Updated: Feb 22, 2019
The United Nations System issued a press release about the lawsuit against the former head of the Guatemalan State General Efrain Rios Montt and former head of General Intelligence Jose Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez, on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity against the Ixil population during the internal armed conflict in Guatemala.
The use of strategic litigation as a tool to generate consciousness and change in post-conflict Guatemala has generally been a good practice. In this policy brief, we review some key elements of Guate
This report documents the historical events that occurred in the municipalities of Santa Eulalia and Santa Cruz Barillas [Huehuetenango], as result of the implementation of two hydroelectric projects.
On 13 February Impunity Watch presented the second report of the Observatory of Judicial Independence entitled: “Judges in High Risk [Courts]: Threats to Judicial Independence in Guatemala.” Download