Sentencia en Caso Lisandro Guarcax
Afiche del Tu Corazon Florece festivalEl viernes 10 de febrero 2012, la corte de primera instancia emitió una sentencia en el caso de Lisandro Guarcax y 32 otras víctimas. La corte encontró los acusados responsables de los delitos y crimines de asesinato y secuestro; las sentencias extendieron de 100 -376 años. En el caso personal de Lisandro, los jueces ordenaron [...]
Verdict in Lisandro Guarcax case
Poster for Tu Corazon Florece (Your Heart Flourishes) festival On Friday, February 10, 2012, a verdict was issued in the case of Lisandro Guarcax and 32 other victims. The accused were found guilty of charges of murder and kidnapping and given sentences ranging from 100-376 years. In the case of Lisandro, the judges ordered that his parents be compensated for [...]
Voluntary increase of royalties questioned
On January 26, 2011, following negotiations between the Guatemalan Government and the Union of Extractive Industries (GREMIEXT), a body which brings together, among others, the companies responsible for the exploitation of minerals in the country, an agreement was reached regarding a voluntary increase in royalties to be paid by these industries to the state according to the type of mineral [...]
Aumento voluntario de regalías cuestionado
El 26 de enero, 2011, tras negociaciones sostenidas entre el gobierno de Guatemala y la Gremial de Industrias Extractivas -GREMIEXT-, ente que aglutina, entre otros, a las empresas extractivas de minerales operantes en el país, fue acordado un aumento voluntario de las regalías a pagar por éstas al Estado guatemalteco conforme la clase de mineral extraído.Según un comunicado publicado en [...]
“Our Struggle Has Become Reality”: Former Dictator Rios Montt is Charged with Genocide
Thursday, January 26, 7:00 am, hundreds of community activists and human rights defenders gather outside Guatemala City’s national court to witness former dictator Efraín Rios Montt testify on the gross military atrocities and human rights violations that occurred during his de-facto presidency from 1982 to 1983. In solidarity, thousands more both in Guatemala and internationally intently follow the live coverage [...]
The General on trial
A personal reflection by Phil Neff, Guatemala Accompaniment Project Coordinator for NISGUAA cold evening fog had fallen over the Plaza of Human Rights outside Guatemala City's Court Tower, where two hundred survivors of massacres perpetrated by the Guatemalan Army waited, exhausted and anxious, for Judge Patricia Flores to deliver the court's verdict—would former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt be charged with [...]