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Statement: Support fair elections and rule of law in Guatemala

8 August 2023

As Guatemala heads for the presidential run-off elections, Impunity Watch calls for the electoral process to be upheld and for the rule of law to be respected.

Syrian and Ukrainian civil society must stand united against impunity

18 April 2023

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine calls for increased solidarity and cooperation between Ukrainian and Syrian civil society organisations.

The experience of Syria’s victim groups – report

22 September 2022

Peace in Syria is not possible until the fate of the disappeared is revealed and perpetrators of human rights abuses are held to account.

Indonesia: Victim participation in the face of impunity – report

28 August 2022

Research on victim-led advocacy in Indonesia to understand how victims participate in, create and lead social movements, despite the halt of Indonesia’s formal transitional justice processes.

Victim participation in informal transitional justice processes in DRC – report

8 June 2022

To protect victims and witnesses of mass atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) the government should urgently support both formal and informal justice processes, according to new research by Impunity Watch and ULPGL Goma (Free University of the Great Lakes Region).

Sit next to locals, not in their place: Dispatch for Ukraine from Syria

2 June 2022

For Syrians, Russia’s aggressive tactics in Ukraine are hauntingly familiar. Impunity Watch speaks to Syrian activists about the opportunity to cement solidarity, and on what mistakes to mend.

Guatemala: Indigenous women celebrate historic ruling on war-time sexual violence

25 January 2022

Guatemala’s highest court has sentenced five former paramilitaries to 30 years in prison for raping indigenous Maya Achi women during the country’s civil war in the 1980s. The case shows the incredible courage and perseverance of the women victims in the face of years of legal obstacles and racial discrimination.

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Syrian war criminal jailing “bittersweet” for victims, survivors and families

14 January 2022

The guilty verdict for former Syrian intelligence officer Anwar Raslan on 13 January 2022 sends an important message that perpetrators of war crimes will not escape accountability. But as thousands in Syria remain missing and behind bars, this important conviction is just a first step on the long and arduous path toward justice

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Europe must not abandon Central America in battle against corruption, crime, impunity

11 October 2021

Collective European action is urgently needed to help Central American countries like Guatemala tackle growing impunity, corruption and organised transnational crime, prominent Guatemalan justice activists have said.

Policy brief: End impunity for violations against Iraqi protest movement

17 August 2020

On the first anniversary of the Iraqi protest movement, 12 Iraqi organizations along with Impunity Watch and PAX call for accountability for violations against demonstrators and activists and for weapons to be brought under state control in order to safeguard the integrity of early elections in 2021, in a joint policy brief. The policy brief is available in Arabic and English.