "Guatemala: Prosecuting crimes from the past provides hope for survivors of sexual violence".
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FONGI statement about detention of Rubén Herrera
The Forum of International NGOs in Guatemala issued a statement on the detention of community leader Rubén Herrera.
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IW speaks at Brown Bag Lunch Event EPLO
Karlijn Leentvaar,program manager Gender sensitive Transitional Justice at IW, will present a discussion paper on a comparison of three country studies (Guatemala, Burundi and Bosnia-Herzegovina)on the gender sensitivity of TJRNR processes at a Brown Bag Lunch Event of EPLO on 26 April 2013 in Brussels.
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Boletín Informativo de IW Guatemala
IW Guatemala presenta su boletín informativo sobre el acompañamiento a las mujeres ixiles en sus declaraciones para el juicio por Genocidio y delitos contra los deberes de humanidad.
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Policy Brief on Ixil Genocide Case by IW Guatemala
The office of Impunity Watch in Guatemala presents a Policy Brief on the Ixil Genocide Case: "Juicio por el Genocidio Ixil. El sistema de justicia ante un reto histórico".
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RNW interviews IW's director on Rios Montt case
Radio Nederland Wereldomroep Latin America interviewed Marlies Stappers, director of Impunity Watch, on the Rios Montt case.
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Civil Society Statement on Ríos Montt trial
A group of national and international civil society organisations, one of them Impunity Watch, published a joint statement calling for an adecuate process with due guarantees of the trial against Ríos Montt and Rodríguez Sánchez.
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FONGI condemns murders of indigenous community leaders in Guatemala
The Forum on International NGOs in Guatemala, FONGI, issued a statement in which it condemns the murders of five indigenous community leaders and the kidnapping of three leaders.
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Guatemala: Genocide Trial an Important Step Towards Ending Impunity
The opening of trial proceedings on 19 March 2013 against former de facto head of Guatemala, Efraín Ríos Montt, on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, represents an important step towards ending impunity and delivering justice in Guatemala.
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IW participates in HRC session on the Adoption of the UPR for Guatemala
IW joined Hivos and Diakonia in a statement during the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council on the Adoption of the Universal Periodic Review of Guatemala. The Dutch Platform against Impunity in Guatemala, of which IW is a member, joined Lutheran World Services and Diakonia in a separate statement.
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IW Guatemala launches report "Giving a voice to victims".
More information about the launch of the report can be found in the Newsletter.
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Boletín Informativo de IW Guatemala
El 19 de febrero IW Guatemala participó en la Lección Inaugural de la Maestría de Estudios de Género y Feminismo y publicó un Boletín Informativo sobre este evento.
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Newsletter "Victimes a la Une", Issue 2
Impunity Watch (Burundi) is pleased to share the 2nd Issue of our newsletter, "Victimes a la Une" containing victim perspectives on the Independence of the proposed TRC.
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Policy Brief 'Guiding Principles of Memorialisation'
Impunity Watch is pleased to present a Policy Brief on ‘Guiding Principles of Memorialisation’ after violence.
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Boletín Informativo de IW Guatemala
Impunity Watch participa en el programa de radio Voces de Mujeres.
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Press release from IW Guatemala
Impunity Watch lauds the indictment of Efraín Ríos Montt and Mauricio Rodríguez Sánchez on charges of genocide and "crimes against humanitarian duties" in Guatemala.
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Research Report on Sri Lanka
Impunity Watch is pleased to publish a new Research Report titled, “A Study of Impunity in Postcolonial Sri Lanka”.
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Policy Brief: Burundi’s Draft Law on the Proposed TRC
A Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) looks set to be established this year in Burundi. In this Policy Brief we analyse the various drafts of the law for the proposed TRC according to three basic principles: Independence, Participation, and Accountability through criminal justice.
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Video and Report of International Memory Initiatives Exchange Forum
A video on the International Memory Initiatives Exchange Forum that took place in September 2012 in Cambodia is now online as well as the Forum report.
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Vacancy: Research Coordinator Gender in Burundi
Impunity Watch is looking for a dynamic, highly organised and proactive research coordinator, committed to stronger democratic participation in human rights research and policy with special expertise on gender issues.
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Newsletter "Victimes a la Une"
The Impunity Watch office in Burundi is pleased to share the first issue of the newsletter 'Victimes à la Une'.
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Giving a voice to victims: Towards gender sensitive processes of TJRNR in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi and Guatemala.
For the latest Impunity Watch Research reports, providing an overview of research conducted into the gender sensitivity of truth, justice, reparations and non-recurrence (TJRNR) processes in Guatemala, Burundi and Bosnia- Herzegovina, check the links below.
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Impunity Watch on Drugs Violence in Guatemala
Dutch television programme "EenVandaag" interviewed IW director Marlies Stappers on the problems related to drugs violence in Guatemala.
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News from Guatemala
Please click the links below (all in Spanish) for news from the office of IW in Guatemala.
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Press release of IW Guatemala office
The office of IW in Guatemala released the following statement on the presentation of UN Speical Rapporteur, Mr. Pablo de Greiff to the UN General Assembly:
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El camino de la busqueda
El equipo de IW en Guatemala presenta su informe sobre experiencias y mecanismos para buscar a personas desaparecidas en América Latina.
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Side Event Geneva
On 12 September 2012 during the 21st Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council, a Side Event takes place on the occasion of the presentation of the first report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparations and the non-recurrence of violence.
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Guatemala - Verdad Histórica
El equipo de IW en Guatemala presenta su informe sobre la Verdad Histórica en Guatemala.
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Annual Report 2011
Impunity Watch's Annual Report 2011 is now available. For more information about our programmes and accomplishments over the last year please download the document on this website.
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Memorialisation Research Reports
Impunity Watch publishes five Research Reports on Memorialisation in Burundi, Guatemala, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia and South Africa.
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Gender-sensitivity of TJRNR in BiH
BalkanInsight published an article about the Impunity Watch report on Gender-sensitivity of processes of Truth, Justice, Reparations and Non-Recurrence in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Impunity Watch Research Brief: Memorialisation in Burundi
Research Brief: Lieux de mémoire, commemorative initiatives and memorials to Burundi’s conflicts: Invisible and permanent memories
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Call for Applications: International Memory Initiatives Exchange Forum (Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 25-29 Sep.)
Impunity Watch and the Peace Institute of Cambodia invite applications for participation in the upcoming International Memory Initiatives Exchange Forum, ‘Breaking the Silence’.
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Burundian Civil Society Analysis of the Proposed TRC
Impunity Watch has been involved in the production of a number of key documents by Burundian civil society on the proposed TRC.
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Santa Lucía book presentation in Guatemala City
On Wednesday the 25th of April a book with testimonies from survivors of the 36-year internal conflict (1960 – 1996) is presented in Guatemala City. This book, that was presented last year in Haarlem, the Netherlands, is thus shared with a large public in Guatemala that includes actors from the international community and civil society.
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Enforced Disappearance
Enforced disappearance is one of the most heinous crimes according to Ms. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights during her address to the Committee on Enforced Disappearances.
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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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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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12/04/2009 - Now available in English, this document provides a summary of a research project conducted over the past two years in Guatemala, examining the root causes and nature of impunity for crimes committed during its long civil war.