Desparcimiento del agua residual contenida en la represa de cola de la mina Marlin
FRENTE DE DEFENSA MIGUELENSE (ADISMI, ADIM, FEBIMI, COMUNIDADES EN RESISTENCIA) “DENUNCIA” DESAPARECIMIENTO DEL AGUA RESIDUAL CONTENIDA EN LA REPRESA DE COLA DE LA MINA MARLINUNA AMENAZA GRAVÍSIMA SOBRE LA SALUD DE LAS COMUNIDADES SITUADAS EN LA PARTE BAJA Desde el comienzo de las operaciones mineras, en San Miguel Ixtahuacán, San Marcos, Guatemala, en 1996 cuando esta entró en el territorio [...]
New genocide charges brought against military high command
José Mauricio Rodríguez Sánchez, former Director of Military Intelligence under the de facto government of Efraín Rios Montt, has become the second person to be formally charged with genocide after he was arrested on October 12, 2011.Rodríguez Sánchez is accused as an intellectual author of military counter-insurgency campaigns between 1982 and 1983, detailed in the military documents Plan Victoria 82, [...]
Hearing suspended pending verification of health of Héctor Mario López Fuentes
Julia Cortéz, legal representative of the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR). The AJR and the Center for Legal Human Rights Action (CALDH) are the plaintiffs in the legal case against the retired general Héctor Mario López Fuentes, accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and forced disappearance.Graham HuntFirst suspended on September 21 and reprogrammed for October 3, the hearing for [...]
Se suspende juicio pendiente verificación del estado de salud de Héctor Mario López Fuentes
Julia Cortéz, representante legal de la Asociación para la Justicia y Reconciliación -AJR-. La AJR y el Centro para la Acción Legal en Derechos Humanos -CALDH- son los querellantes adhesivos en el caso legal contra el general retirado Héctor Mario López Fuentes, acusado de genocidio, crímenes de lesa humanidad y desaparición forzada.Graham HuntSuspendida por primera vez el 21 de septiembre [...]
Pedro Pimentel Rios To Be Tried for Murder and Crimes Against Humanity
(Photo credit: Kevin Hayes) Guatemala – First Tribunal Judge Carol Patricia Flores found Guatemalan ex-military Pedro Pimentel Rios' defense to be without merit yesterday, ruling that the accused can be tried for mass murder and crimes against humanity in the case of Las Dos Erres. Pimentel Rios' lawyer argued that nowhere in the formal accusation does it [...]
Mural festival celebrated in Historical Archive of the National Police
Graham HuntOn September 24, the Historical Archive of the National Police (AHPN) celebrated the second of a series of mural-painting festivals being carried out throughout 2011, with the participation of artists' groups including Pie de Lana, the Clavel Rojo Collective, and Fe y Esperanza, as well as employees and family members of employees of the Archive. The wealth of documentation [...]