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International LawSeptember 24, 2020
Justice, Finally, for a War Crime in El Salvador
A Spanish court has convicted one perpetrator of the 1989 murder of Jesuit priests—but El Salvador itself is a long way from mounting a credible prosecution.
Kate Doyle
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Genocide and Ethnic CleansingMay 22, 2013
Guatemala’s Genocide on Trial
The Constitutional Court may have vacated Efraín Ríos Montt’s conviction, but the struggle for justice will continue. And nothing can annul the survivors’ testimony and courage.
Kate Doyle
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Regions and CountriesOctober 17, 2002
Justice in Guatemala
Kate Doyle served as an expert witness in the Mack trial. The documents used in the trial and dozens of other declassified US records on US policy in Guatemala may be found at the website of the National Security Archive.
Kate Doyle
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PoliticsJuly 18, 2002
Mexico Opens the Files
Now that a freedom of information bill has been passed, Mexico faces its real battle: convincing the public to use it.
Kate Doyle
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