L’expérience des Tribunaux de Conscience contre les Violences Sexuelles au Guatemala : Vers une Récupération de la Justice par les Femmes Autochtones
In Guatemala, the signing of the Peace Accords in 1996 was supposed to allow for the recognition and reparation of the human rights violations committed during the 36 years of civil war and the (re)construction for Peace. Nevertheless, hopes for transitional justice have been dashed by the persisten...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Groupe de Recherche Amérique Latine Histoire et Mémoire
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| Series: | Les Cahiers ALHIM |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/alhim/9790 |
| Summary: | In Guatemala, the signing of the Peace Accords in 1996 was supposed to allow for the recognition and reparation of the human rights violations committed during the 36 years of civil war and the (re)construction for Peace. Nevertheless, hopes for transitional justice have been dashed by the persistence of a continuum of violence, particularly against Mayan, Garífuna and Xinka women. Indigenous and feminist activists have developed alternative strategies to overcome impunity and the negligence of the state justice system, while seeking for Justice. In 2010 and 2019, two Courts of Conscience against sexual violence were thus organized in Guatemala City. Based on an ethnographic study of the second Court of Conscience, this article explores the use of symbolic justice by Indigenous women and the role played by these Courts in their struggle for visibility and against impunity. The Author argues that these Courts constitute spaces of solidarity and political creativity which allow for a public recognition of the sufferings caused by violence and for the (re)conceptualization of Justice beyond the State. This article concludes that Indigenous women use these Courts as an emancipatory strategy to defend their rights, to take part in the public space in a critical way, and to participate in the fight for Justice in the country. |
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| ISSN: | 1628-6731 1777-5175 |