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From page 37... ... THE GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT The government of Guatemala supported the efforts of the CHR and CHHR and encouraged their human rights mission to Guatemala to make independent inquiries. Every effort was made by the Guatemalan Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure that all appointments with senior government officials that were requested by the delegation were organized and facilitated. Read the entire page →
From page 38... ... The government of Guatemala cannot wait for peace to undertake its responsibility to protect and defend those whose lives continue to be in jeopardy because they choose to exercise their basic human rights and freedoms or because they are involved in the judicial processes of politically sensitive cases. NONGOVERNMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS EFFORTS With the emergence of free and fair elections and efforts to establish democracy in Guatemala, there is a sincere desire on the part of our Guatemalan scientific colleagues to use this opening to speak out against human rights abuses and to report them to groups such as the Human Rights Office of the Archdiocese and the ombudsman's office, as well as other human rights groups both within and outside the country. Read the entire page →
From page 39... ... INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT What we did not fully understand at the outset of the mission, but what was repeated to us over and over again by those with whom we met, was the importance attached to groups actually traveling to Guatemala City to express their concerns and exert pressure on the Guatemalan government to respect human rights, to show solidarity with colleagues working for positive change, and to gain a better understanding of the human rights situation there. Such a presence appears to be particularly important to colleagues in science and human rights who told us how the moral support and encouragement provided to them by delegations of scientists and others raise their profile within Guatemala, thereby giving them a degree of protection from acts of political violence. Read the entire page →
From page 40... ... The investigation and prosecution of the Myrna Mack case must move forward in a timely and thorough manner, and all of the individuals responsible for her murder, including those responsible for planning the crime, must be prosecuted and punished. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH The murder of Myrna Mack has caused AVANCSO to discontinue its research on internally displaced Guatemalans because of the physical danger that researchers would face. Read the entire page →
From page 41... ... Further strengthening of civilian control over the armed forces must occur to improve this situation. Read the entire page →

From page 37...

... THE GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT The government of Guatemala supported the efforts of the CHR and CHHR and encouraged their human rights mission to Guatemala to make independent inquiries. Every effort was made by the Guatemalan Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure that all appointments with senior government officials that were requested by the delegation were organized and facilitated.

Read the entire page →

From page 38...

... The government of Guatemala cannot wait for peace to undertake its responsibility to protect and defend those whose lives continue to be in jeopardy because they choose to exercise their basic human rights and freedoms or because they are involved in the judicial processes of politically sensitive cases. NONGOVERNMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS EFFORTS With the emergence of free and fair elections and efforts to establish democracy in Guatemala, there is a sincere desire on the part of our Guatemalan scientific colleagues to use this opening to speak out against human rights abuses and to report them to groups such as the Human Rights Office of the Archdiocese and the ombudsman's office, as well as other human rights groups both within and outside the country.

Read the entire page →

From page 39...

... INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT What we did not fully understand at the outset of the mission, but what was repeated to us over and over again by those with whom we met, was the importance attached to groups actually traveling to Guatemala City to express their concerns and exert pressure on the Guatemalan government to respect human rights, to show solidarity with colleagues working for positive change, and to gain a better understanding of the human rights situation there. Such a presence appears to be particularly important to colleagues in science and human rights who told us how the moral support and encouragement provided to them by delegations of scientists and others raise their profile within Guatemala, thereby giving them a degree of protection from acts of political violence.

Read the entire page →

From page 40...

... The investigation and prosecution of the Myrna Mack case must move forward in a timely and thorough manner, and all of the individuals responsible for her murder, including those responsible for planning the crime, must be prosecuted and punished. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH The murder of Myrna Mack has caused AVANCSO to discontinue its research on internally displaced Guatemalans because of the physical danger that researchers would face.

Read the entire page →

From page 41...

... Further strengthening of civilian control over the armed forces must occur to improve this situation.

Read the entire page →

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Findings and Conclusions Pages 37-42

Findings and Conclusions
Pages 37-42