Guatemala City: A Guatemalan court on Friday found former dictator Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity during the bloodiest phase of the country's 36-year civil war.
He was sentenced to 50 years in prison on the genocide charge and 30 years for crimes against humanity. It was the first time a former head of state had been found guilty of genocide in his or her own country.
Rios Montt, 86, took power after a coup in 1982, and is accused of implementing a scorched-earth policy in which troops massacred thousands of indigenous villagers. He entered the court on Friday to boos and cries of "Justicia!" or justice.
Prosecutors say Rios Montt turned a blind eye as soldiers used rape, torture and arson to try to rid Guatemala of leftist rebels during his 1982-1983 rule, the most violent period of a 1960-1996 civil war in which as many as 250,000 people died....
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07:11 AM, May 11, 2013
In a jolt to pro-Khalistan groups in the US, the Obama Administration on Tuesday refused to declare the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in India as genocide, but noted that grave human rights violations had occurred. The White House response in this regard came months after a section of the Sikh community in the US launched an online petition campaign urging the Obama Administration to recognise the 1984 riots as genocide. ...
12:45 PM, Apr 02, 2013
A US Sikh rights group has met State Department officials in support of its petition to the Obama administration to recognise the violence against Sikhs in India in November 1984 as "genocide". ...
04:38 PM, Feb 08, 2013
Sarajevo: On the 17th anniversary of Europe's worst massacre since World War II, Muslims in Bosnia are heading to Srebrenica to attend a funeral for 520 newly identified victims. The remains of those Muslim men and boys slaughtered at Srebrenica around July 11, 1995, will be laid to rest on Wednesday in the town whose name is now synonymous with genocide. The coffins are already at the memorial center and...
11:28 AM, Jul 11, 2012
Sri Lanka has dismissed the resolution calling it 'ill-timed, ill-conceived and borne out of ignorance'. ...
11:56 PM, Mar 23, 2012
The UN Human Rights Council will on Thursday debate on a US resolution urging Colombo to probe alleged violations during its war with Tamil separatists. Sri Lanka has dismissed the resolution calling it 'ill-timed, ill-conceived and borne out of ignorance'. Do you agree? Join Suhasini Haidar in World View this week to discuss the issue. ...
11:57 AM, Mar 22, 2012
Rwanda: A former Rwandan minister has been jailed for life for genocide and incitement to rape at the United Nations-backed court for Rwanda. Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, who is one of the first women to be charged with genocide, was minister for the family and women's affairs in the Rwandan government when some 800,000 people, mainly ethnic Tutsis, were killed in 1994. She was accused of direct and public incitement to commit...
03:34 PM, Jun 24, 2011
Washington: A US-based Tamil advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa seeking $30 million in damages for the alleged extra-judicial killings in the decades-old civil war. The lawsuit was filed by Bruce Fein, a Washington-based attorney, on behalf of Tamils Against Genocide (TAG) in a district court in District of Columbia. "Rajapaksa will not escape the long arm of justice secured by the Torture Victims...
08:04 AM, Jan 29, 2011
MP Sukh Dhaliwal was joined by another MP, Andrew Kania, in presenting the motion. ...
05:43 PM, Jun 12, 2010
Politicians blamed for doing nothing to stop ethnic genocide in Sri Lanka. ...
02:38 AM, May 13, 2009
Protesters wore scarves emblazoned with the rebels' tiger insignia. ...
10:03 AM, Apr 12, 2009
Thousands died in former ex-Rouge leader's mass murder camp. ...
03:47 PM, Feb 17, 2009
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Thousands died in former ex-Rouge leader's mass murder camp. ...
03:45 PM, Feb 17, 2009
UN peacekeepers during the genocide, described Bagosora as the "kingpin" behind the genocide. ...
09:23 PM, Dec 19, 2008
Ghaziabad: In its bid to make home pitches pacer-friendly, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has asked all curators to make green tops for the Ranji Trophy. Arvind Dogra, chief curator of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here, said that he had been asked by the BCCI to prepare fast wickets for the ongoing Ranji Trophy tie between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. We were instructed by the board to ...
10:22 AM, Jul 15, 2008
New Delhi: Australian spin legend Shane Warne pleaded for an end to the talk of Sachin Tendulkar's retirement as he joined the international chorus of appreciation for the iconic Indian cricketer who scripted history by completing a century of international tons on Friday. Apart from his close friend Warne, cricket legends such as Sir Vivian Richards, former Australian captain Ian Chappell, Ian Botham, Rahul Dravid, Kevin Pietersen and Tony Greig...
11:15 AM, May 04, 2008
Jamaica: Former West Indies captain Chris Gayle has been left out of their preliminary squad for the limited overs series against Australia in the Caribbean as the Jamaican's row with the regional cricket board rumbles on. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) plans to meet Jamaica's Prime Minister to discuss the damaging dispute which has resulted in strong criticism from fans, media and politicians in the Caribbean island over the...
12:17 AM, Apr 30, 2008
Abu Dhabi: Pakistan's Misbah-ul Haq on Tuesday cautioned against a drastic overhaul in personnel after one-day and Twenty20 losses against England, warning that change for change's sake could be damaging in the long-run. Misbah failed to guide Pakistan to victory from a winning position in the third and final T20 on Monday, as England fought their way to a sensational five-run win to take the three-match series 2-1. That followed...
08:01 AM, Apr 29, 2008
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02:17 PM, Oct 13, 2007
The MDMK asked the Government to mount pressure on Colombo to stop the genocide of ethnic minorities. ...
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