Guatemala: Appeal Case: Crimes against humanity remain unpunished in Guatemala

Index Number: AMR 34/035/2006
Date Published: 17 November 2006
Categories: Americas, Guatemala

Amnesty International is calling on the Guatemalan authorities to comply with Guatemala's obligations under international law by ensuring the judicial process initiated on 6 May 2001 in Guatemala against General Efraín Ríos Montt and others for crimes against humanity is carried out in a prompt, impartial and effective manner while also supporting the legal process initiated by judge Santiago Pedraz in the Spanish Courts. If it does not carry out such an investigation in accordance with international standards, then it should promptly extradite the accused to Spain.