CREOMPAZ: Eleven retired military officers indicted on charges of crimes against humanity
Today, 11 former military were indicted on charges of forced disappearance and crimes against humanity committed between 1981 and 1988, based on evidence uncovered at the CREOMPAZ military center in Cobán, [...]
Political prisoners Saúl Méndez and Rogelio Velásquez finally released!
We celebrate the release yesterday of Saúl Méndez and Rogelio Velásquez, two community leaders wrongly convicted of homicide in a 2014 trial plagued with irregularities. Saúl and Rogelio were sentenced [...]
“We know this will come to an end” – Interview with the son of a political prisoner
Original interview posted on CMI-Guatemala and written by Gustavo Illescas. Translated and edited for clarity by NISGUA. Bernardo López Samayoa talks about the strength of his mother, Priscila Samayoa, and [...]