Central America
Guatemala: ex-police head convicted —in Europe
The fight against impunity in Guatemala moves to Europe: an ex-police chief is convicted in Switzerland, and an ex-interior minister awaits trial in Spain.
The fight against impunity in Guatemala moves to Europe: an ex-police chief is convicted in Switzerland, and an ex-interior minister awaits trial in Spain.
Swiss prosecutors announced that Erwin Sperisen, former commander of Guatemala's National Police, was arrested in Geneva and will stand trial for extrajudicial killings.
Hundreds of anarchists gathered in Saint-Imier, Switzerland, to mark the 140th anniversary of the founding there of an Anarchist International, calling for a global revival of the movement.