Trial of Ex-Dictator of Guatemala May Have to Restart
MEXICO CITY — A day after Guatemala’s highest court threw out the genocide verdict against a former dictator, Gen. Efraín Ríos Montt, lawyers on both sides of the case said Tuesday ... Read more
Tag Archives: War Crimes Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Guatemala’s Highest Court Overturns Genocide Conviction of Former Dictator
MEXICO CITY — Guatemala’s highest court on Monday threw out the genocide conviction and prison sentence of the former dictator Gen. Efraín Ríos Montt. The decision by ... Read more
Pressure of War Is Causing Syria to Break Apart
CAIRO — The black flag of jihad flies over much of northern Syria. In the center of the country, pro-government militias and Hezbollah fighters battle those who threaten their communities. In the ... Read more
Trial on Guatemalan Civil War Carnage Leaves Out U.S. Role
MEXICO CITY — In 1999, President Bill Clinton went to Guatemala and apologized. Just two weeks earlier, a United Nations truth commission found Guatemalan security forces responsible for more than 90 ... Read more
Op-Ed Contributor: It’s Too Soon to Declare Victory in Guatemalan Genocide
THE conviction last Friday of the former Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity is of monumental significance. It was the first time in history ... Read more
World Briefing | The Americas: Guatemala: Former Dictator in Hospital
The former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt was taken to a military hospital on Monday after fainting while on his way to a court hearing, the Guatemalan prison authorities said. A prison system ... Read more
Mayor in Japan Says ‘Comfort Women’ Played a Useful Role
TOKYO — The mayor of one of Japan’s largest cities, who is seen by some as a possible future prime minister, drew an outcry on Monday after he said women forced into wartime brothels for the ... Read more
Gen. Efraín Ríos Montt of Guatemala Guilty of Genocide
GUATEMALA CITY — A Guatemalan court on Friday found Gen. Efraín Ríos Montt, the former dictator who ruled Guatemala during one of the bloodiest periods of its long civil war, guilty of ... Read more
Efraín Ríos Montt Denies Role in Guatemalan Massacres
GUATEMALA CITY — Gen. Efraín Ríos Montt, the former dictator who ruled Guatemala during one of the bloodiest periods of its long civil war, faced the court trying him for genocide on ... Read more
Islamist Leader in Bangladesh Gets Death Sentence for War Atrocities
DHAKA, Bangladesh (Reuters) — A Bangladesh tribunal on Thursday convicted and sentenced an Islamist party leader to death for atrocities in the country’s war of independence, generating a nationwide ... Read more