Ixil Genocide Case Update. July 30th – August 1st, 2024
Tuesday, July 30th, Hearing 56 “We lived with the fear that at any moment they could kill us, too.” Survivor of the Ixil genocide In today’s hearing, the Public Prosecutor’s Office presented two pieces of documentary evidence along with the audio recording of a witness’s advance testimony. The first document, entitled “Guatemala Program Document of Political Assassinations,” was produced [...]
Comunicado de Prensa: Después de la derrota de un intento del ex general Lucas García para desestimar el caso de Genocidio Ixil, los ancianos Maya Ixil se preparan para dar su testimonio en Nebaj, Guatemala la próxima semana
COMUNICADO DE PRENSA 15 de agosto de 2024 PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto: Michelle Liang, Acompañante Internacional, NISGUA internacionalista@nisgua.org | +502 4873 4422 Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala - El lunes 12 de agosto de 2024, las abogados defensoras del ex general Manuel Benedicto Lucas García, acusado de genocidio, desaparición forzada y crímenes de lesa humanidad del pueblo Maya Ixil, realizaron un [...]
Press Release: Post-defeat of an attempt by the accused ex-general Lucas Garcia to dismiss the Ixil Genocide case, Maya Ixil elders prepare to give their testimony in Nebaj, Guatemala next week
August 15, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Michelle Liang, International Accompanier, NISGUA internacionalista@nisgua.org | +502 4873 4422 Guatemala City, Guatemala - On Monday August 12, 2024, the defense lawyers of ex-general Manuel Benedícto Lucas García, accused of genocide, forced disappearance and crimes against humanity of the Maya Ixil people, made a frivolous and malicious attempt to dismiss the case [...]
Statement: Malicious Attempt at Dismissal in the Genocide Case
On Saturday, August 10, the defense of former general Benedicto Lucas García filed a legal action to recuse the court, since according to the lawyers the court allowed the Public Prosecutor's Office to overreach their interrogation of an expert witness on the topic of victim identification. Therefore, several human rights organizations pointed out in a statement that the action [...]
Actualización del caso Genocidio Ixil. Del 22 al 25 de julio de 2024
Lunes 22 de julio, Audiencia 52 Este día se continuó la escucha de la declaración en anticipo de prueba de la testiga María Marcos. La testigo señaló que cuando los soldados quemaron su casa en Pexla, ella estaba con tres de sus hijas, una bebe, una de 11 años, y una de 14 años. Ana, la de 11 años, [...]
Ixil Genocide Case Update. July 22-25, 2024
Monday, July 22, Hearing 52 This day the hearing continued with the testimony of the witness María Marcos. The witness pointed out that when the soldiers burned her house in Pexla, she was with three of her daughters, a baby, an 11 year old, and a 14 year old. Ana, the 11-year-old died and her remains were found that [...]