Podcasts about efrain rios montt

Human rights violations in Mexico and Guatemala provide the themes this week on Latin Pulse. The program delves into a new report on atrocities in Mexico that have some calling for action by the International Criminal Court.  Analysis includes discussion of some of the worst cases of abuses by security forces in Mexico, including the case of missing students in Guerrero.  The program also discusses moves toward justice in Guatemala for the indigenous Maya, including analysis of the genocide case against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt.  The news segment of the program covers the upset by Pedro Pablo Kuczynski over Keiko Fujimori in the presidential race in Peru.The program includes in-depth interviews with:Eric Witte of the Open Society Justice Initiative; andJo-Marie Burt of George Mason University and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA).Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Technical Director: Jim Singer; and Production Assistant: Chorsie Martin. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.)   (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcastnewsLatin AmericapoliticsPeruMexicoelectionsGuatemalaviolenceKeiko Fujimorihuman rightstorturePedro Pablo KuczynskiClaudia Paz y PazEnrique Pena NietoEfrain Rios MonttCentral AmericaZetas CartelDrug Warmilitaryjusticeindigenous issuesUnited NationsimpunitycorruptionAyotzinapaCICIGUNgenociderapeprotest movementgender issuespolicediplomacysexual slavery

Pursuit of justice in major human rights cases in Central America provide the central focus this week on Latin Pulse. First, the program considers the potential extradition of Inocente Montano, a former high-ranking military official in El Salvador who a Spanish court is attempting to try for his part in ordering the massacre of Jesuit priests and religious workers.  The second case concerns former dictator Efrain Rios Montt accused of genocide in the killing of Mayan villagers in Guatemala. The news segment of the program covers the controversies swirling around the reopening of the U.S. embassy in Havana.The program includes in-depth interviews with:Hector Silva of American University's Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS); andKelsey Alford Jones of the Guatemala Human Rights Commission.Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Announcer: Jim Singer; andProduction Assistant: Sierra Hancock.(To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcastnewsLatin AmericaGuatemalaCuba dissidentsdiplomacyJesuitsmilitarySpaincivil warindigenous issuesEl Salvadoramnestyhuman rightsCentral AmericaInocente MontanoCatholic ChurchEfrain Rios MonttU.S. State DepartmentJohn KerryRonald ReaganCold Warhealth issuesjusticeimpunitygenocidecorruptionoligarchy

This event examines how forensic anthropology played a critical role in the landmark genocide conviction of former Guatemalan leader Efrain Rios Montt. Speaker: Fredy Peccerelli. (Recorded: Mar 26, 2014)