Guatemala overturns former dictators genocide conviction

The Guardian - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Guatemala 's top court has overturned the genocide conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, ordering that the trial be taken back to the middle of proceedings.The ruling late on Monday threw into disarray a process that had been hailed as historic for delivering the first guilty verdict for genocide against a former Latin American leader.The constitutional court secretary, Martin ...

Cathie Anderson Fungus killing coffee plantations in Mexico Central America

Sacramento Bee - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Coffee lovers probably won't hear much about la roya in the United States, but this fungal disease is decimating thousands of coffee farms across Mexico and Central America.Pete Rogers isn't the average American coffee lover. He travels to Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and other exotic locales to find and purchase green coffee beans for his family's company, Rogers ...

Moodys warns of debt default relapse for Jamaica Belize

Global Times - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Ratings agency Moody's Investor Service said Monday that there is a high probability that Jamaica and Belize will relapse into default."At the moment, we see a high probability that Belize and Jamaica will relapse into default," Moody's said in a statement as it singled out Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname as two of the few Caribbean countries that had stable ...

Guatemalas ex-military leader genocide conviction overturned

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

PanARMENIAN.Net - Guatemala's former military leader Efrain Rios Montt has had his conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity overturned. The constitutional court said the trial must go back to where it stood on 19 April to resolve appeals issues. On May 10, Rios Montt was convicted of ordering the deaths of 1,771 people of the Ixil Maya ethnic group during his time in office in ...

Guatemalas top court annuls Rios Montts genocide conviction

Times of India - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Rios Montt was found guilty of overseeing the killings by the armed forces of at least 1,771 members of the Maya Ixil population during his 1982-83 rule in ...

Guatemala’s US-backed dictator Rios Montt convicted of genocide

wsws.org - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Jos Efran Rios Montt, the general who ruled Guatemala during the dirty war of 1982 and 1983, was sentenced on May 10 to 80 years in prison--50 for genocide and 30 for crimes against humanity. The court found him guilty in the killing of 1,771 Mayan natives in the Department of Quich--a fraction of all those that died during his term in office. The trial determined that the victims were brutally ...

Guatemala’s Highest Court Overturns Genocide Conviction of Former Dictator

New York Times - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The decision by Guatemala's Constitutional Court was a dramatic legal victory for General Ros Montt, 86, and a blow to human rights advocates who had called his conviction a sign that Guatemala's courts would no longer allow impunity for the country's ...

Pregnant Salvadoran woman Beatriz seeks life-saving abortion in El Salvador

whatsonsanya - Monday 20th May, 2013

The pregnant woman has lupus and doctors say her baby has anencephaly, a total or partial absence of the brain and the skull. Source: Quest Newspapers A pregnant, chronically ill Salvadoran woman testified before the Supreme Court to urge the justices to allow her to proceed with an an abortion that could save her life. Abortions are strictly forbidden in El Salvador, where the sentence for ...

Guatemala Genocide Ruling Could be Overturned

Argentina Independent - Monday 20th May, 2013

set backs and controversies that delayed the trial time and time again, Rios Montt was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity and sentenced to a total of 80 years in prison. Guatemala's Constitutional Court is presently reviewing the 718-page ruling for discrepancies that occurred throughout the hearings to see if the verdict was reached while following legal protocol. The ...

John McAfee accuses Belize Government after house burns down

Techworld - Monday 20th May, 2013

The chances were always slim that antivirus founder John McAfee would return to his former mansion in Belize and now he can’t. Last Thursday it burned down, more evidence according to McAfee, that he’s no longer welcome in the country. In a ...

Justice at a Guatemalan Crossroads

General Sources - Monday 20th May, 2013

The genocide conviction of Guatemala's ex-dictator Efrain Rios Montt has put respect for human rights at a crossroads, with one optionto reverse the judgment and anotherto expand the investigation to Rios Montt's accomplices in Guatemala and the U.S., journalist Allan Nairn tells Dennis J. ...

Early Spring 2013 Ushers in Yoga Retreats To Maui Bali and El Salvador

Asia Pacific News - Monday 20th May, 2013

The Travel Yogi, specialist in international yoga retreats and yoga adventures, announces late winter/early spring yoga programs in Bali, Maui and El Salvador. "We are gearing up for a banner 2013 season," says Jennifer Hoodevik, founder and director. "We are riding the wave of an industry experiencing tremendous growth and we are responding." According to July 2012 ...

Mexico Guatemala collaborate to strengthen border security

People's Daily - Monday 20th May, 2013

Mexican President Felipe Calderon (L) and his Guatemalan counterpart Alvaro Colom arrive at a joint press conference at the official residence Los Pinos, in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, on July 27, 2011. (Xinhua/David de la ...

Guatemalan ex-dictator taken to hospital

General Sources - Monday 20th May, 2013

Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who was convicted of genocide last week, has been rushed to a hospital after fainting in court before a hearing on reparations for victims, his lawyer says.The lawyer, Francisco Garcia, said the 86-year-old former general began to suffer from high blood pressure after he was jailed on Friday following his 80-year prison sentence for the massacre of ...