11 April 2017
At the beginning of 2017, the process of developing a National Strategy on Transitional Justice for Kosovo reached a critical juncture. Donor support to the Inter-Ministerial Working Group on Dealing With the Past and Reconciliation (IMWG) concluded and President Hashim Thaçi launched a proposal for a new Commission on Truth and Reconciliation.
21 March 2017
Guatemala City, 21 March 2017. A delegation of victims from Chichupac, Xeabaj and El tablón communities from Rabinal, Baja Verapaz held a press conference to announce the last judgment from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the case “Members from Chichupac and Neighboring Communities vs. Guatemala”, dated 30 November 2016.
21 March 2017
Ciudad de Guatemala, 21 de marzo de 2017. El día de hoy, una delegación de víctimas de las comunidades de Chichupac, Xeabaj y El Tablón del municipio de Rabinal, Baja Verapaz, ofrecieron una conferencia de prensa para dar a conocer la más reciente sentencia de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos en el “Caso Miembros de la Aldea Chichupac y Comunidades Vecinas del Municipio de Rabinal vs. Guatemala”, de fecha 30 de noviembre de 2016.
14 March 2017
Impunity Watch is pleased to announce the publication of a new research report entitled “Transitional Justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Advances, Obstacles…and Opportunities?”The study examines advances, obstacles, and opportunities with respect to transitional justice processes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, under its different pillars, namely, the right to know, the right to justice, the right to reparations and guarantees of non-recurrence.
8 March 2017
On 8 March 2017, in the morning, 19 girls were burned in what was supposed to be a “Safe Home” and shelter for abused teens. So far 30 are dead and 39 are admitted to hospital with second and third-degree burns. Authorities said they rioted and set themselves on fire.
1 March 2017
Our office in Guatemala has published a new press release on constitutional reform and Independence in Guatemala. We issue our concern regarding the recent scandals related to influence peddling and the manipulation of the election processes of the Supreme Court of Justice in Guatemala. There have been instances of external interferences in the election of magistrates and judges, demonstrating the necessity for extensive reforms to ensure impartiality and independence in the administration of justice.
16 February 2017
Impunity Watch accompanied the women’s international day march in Guatemala. Women, feminists and human rights organizations and collectives marched to demand the recognition of their rights, to denounce sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls in Guatemala.
10 February 2017
Guatemala, is a country living in post-conflict, is experiencing different forms of violence. The high rates of violence against women and sexual violence require urgent action. The United Nations Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security exhorts the States to take action through its four basic pillars: prevention, protection, participation and relief, and recovery. In Guatemala, 16 years since the adoption of the Resolution, we say 1325 NOW #1325Guateya.
19 October 2016
Impunity Watch is pleased to announce the publication of a new research report “The Past Should not be Forgotten: Victims’ Participation in Honduran Truth Commissions”. The report is available on our website both in English and Spanish. The study examines victims’ participation in the two truth commissions that were created in Honduras in 2010 to investigate the violent incidents surrounding the 2009 coup d’état.
