Articles by: Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada

January 11, 2022

Forty years after the heinous state-sponsored crimes were committed, Maya Achi women get their day in court.

February 5, 2019

Guatemala is poised to pass a law reversing its National Reconciliation Law, which prohibits amnesty for those who committed international crimes during the country’s civil war. Who benefits from blanket amnesty?

April 24, 2018

Part of a roundtable reflecting on the death and legacy of dictator Ríos Montt. Read the rest here.

April 24, 2018

Former Guatemalan Dictator José Efraín Ríos Montt died on April 1. Five Guatemala experts weigh in on his life and the legacy of ethnic cleansing he leaves behind.