Trial of Efraín Ríos Montt begins
The long awaited trial of General Efraín Ríos Montt begins today, March 19, 2012. The Guatemalan dictator will be the first head of state to be tried for genocide in genuine proceedings in his own...
View ArticleTWITTER: News from the trial
Stay up to date with tweets from the trial. Check out the Twitter feed to the right on the “noticias” page. Magdalena: I looked for my husband, then we were able to exhume him. We buried him in the...
View ArticleHighlights from Genocide Trial
Tragaluz ha estado filmando el juicio del general Efraín Ríos Montt desde el primer día. Queremos que el mundo esté presente durante este momento tan importante en la historia de Guatemala. A partir...
View ArticleDICTATOR IN THE DOCK: The people v. Ríos Montt
ANTICIPANDO LA JUSTICIA Momentos Destacados: Primer día: 19 de marzo 2013 Puntos destacados del ensayo de José Efraín Ríos Montt por crímenes de lesa humanidad y genocidio....
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Rios Montt Interview: “I Control the Army”
April 16th, 2013: Filmic evidence entered as evidence in Guatemalan Genocide trial. I went to Guatemala in 1982 to make my first feature-length documentary When the Mountains Tremble. Rigoberta...
View ArticleDICTATOR IN THE DOCK: Unspeakable Cruelty
CRUELIDAD INIMAGINABLE (version español): Episodio 2 de nuestra serie sobre el juicio por genocidio del general Ríos Montt, donde un testigo Ixil Maya testimonio de los horrores cometidos por las...
View ArticleNOTA ACLARATORIA: El CC no ha “anulado” el juicio (CLARIFICATION: The CC has...
NOTA ACLARATORIA EXCELENTE EN EVENTOS DE HOY por Kate Doyle: Hoy el Tribunal Constitucional sembró el caos y la confusión en un estudio que el pasado viernes (19 de abril) era probablemente dos o tres...
View ArticleDICTATOR IN THE DOCK Ep #5: The Price of Justice
On Tuesday, April 23rd, the Guatemalan Constitutional Court stopped the trial of General Efraín Rios Montt. There may be no verdict. But the voices of the Ixil Maya will be heard: they call for...
View ArticleDICTATOR IN THE DOCK Ep #6: A Trial of Two Languages
In spite of the suspension of the oral debates, over 100 witnesses for the prosecution testified– many Maya Ixil, who testified in their own language. See the controversy that arose in the midst of...
View ArticleDICTATOR IN THE DOCK Ep #7: A Question of Accent
Episode #7: A Question of Accent Capítulo #7: Un Debate de Acento
View ArticleDICTATOR IN THE DOCK Ep #8: A Strong Judge
Chapter #8: A Strong Judge Capítulo #8: Una Jueza Fuerte
View ArticleDICTATOR IN THE DOCK Ep #9: Murder of Infants. Never Again
Episode #9: Murder of Infants. Never Again. A Maya Ixil woman is clear that the trial is not only about the past, but about preventing atrocities from ever occurring in the future. Capítulo #9:...
View ArticleDICTATOR IN THE DOCK Ep #10: An Attempt to Decimate the Future
Episode #10: An Attempt to Decimate the Future In an incredible display of courage, a Maya Ixil woman testifies to sexual violence, an act of genocide. In the Audience, women cover their heads in...
View ArticleDICTATOR IN THE DOCK Ep #11: Escape to the Mountains
Ep #11: Escape to the Mountains Nicholas Toma Matom was a young father in 1982 when his village was attacked. When asked why the soldiers massacred his family the replied “they must have been following...
View ArticleDICTATOR IN THE DOCK Ep #12: They Came to Kill
Pedro Caba Caba was 17 when his village of Ilom was attacked by the Guatemalan Army. This is his story. One of the many brave testimonies that contributed to the conviction of Efraín Rios Montt....
View ArticleDICTATOR IN THE DOCK Ep#13: Bones Tell Stories
Episode #13: Bones Tell Stories Forensic Anthropologists piece together an irrefutable story. Capítulo #13: Los Huesos Cuentan Historias Los antropólogos forenses de reconstruir una historia...
View ArticleDICTATOR IN THE DOCK Ep #14: Genocide
Episode #14: Genocide In this special extended “Dictator in the Dock” expert witness Elizabeth Oglesby explains how the actions of the Guatemalan Army were acts of genocide. Capítulo #14: Genocidio...
View ArticleDICTATOR IN THE DOCK Ep # 15: Ingrained Racism
Chapter #15: Ingrained Racism On Monday, May 20th the Guatemalan Constitutional Court overturned the conviction and sentencing of Rios Montt. But the evidence presented by Sociologist and Author...
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