El Salvador & Guatemala: Seeking Human Rights Justice (Lp8142015)

Pursuit of justice in major human rights cases in Central America provide the main themes this week on Latin Pulse. First, the program considers the potential extradition of Inocente Montano, a former high-ranking military official in El Salvador who a Spanish court is attempting to try for his part in ordering the massacre of Jesuit priests and religious workers. The second case concerns former dictator Efrain Rios Montt accused of genocide in the killing of Mayan villagers in Guatemala. The news segment of the program covers the controversies swirling around the reopening of the U.S. embassy in Havana. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Hector Silva of American University's Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS); and Kelsey Alford Jones of the Guatemala Human Rights Commission. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Announcer: Jim Singer; and Production Assistant: Sierra Hancock. The photo of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt is from his first genocide trial; the photo is by Elena Hermosa for the Irish charity Trocaire and is available through a Creative Commons license: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efra%C3%ADn_R%C3%ADos_Montt#/media/File:Ex_General_Efrain_Rios_Montt_testifying_during_the_trial.jpg Produced for release on Aug. 14, 2015. The program is produced through the support of Webster University: www.webster.edu/