2 May 2020

Impunity Watch presents its most recent Policy Brief on the impact of the Guatemalan Truth Commission report on victims and survivors of the internal armed conflict. Guatemala’s experience demonstrates the importance of victim participation in establishing facts. At the same time, truth reports can help victims restore their dignity and strengthen their call for justice and reparations. This Policy Brief also presents recommendations for the Guatemalan State urging it to revive its commitment to the Peace Accords and the findings of the CEH report. New generations have the right to derive lessons from the past to push toward the non-repetition of the atrocities. avoid the repetition from the atrocities.

Memorialisation Victim participation Conflict transformation Truth, reparation and non-repetition Youth

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