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UN urges continued commitment to justice in Guatemala after Rios Montt trial
May 16, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
A group of UN experts on Wednesday encouraged Guatemalan authorities to continue to seek the establishment of internal and transitional "truth and justice" in the wake of the trial of Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt. Last Friday, a Guatemalan court sentenced Rios Montt to 80 years in.... [more]
Guatemala court: government must apologize for acts of genocide
May 15, 2013 by Jaimie Cremeans
A Guatemalan court on Monday ordered the government to apologize to the Ixil Maya, an indigenous people, for acts of genocide that were committed against them when former dictator Efrain Rios Montt was in power. Montt was found guilty on Friday of the genocide, torture and rape of 1,771 Ixil.... [more]
Guatemala ex-dictator found guilty of genocide
May 11, 2013 by Elizabeth LaForgia
Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was found guilty Friday of the genocide, torture and rape of 1,771 indigenous Ixil Mayans during his 1982-83 rule. The court found that Rios Montt was responsible for commanding his military forces to kill 5.5 percent of the Ixil population, who were.... [more]
New judge to preside over trial of Guatemala ex-dictator
April 24, 2013 by Blake Lynch
The Guatemalan Constitutional Court on Tuesday ordered Judge Jasmine Barrios to annul the case of former Guatemalan dictator General Efrain Rios Montt over the genocide of Mayan Indians. The Constitutional Court also ordered the case sent back to Judge Carol Patricia Flores, who now has 24 to 48.... [more]
Guatemala judge reverses suspension of trial against former president
April 20, 2013 by Julie Deisher
Judge Jazmin Barrios, the Guatemala judge presiding over the trial of former president Efrain Rios Montt in Guatemala City, began the trial despite a prior ruling annulling the case. Judge Patricia Flores, who was recently reinstated to the case after being recused from it since February 2012,.... [more]
Trial halted for former Guatemala leader accused of genocide
April 20, 2013 by Sarah Paulsworth
The genocide trial for former Guatemala president Efrain Rios Montt came to a halt Thursday, potentially discarding nearly a year-and-a-half of court proceedings. According to Judge Patricia Flores, all actions taken on Rios Montt's case since she was recused in November 2011 are invalid. However....... [more]
Guatemala appeals court upholds acquittal of former president Portillo
April 10, 2013 by Keith Herting
An appeals court in Guatemala City announced Tuesday that it has upheld a lower court decision which acquitted former President Alfonso Portillo of criminal charges that he had stolen over USD $15 million during his time as president. In 2011 the criminal charges of embezzlement against Portillo.... [more]
UN rights chief lauds Guatemala for beginning trial of former president
March 19, 2013 by Julie Deisher
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay lauded Guatemala on Monday for beginning the trial of former president Efrain Rios Montt and former intelligence chief Jose Rodriguez Sanchez, both of whom stand accused of committing genocide and crimes against humanity. The charges relate back to.... [more]
Guatemala court approved extradition of ex-president to US [this day at law]
March 17, 2013 by Sarah Steers
On March 17, 2010, a criminal court in Guatemala approved the extradition of former President Alfonso Portillo to the US. Portillo was president of Guatemala from 2000-2004. He was charged with money laundering in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and accused of.... [more]
Former Guatemala dictator to stand trial for genocide
January 29, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
A Guatemalan judge on Monday ordered former dictator Efrain Rios Montt to stand trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity stemming from the killing of more than 1,700 villagers of Mayan ancestry. Judge Miguel Angel Galvez announced that Montt, along with one of his former generals.... [more]
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