Guatemala court convicts paramilitary in first enforced disappearance trial
September 2, 2009
[JURIST] A Guatemalan paramilitary was convicted and sentenced to 150 years in prison for the enforced disappearance of six indigenous persons during the Guatemalan civil war [GlobalSecurity backgrounder]. The trial of Felipe Cusanero, which began [JURIST report] in 2008, was the first time a defend....... [more] 
Rights group urges Guatemala to approve civil war search commission
February 25, 2009
[JURIST] Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday urged the Guatemalan Congress [official website, in Spanish] to approve a law establishing a National Search Commission for the Persons Forcibly and Involuntarily Disappeared. The proposed legislation [text, PDF, in Spanish] was presented to the Guate....... [more]
Guatemala files criminal complaints for human rights violations during civil war
February 1, 2009
[JURIST] The director of Guatemala's National Compensation Program Cesar Davila announced Friday that the Guatemalan government [official website; JURIST news archive] has filed more than 3,000 criminal complaints for human rights violations allegedly committed during the country's 1960-1996 civil w....... [more]
Guatemala files criminal complaints for human rights violations during civil war
February 1, 2009
[JURIST] The director of Guatemala's National Compensation Program Cesar Davila announced Friday that the Guatemalan government has filed more than 3,000 criminal complaints for human rights violations allegedly committed during the country's 1960-1996....... [more]
Mexico extradites former Guatemala president to face corruption charges
October 8, 2008
'[JURIST] Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited Tuesday from Mexico to Guatemala, where he is accused of authorizing transfers of$15.8 million from the budget of the Guatemalan Ministry of Defense during his presidency from 2000 to....... [more]
UN rights envoy urges Guatemala Congress against reinstating death penalty
March 25, 2008
'[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Philip Alston Tuesday urged Guatemalan lawmakers not to override a presidential veto of a bill that would restore the country''s death penalty in a way he said would be....... [more]
Guatemala adoption agency lawyers on trial in 'human trafficking' case
March 25, 2008
'[JURIST] Lawyers for Guatemalan adoption agency Casa Quivira have been charged with human trafficking as a result of irregularities discovered in the agency''s records, the defendants'' lawyers said Monday. The investigation began in August, when....... [more]
Guatemala president vetoes death penalty bill
March 15, 2008
'[JURIST] Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom vetoed a bill Friday that would have restored the country''s death penalty. Decree 06-2008 would also have given Colom, sworn into office just last month the power to decide whether to grant clemency and....... [more]
First Guatemala civil war disappearance trial opens
March 11, 2008
'[JURIST] The first trial of a defendant accused of involvement in"forced disappearances" during Guatemala''s 36-year civil war opened Monday. Felipe Cusanero, a former member of a civilian paramilitary unit, is alleged to have been responsible for the....... [more]
Spain judge shifts procedural focus of Guatemala geonocide probe
January 16, 2008
'[JURIST] Spanish National Court judge Santiago Pedraz said Wednesday he will switch the focus of his investigation into genocide, torture, and other crimes against humanity in Guatemala''s 36-year civil war towards obtaining witness testimony in light....... [more]
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