the Guardian • 24th January 2022 Victory in court for Indigenous women raped during Guatemala’s civil war Five paramilitary patrolmen were sentenced to 30 years each in prison in a ruling hailed as vindication for survivors who have spent years fighting for justice.
Al Jazeera • 29th December 2021 Guatemalans still seek justice, 25 years after civil war’s end Survivors decry new amnesty bill that would free perpetrators of crimes against humanity during 1960-1996 civil war.
Al Jazeera • 17th December 2021 ‘Still a lot of pain’: Dictatorship victims haunt Chile election August Pinochet's 1973-1990 dictatorship has emerged as an election issue, with far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast holding Pinochet in high esteem.
Al Jazeera • 13th June 2021 Death Squad Diary trial sparks hope in Guatemala Retired military officials will stand trial on charges of disappearing and killing dissidents in 1980s during civil war.
Al Jazeera • 26th February 2021 Guatemalan genocide survivors march for justice Survivors of Guatemala’s 36-year civil war call on court to reverse closure of peace institutions.
VICE News • 28th October 2020 Genocide Survivors Say Guatemalan Government is Blocking Their Fight for Justice To survivors, the government's shutdown of peace institutions is a retreat on promises it made as part of peace accords that ended the civil war.
Al Jazeera • 9th March 2020 From dictatorship to now: Chilean women at forefront of protests Women from all generations lead protests against inequality, state repression and gender-based violence in Chile.
Al Jazeera • 8th November 2019 Relatives of Chile's disappeared condemn new security measures As mass protests against the political and economic model continue in Chile, rights groups say new security initiatives could ramp up police crackdowns and the criminalisation of protesters.
Al Jazeera • 30th August 2019 Day of the Disappeared: 'The pain never ends' in Guatemala An estimated 45,000 people were disappeared during the 36-year civil war in Guatemala. Their relatives continue a decades-long search for truth and justice.
Al Jazeera • 21st June 2019 Guatemala survivors of wartime sexual violence fight for justice Lawyers vow to appeal after judge rules against Maya Achi women who were raped by paramilitary patrolmen during Guatemala's civil war.
Al Jazeera • 16th June 2019 Guatemala arrests fugitive ex-military chief accused of genocide Guatemalan police arrested a former military commander accused of genocide and crimes against humanity on Sunday after he showed up to cast his ballots in the general election.
Al Jazeera • 8th March 2019 Guatemalan women protest against decades of state violence At annual International Women's Day march in Guatemala, families remember those who've suffered from state violence.
Al Jazeera • 6th March 2019 Central Americans confront amnesty for war crimes Opposition grows to legislative initiatives in Guatemala and El Salvador that would set war criminals free.
The Washington Post • 24th February 2019 An amnesty for crimes against humanity? Guatemalan proposal stirs outrage The bill would allow former army officers who committed abuses during the 36-year war to go free.
Al Jazeera • 13th February 2019 Guatemala war crime survivors challenge amnesty bill Indigenous survivors of crimes against humanity committed during Guatemala's 36-year civil war took action against a bill advancing in Congress that would set war criminals free.
Al Jazeera • 31st January 2019 Guatemalans protest against bill that would free war criminals Guatemalans gathered Thursday to commemorate the anniversary of the 1980 Spanish Embassy massacre, and to protest a bill under discussion in Congress that would set war criminals free and prevent future prosecution.
Toward Freedom • 8th October 2018 Indigenous Massacre Survivors Unite for Memory and Justice in Guatemala María Francisca García's daughters never really knew their father, Santos Nicolás Hernández. Less than a year apart, they were both babies when he was killed right here along the highway, when soldiers opened fire on indigenous protesters on October 4, 2012.
Al Jazeera • 27th September 2018 Guatemala's military carried out genocide, court rules Guatemalan judges have unanimously ruled that the country's military carried out genocide and crimes against humanity, but in a 2-1 decision acquitted former intelligence chief Jose Mauricio Rodriguez of any involvement.
Al Jazeera • 26th September 2018 Guatemala: Indigenous survivors await genocide trial verdict Indigenous survivors of genocide gather outside the Guatemala City court complex, where judges are deciding whether to convict a former head of military intelligence of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Canadian Dimension • 3rd December 2013 Genocide on Trial Push for justice in Guatemala raises questions about Canada's residential schools
