Neither inside nor outside the law, street trials and popular justice have emerged as sites of social resistance to make visible the utter absence of an independent judiciary. From States of Impunity.
The truce declared in 2012 may have been imperfect and controversial but positive lessons must be learned amid the country’s current crisis of violence.
While more than 300 civil society groups presented evidence of structural violence against labour rights and education, the tragic events in Ayotzinapa were unfolding almost simultaneously. From States of Impunity.
While movements in Brazil and South Africa have been fueled by unrealized socio-economic expectations and by explosive growth in India, what they have most in common is the subordination of democracy to money.
La condena del ex presidente Efraín Ríos Montt sentó un precedente para la exigencia de responsabilidades a los jefes de Estado. Pero en Guatemala las estructuras de poder de la dictadura militar permanecen en su sitio. Publicado previamente en States of Impunity. English
The Spanish jurist who went after Pinochet reflects on the battle against impunity in Chile and Argentina, and Spain's efforts to shake off its collective amnesia. From States of Impunity.
From 1996 to 2000 the Peruvian state subjected an estimated 270,000 women to enforced sterilizations under the guise of 'family planning'. How did an architecture of impunity sanction large-scale sexual violence? From States of Impunity.
For the indigenous peoples of Peru, speaking truth to power has proved a much more complex task 15 years after the end of its internal armed conflict. From States of Impunity.
Guatamala's conviction of former president Efraín Ríos Montt set a precedent for holding heads of state accountable, but the power structures of the country's military dictatorship remain in place. From States of Impunity.
What took the left to government in this part of the world should be understood as part of a process of exclusion of the poor strata of society from the socio-political arena. Español.
Four reasons why the transition from fossil fuels to a green energy era is gaining traction.
Women from Colombia, Syria, Nicaragua and Iraq are implementing multi-layered prevention strategies in their communities against rape being used as a weapon of war, offering immediate protection and countering stigma.
