Victory in Guatemala? Not Yet--NYTimes Op-Ed

[Molly Molloy]

Here is one-stop shopping for the best sources on the trial of former Guatemalan president Efrain Rios Montt. Sent by Professor Victoria Sanford. Some of these are repeats, but it is nice to have all these links in one place. molly

Dear Friends,

I am sending you the link to an op-ed I wrote for the New York Times as well as some other recent media on the Rios Montt trial and conviction.  Please help circulate.

The Rios Montt conviction is important, but we have more work to do.  I will get back to you in the near future about next steps in how we can help ensure the safety of Tribunal Judge Yasmin Barrios and Guatemala Attorney General Claudia Paz y Paz and provide international support so that they may continue to work for justice in Guatemala. 

Recent Media:

 My Op-Ed in the New York Times:  Victory in Guatemala? Not Yet

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opinion/its-too-soon-to-declare-victory-in-guatemalan-genocide.html?ref=opinion

 

Interview with Ian Masters “Background Briefing” KPFK Los Angeles

http://ianmasters.com/sites/default/files/mp3/bbriefing_2013_05_12a_victoria%20sanford.mp3

 

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/science/jan-june13/guatemala_05-08.html

PBS News Hour: Why We Cannot Turn Away: Miles O’Brien and Xeni Jardin  report on the Rios Montt trial.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpRfpahkN0Q&sns=em  PBS Follow-up on trial: Xeni Jardin reports on Rios Montt conviction and reparations for Ixil survivors.

 

Entrevista en espanol: http://raicesnomades.com/ Programa de radio de Alemania que tambien tiene emisora en Chile.

 

You can also watch Perez Molina stumble over himself on CNN (he is on around the 10^th minute):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udtJ5PNawvg

 

http://www.riosmontt-trial.org/  For excellent daily coverage of the trial and legal aftermath:

A project of the Open Society Justice Initiative, this website is a collaborative effort to provide reporting and analysis of the trial of José Efrain Rios Montt, the former Guatemalan president, on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.

 

http://ajrguatemala.org/ ASOCIACIÓN PARA LA JUSTICIA Y RECONCILIACIÓN –

Here you can listen to recorded segments of the trial and screen video of key moments as well as see important updates.

 

http://skylight.is/journal/

Here you can see footage from “Dictator in the Dock” from Skylight Pictures (you can also access Granito: How to Nail a Dictator and When the Mountains Tremble). 

I thank you for your support for justice in Guatemala.

Best,

Victoria