March Solidarity Update
Welcome to the March Solidarity Update! This month, we participated in a series of critical activities and topics that are setting the stage for the field of justice and human rights. We highlight the transitional justice case of the Alaska Summit Massacre, a milestone that represents an important step in the right to peacefully protest as a form of [...]
Apertura al Debate Oral y Público: Tácticas de Demora Utilizadas en el Juicio por Genocidio Ixil por parte del equipo legal de Benedicto Lucas García.
Este 25 de marzo de 2024 se llevó a cabo la primera audiencia del Debate Oral y Público en contra del exGeneral Benedicto Lucas García, por los delitos de genocidio, violencia sexual y crimenes de lesa humanidad, durante la dictadura de su hermano Romeo Lucas García (1978- 1982). Autoridades de la Alcaldía Indigena Ancestral del pueblo Ixil de Nebaj [...]
Opening to the Oral and Public Debate: Delay Tactics Used in the Ixil Genocide Trial by Benedicto Lucas García’s legal team.
On March 25, 2024, the first hearing of the Oral and Public Debate was held against former General Benedicto Lucas García, for the crimes of genocide, sexual violence and crimes against humanity, committed during the dictatorship of his brother Romeo Lucas García (1978-1982). Ancestral Indigenous Authorities of the Ixil people of Nebaj and Chajul, representatives of the National Platform [...]
Statement: Ixil Genocide Case Seeks Non-Repetition of cruel events
[ESPAÑOL ABAJO] The Association for Justice and Reconciliation –AJR- And the Office of Human Rights of the Archbishop of Guatemala -ODHAG-. To the national and international public opinion: After 23 years since the first complaint was filed in 2001, on March 25 and 26, 2024, the Criminal Sentencing, Drug Activity and Environmental Crimes Court for High Risk Processes, Group [...]