ICIA, and Rios Montt is proud of his usual cynicism.
First, I must say that in other cases (like Chile), the amnesty has been ruled out and that, in light of international law, has been considered an eyesore. To apply the decree of amnesty for serious human rights violations or crimes against humanity, it would contradict and violate countless international agreements and declarations on Human Rights ratified by the Guatemalan state.
In Chile, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) stated that "self-amnesty laws lead to the helplessness of the victims and perpetuate impunity and are therefore clearly incompatible with the letter and the loopitu of the American Convention.
This type of law prevents the identification of individuals responsible for human rights violations, as they hinder the investigation and access to justice and prevent the victims and their families know the truth and to receive appropriate compensation "(paragraph 43). The same Commission finds that: "Due to the manifest incompatibility of amnesty laws and the American Convention on Human Rights, the said laws lack legal effect and can not continue to obstruct the investigation of the facts which this case or the identification and punishment of those responsible ... "(paragraph 44).
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