Moving Justice Forward Ending Impunity for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Latin America
*This event has been postponed. Please check back soon for a new date.*
American University Washington College of Law’s War Crimes Research Office, Women & the Law Program, and Academy on Human Rights & Humanitarian Law cordially invite you to join us for a panel discussion on Moving Justice Forward: Ending Impunity for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Latin America.
Recent efforts by civil society have generated new momentum for accountability for conflict-related sexual and gender-based crimes in Latin America. In Guatemala, civil society groups such as Mujeres Transformando el Mundo was instrumental in bringing forward the Sepur Zarco case, which resulted in the conviction of former military members for the crimes against humanity of sexual violence, sexual slavery, and domestic slavery during the country’s civil war. In El Salvador, a judge ordered the case of the El Mozote massacre to be reopened as a result of advocacy efforts by the Due Process of Law Foundation and other civil society organizations that also pushed for the investigation of sexual violence committed during the massacre. And in Peru, groups like Estudio para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer (DEMUS) have led efforts to secure justice for victims of forced sterilization during the dictatorship of Alberto Fujimori.
In recognition of International Women's Day, please join us Thursday, March 5 at the Washington College of Law for a discussion on these efforts, featuring:
- Leonor Arteaga, Program Director, Due Process of Law Foundation
- Paula Barrios, Director, Mujeres Transformando el Mundo
- Jo-Marie Burt, Senior Fellow, Washington Office on Latin America
- Maria Ysabel Cedano, Lawyer, DEMUS
The discussion will be moderated by Ambassador Hugh Adsett, Permanent Representative of Canada to the Organization of American States, with comments from Academy of Human Rights & Humanitarian Law Co-Director Claudia Martin and War Crimes Research Office Director Susana SáCouto.