The Invisible Genocide of Women<http://www.guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/node/368> Submitted by Kevin D on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 20:20
Video: http://vimeo.com/36268697 The Invisible Genocide of Women. by (Ofelia&Zurita)<http://vimeo.com/36268697> from Ofelia de Pablo & Javier Zurita <http://vimeo.com/user9275344> on Vimeo <http://vimeo.com/>. "More than 100,000 women were raped in the 36 years of the Guatemalan genocide in which at least 200,000 people died. In this video, photojournalists Ofelia de Pablo and Javier Zurita interview survivors and document the ongoing forensic and legal investigation that has just indicted former Guatemalan President Efraín Ríos Montt." I just came across this really powerful short film which resonates strongly with the current trial against Ríos Montt. Xeni Jardin featured it on Boing Boing for the Women Under Siege website. You can find more here<http://boingboing.net/2012/02/14/the-invisible-genocide-of-wome.html> . - Read moreabout The Invisible Genocide of Women<http://www.guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/node/368> - Kevin D's blog <http://www.guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/blogs/kevin-d> - Log in<http://www.guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/user/login?destination=comment/reply/368%23comment-form> or register<http://www.guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/user/register?destination=comment/reply/368%23comment-form> to post comments Distorted Visions from Ríos Montt's Trial<http://www.guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/node/367> Submitted by Kevin D on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 20:03 A piece in the Guatemala Times by Ingrid Nanne presents an interesting reflection on the trial of Ríos Montt. The racism that provided the space and motive for the brutality meted out to the indigenous since the Spanish first arrived is alive and well in the countrys media. It will take more than a court case to reverse this. What can this trial accomplish? Its main achievement may be to reduce the taboo to discuss this era of Guatemala's history. After years of repressive dictatorships, Guatemalans watch their words because they know the walls have ears and outspokenness has serious consequences. If people begin talking freely then I hope that those who suffered from the war can benefit from articulating the traumas endured. For too long indigenous people's opinions have been undermined and ignored; an attitude that continues during the court case, as can be read in the snide commentary in many local papers when describing the trial's witnesses and victims. You can read the full piece here<http://www.guatemala-times.com/opinion/columns/3631-distorted-visions-from-rios-montts-trial.html> . - Read moreabout Distorted Visions from Ríos Montt's Trial<http://www.guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/node/367> - Kevin D's blog <http://www.guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/blogs/kevin-d> - Log in<http://www.guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/user/login?destination=comment/reply/367%23comment-form> or register<http://www.guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/user/register?destination=comment/reply/367%23comment-form> to post comments String of Killings Leaves Five Guatemalan Activists Dead<http://www.guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/node/366> Submitted by Kevin D on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 19:28 While Guatemala attempts to bring former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt to justice in a landmark genocide trial, deadly violence elsewhere in the country continues unpunished. In less than one month, five activists and human right defenders struggling against mining companies and fighting for land and labor rights have been murdered in rural areas. Tomas Quej, a young indigenous leader from Baja Verapaz, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the heart on February 26, 2013, as Comunicarte [es] reported. Quej had just won a long struggle in court for the lands of his community. He had seven children, including a newborn. Right after Quej's murder, indigenous union and campesino leader Carlos Hernández Medoza was murdered on his way back from Honduras on March 8. Hernández was a prominent leader who rallied various sectors in his community and region. Renata Avila writes on Global Voices that the recent repression resembles the death squad operations that once left thousands of leaders killed in Guatemala. You can read the full article here<http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/03/25/string-of-killings-leave-five-guatemalan-activists-dead/> . 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