"In Pursuit of Justice in Post-Genocide Guatemala” I-GMAP faculty candidate presentation

Join I-GMAP for a faculty presentation at 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, at the UDC Room 122. Jo-Marie Burt will present "In Pursuit of Justice in Post-Genocide Guatemala.”

Jo-Marie Burt is an associate professor of political science and Latin American studies at George Mason University. In recent years, Burt’s research has focused on the ways post-conflict societies confront demands for justice and accountability after atrocity. She engaged in research and advocacy in close collaboration with local human rights organizations about several high-profile human rights trials in Latin America, including the 2009 trial of the former president of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, and the 2013 genocide trial of the former dictator of Guatemala, Efraín Ríos Montt. She organized international observation missions to these trials, prepared public reports on ongoing developments, and advocated on behalf of the rights of victims to access justice in these and other cases.

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