Impunity Watch

In March 2026, the Netherlands' Human Rights Ambassador, Wim Geerts visited Guatemala to:

🌟Celebrate 200 years of bilateral relations and support the fight for and the rule of law
✊Visit criminalised human rights defenders, including Indigenous leaders, and express concern for their persecution for resisting corruption

“𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺, 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘸 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴’ 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺. 𝘞𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘷𝘶𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.” –𝘞𝘪𝘮 𝘎𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳

Ambassador Geerts' visit comes at a timely moment, in the midst of crucial elections to rescue and restore the country's justice system. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/evdMSRvV


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Statement | We are proud to join 94 Syrian and international organisations in welcoming the renewal of the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on at the .

We underscore the continued importance of the Commission’s investigations, public reporting, and efforts to support , and in ensuring the meaningful, inclusive, and safe participation of victims in the process.

Read the full statement in English or Arabic: https://www.impunitywatch.org/statement-syria-coi/

Amnesty International The Day After TDA اليوم التالي Women Now For Development Taafi Initiative The Syria Campaign تآزر - Synergy دولتي اللوبي النسوي السوري - Syrian feminist Lobby SLDP

Statement: Renewal of the Mandate of the COI on Syria We welcome the renewal of the mandate of the International Commission of Inquiry on Syria at the 61st Session of the Human Rights Council.

✊𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬, 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 | A roundup of the latest stories at Impunity Watch

🔹𝘎𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢: 𝘕𝘰 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴

Justice for the internal armed conflict starts with comprehensive reparations for over 200,00 victims and their families, a majority of whom are Indigenous Maya.

On the National Day of Dignity for Victims of the Internal Armed Conflict, President Bernardo Arévalo announced the creation of the ‘Reparation and Dignity Plan’ (2026-2036), emphasising that “it is not enough for the commitments to remain on paper; the plan must be put into action to reach the victims most in need.”

Meanwhile, reparations remain pending for survivors of sexual violence and domestic slavery against Indigenous women involved in both the emblematic Sepur Zarco and Maya Achi cases.

🗞️https://www.impunitywatch.org/news-guatemala-indigenous-groups/

🔹𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦
The African Union Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP) provides a framework to address past historical injustices and promote sustainable peace across the continent. Yet, its technical language limits the participation, influence, and ownership that young people can have on TJ processes.

We are proud to showcase a youth-friendly, accessible version of the AUTJP. This resource aims to support young Africans as active agents in carrying forward justice, accountability, and reconciliation in Africa.

The resource was launched with AU member states, the diplomatic community, and international organisations, and accompanied by practical training with youth leaders and civil society organisations.

🗞️https://www.impunitywatch.org/what-we-do/themes/youth-participation/youth-friendly-autjp/

🔹𝘛𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘢: 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘮-𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦

Across 62,000+ documented cases of widespread human rights violations, women victims in Tunisia remain underrepresented in truth-seeking processes and decision-making spaces.

During a reflective workshop, participants shared that in the absence of effective accountability mechanisms, justice for many women continues primarily through informal, community-based practices.

Establishing women’s networks and preserving memory through oral testimony and artistic expression are means to safeguard dignity, prevent erasure, and establish a permanent feminist narrative.

Women must remain at the centre of these processes as knowledge holders and political actors, not just as victims.

🗞️https://www.impunitywatch.org/news-tunisia-women-victims/