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May 15 2013
2:42PM
29 years ago today Carlos Cuevas, a 24 year old Guatemalan student and activist disappeared. Almost 30 years on, Carlos’ sister, Ana Lucia Cuevas continues her search for justice for the abduction of her brother. On 15 th May 1984, as...
Apr 22 2013
7:50AM
On 19 th March a landmark legal case began in Guatemala, the first national trial against a former head of state for the crime of genocide. José Efrain Ríos Montt, the former head of state in Guatemala between 1982 and 1983, and Mauric...
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I'm Courtenay and I'm the country coordinator for Brazil at Amnesty International UK (previously coordinator for Guatemala). I'm a Postgraduate Law student particularly interested in issues of transitional justice and criminal law. When I'm not working/studying I love to read and travel. Twitter: @courtenayhowe