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Flores (Guatemala)

Type: City

Name: Flores (Guatemala)

Country: Guatemala

Latitude: 16.93

Longitude: -89.889999

population: 20,002

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

Guatemalan high court suspends genocide trial of ex-dictator

GUATEMALA JUSTICE | 04 de mayo de 2013Facebook Twitter Menéame PocketAmpliarThe Rios Montt´s trial resumed on April 30 after Guatemala's Constitutional Court said the case could proceed. EFE/FileGuatemala City, May 4 (EFE).- Guatemala's Constitutional ... [Published San Antonio La Prensa - May 04 2013]

Entities: Jose Rodriguez, Guatemala, Constitutional Court

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

The genocide trial of Rios Montt

In March began the trial of ex-Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt, who is accused of having orchestrated genocide and crimes against humanity during his 1982-1983 rule. While the trial is an achievement in itself, obscure legal battles make its outcome highly ... [Published open Democracy News Analysis - - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Constitutional Court, Witness, Annulment, Flores (Guatemala), Guatemala

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Guatemala genocide trial may resume today

Former Guatemalan dictator (1982-1983), retired General Efrain Rios Montt, listens to a judge in Guatemala City on April 19, 2013. Johan Ordonez (AFP)/Plaintiffs in the historic trial of Guatemala’s former military dictator could learn today whether the ... [Published Global News Canada - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Guatemala, Flores (Guatemala), Efrain Rios Montt

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

Guatemala’s genocide trial ? a ‘tangled’ path to justice

Survivors of a horrific era of Guatemala’s history — one of murder, torture, rape and kidnappings – relived their and their families’ ordeals in courtroom testimonies for much of the last month, only to learn their legal saga may have to start over.It’s ... [Published Global News Canada - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Guatemala, International Commission against Impunity, Flores (Guatemala), Crimes Against Humanity

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Guatemala: A march for an assassinated priest, and for justice, as Montt genocide trial remains in limbo

In Guatemala City today, a demonstration to honor slain Bishop Juan Gerardi, and to call for the genocide trial of Rios Montt to continue. Image: NISGUA . Today here in Guatemala, demonstrators marched through the streets of the capital to honor ... [Published Boing Boing - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: Guatemala, Flores (Guatemala), Nebaj (Guatemala)

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Action in stalled Guatemalan genocide trial

A week ago, the genocide trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt appeared headed to a historic conclusion. Today, it is at a standstill, the result of procedural missteps that have cast uncertainty over the process.The country's Constitutional ... [Published WDSU New Orleans - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Flores (Guatemala), Action, Annulment, Constitutional Court

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Guatemala genocide trial status in limbo as legal power struggle continues

div class="video-container"> VIDEO: Relatives of people killed during Guatemala's armed conflict hold up a banner with the names of the dead, during a protest on April 22, 2013 outside the Constitutional Court in Guatemala City. Kate Doyle of ... [Published Boing Boing - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Guatemala, Flores (Guatemala), Constitutional Court, Kate Doyle, Annulment

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 6 reports

Ex-Dictators Genocide Trial Suspended in Guatemala

Ex-Dictator’s Genocide Trial Suspended in GuatemalaGUATEMALA CITY – A court in the Guatemalan capital decided on Friday to suspend the genocide trial of former strongman Efrain Rios Montt while vowing to fight another court’s “illegal” move to quash the ... [Published Latin American Herald Tribune - Apr 20 2013]

Entities: Genocide, Guatemala, Constitutional Court, Flores (Guatemala)

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 7 reports

Halt to genocide trial in Guatemala

By Stephanie NebehayGENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights office voiced alarm on Friday at the suspension of the genocide trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt, calling it a blow to victims of atrocities who have waited decades ... [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Guatemala, Stephanie Nebehay, Crimes Against Humanity, Flores (Guatemala)

First reported Apr 12 2013 - Updated Apr 12 2013 - 1 reports

Carthage residents sentenced in federal court

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Two Carthage men were sentenced, and a St. Joseph woman and a Carthage man pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to their roles in a $5 million conspiracy to use a Missouri Department of Revenue license office in St. Joseph to provide ... [Published Carthage Press - Apr 12 2013]

Entities: Conspiracy, Corroboration, Identity Theft, Christina Gonzalez, Social Security

First reported Mar 06 2013 - Updated Mar 06 2013 - 1 reports

National/International: Nueva Esperanza community returns to Guatemala after a year and a half

On 28 February will be held the relocation of the Nueva Esperanza community to its new space in the department of the Petén, which is very close to the capital department, Flores, in Guatemala. To accompany this relocation, there was organized ... [Published SIPAZ Blog - Mar 06 2013]

Entities: Guatemala, Tenosique (Mexico), Displacement, Mexico, Human Rights

First reported Feb 22 2013 - Updated Feb 23 2013 - 1 reports

Rumors of Chapo Dead in Peten

Borderland Beat Rumors swirled around social networks and publications today, regarding the possible death of Chapo Guzman in Petén, Guatemala. My good sense says doubtful, but respected publications are reporting the unconfirmed death with that in ... [Published Borderland Beat - Feb 22 2013]

Entities: Joaquín Guzmán Loera, Rumours, Guzman (Mexico)

Quotes

...The spokesperson said: "We note the decision of the Guatemalan court and reaffirm the importance of a strong and transparent justice system as an essential component of democracy."

Guatemala: Rios Montt genocide trial ends with historic verdict [Published Al Jazeera - May 15 2013]

Viviana Krsticevic, directora del CEJIL, añadió: "Las investigaciones y los procesos judiciales juegan un papel clave en ayudar a las sociedades a enfrentar los abusos históricos de derechos humanos. Este proceso solo puede fortalecer el Estado de derecho en Guatemala"

Organizaciones internacionales piden que el juicio por genocidio en Guatemala se celebre hasta el ... [Published Open Society Institute Soros Foundation Network - Apr 19 2013]

"So it's a particularly emblematic case, a particularly important one, not just for Guatemala but for the whole international system of justice" he said. - Reuters

Halt to Guatemala genocide trial a blow [Published IOL - Apr 19 2013]

"No public official or citizen is obliged to execute illegal orders ... and this court will not do it" Barrios told the court in Guatemala City where Rios Montt has been on trial

Rios Montt genocide trial up in air as Guatemalan judges squabble [Published Reuters - Apr 19 2013]

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Guatemala: Rios Montt genocide trial ends with ... [Published Al Jazeera - May 15 2013]
Guatemalan high court suspends genocide trial o... [Published San Antonio La Prensa - May 04 2013]
The genocide trial of Rios Montt [Published open Democracy News Analysis - - Apr 30 2013]
Guatemala genocide trial may resume today [Published Global News Canada - Apr 30 2013]
Guatemala’s genocide trial ? a ‘tangled’ path t... [Published Global News Canada - Apr 29 2013]
Right-wing pressure halts Guatemala genocide trial [Published Workers World Online - Apr 29 2013]
Genocide trial that implicates Guatemalan presi... [Published Belize Reporter - Apr 27 2013]
Guatemala: A march for an assassinated priest, ... [Published Boing Boing - Apr 26 2013]
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Action in stalled Guatemalan genocide trial [Published WDSU New Orleans - Apr 24 2013]
Guatemala genocide trial status in limbo as leg... [Published Boing Boing - Apr 24 2013]
Musharraf among 15 leaders arrested at a ripe age [Published The News International - Apr 22 2013]
Ex-Dictators Genocide Trial Suspended in Guatemala [Published Latin American Herald Tribune - Apr 20 2013]
Guatemala: Genocide Trial Suspension Raises Con... [Published Eurasia Review - Apr 20 2013]
Presentan denuncias contra jueza que anuló juic... [Published NTN 24 - Apr 20 2013]
Organizaciones internacionales piden que el jui... [Published Open Society Institute Soros Foundation Network - Apr 19 2013]
Halt to Guatemala genocide trial a blow [Published IOL - Apr 19 2013]
Rios Montt genocide trial up in air as Guatemal... [Published Reuters - Apr 19 2013]
High court to decide on Guatemala genocide trial [Published Myrtle Beach Sun News - Apr 19 2013]
Judge Orders Dictator's Genocide Trial Suspended [Published Huffington Post - Apr 19 2013]
Halt to genocide trial in Guatemala [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - Apr 19 2013]
Halt to genocide trial in Guatemala is blow to ... [Published Sharenet - Apr 19 2013]
Uncertainty looms as judge suspends genocide tr... [Published Christian Science Monitor - Apr 19 2013]
Guatemala genocide trial suspended [Published World Bulletin - Apr 19 2013]
Judge nullifies testimony in Guatemala genocide... [Published CNN - Apr 19 2013]
Testimony cut in Guatemala genocide trial [Published WDSU New Orleans - Apr 19 2013]
Guatemalan Judge Orders Rios Montt Trial Suspended [Published ABC News - Apr 19 2013]
Grand Tours of a Lifetime [Published FOXNews.com - Apr 18 2013]
8 Incredible Grand Tours You Can Actually Afford [Published Austin American Statesman - Apr 18 2013]
Carthage residents sentenced in federal court [Published Carthage Press - Apr 12 2013]

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Guatemala: A march for an assassinated priest, ... [Published Boing Boing - Apr 26 2013] In Guatemala City today, a demonstration to honor slain Bishop Juan Gerardi, and to call for the genocide trial of Rios Montt to continue. Image: NISGUA . Today here in Guatemala, demonstrators marched through the streets of the capital to honor ...
Guatemala genocide trial status in limbo as leg... [Published Boing Boing - Apr 24 2013] div class="video-container"> VIDEO: Relatives of people killed during Guatemala's armed conflict hold up a banner with the names of the dead, during a protest on April 22, 2013 outside the Constitutional Court in Guatemala City. Kate Doyle of ...
National/International: Nueva Esperanza communi... [Published SIPAZ Blog - Mar 06 2013] On 28 February will be held the relocation of the Nueva Esperanza community to its new space in the department of the Petén, which is very close to the capital department, Flores, in Guatemala. To accompany this relocation, there was organized ...
Rumors of Chapo Dead in Peten [Published Borderland Beat - Feb 22 2013] Borderland Beat Rumors swirled around social networks and publications today, regarding the possible death of Chapo Guzman in Petén, Guatemala. My good sense says doubtful, but respected publications are reporting the unconfirmed death with that in ...