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Rome Statute   Guatemala deposited its instrument of accession at the UN Treaty Office on 2 Apil 2012. After many years of consistent advocacy by different stakeholders, newly sworn in Guatemalan president Otto Pérez Molina, an ex military general, stated during his inaugural speech on January 14th, 2012, that his government’s […] commitment with the rule of law in all its expressions would lead them to try to achieve ratification of the Rome Statute of the ICC”. On 19 January 2012, the Plenary of Congress approved the ICC bill on first reading, and the bill was subsequently approved on a second reading on January 24th, as well as on the third and final general reading on January 26th.
Agreement on Privileges and Immunities Guatemala has not signed the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities.
Bilateral Immunity Agreement
Implementing Legislation Not addressing implementation at the time.
Membership OAS (Organization of American States), Rio Group
Audio Visual Resources
Author Date and Title
Guatevision
09 May 2013
Entrevista con Michelle Reyes Milk en la implementación del Estatuto de Roma en Guatemala
21068|21069Spanish
ICTJ
26 Apr 2013
Justice in Guatemala: What Happened to the Rios Montt Trial, and Where Can it Go from Here?
20973|20974English
France 24
13 Mar 2013
Interview with Reed Brody, Human Rights Watch
20468|20469French
Conference Reports and Declarations
Author Date, Title and Summary
Latin American NGOs
 03 Oct 2008
9108|9109
Declaration of Guatemala
FIDH
 03 Oct 2003
6678|6679
Declaracion Final Seminario Internacional FIDH
II Taller Centroamericano
 08 May 2003
6556|6557
Declaracion de San Salvador
APRODEH-FIDH
 19 Feb 1998
9158|9159
Informe sobre la Conferencia Regional sobre el Tribunal Penal Internacional
Government and Inter-governmental Documents
Authorascending Date and Title
Congress of Guatemala
26 Jan 2012
Decree that approves Ratification of the Rome Statute
16567|16568Spanish
16567|16568English
Corte de Constitucionalidad
25 Mar 2002
Opinion sobre el Estatuto de Roma
6588|6589Spanish
Guatemala
31 May 2010
Speeches During the General Debate at the Review Conference - Guatemala
12691|12692English
Guatemala
Dec 2011
Statement made during the 10th Assembly of States Parties- Guatemala
18330|18331English
18330|18331Spanish
H.E. Mr. Julio Roberto Palomo Silva
13 July 2012
Statement of H.E. Mr. Julio Roberto Palomo Silva, Ambassador of Guatemala to The Netherlands, at the ICC’s welcome ceremony for Guatemala
18672|18673English
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
30 Jan 2002
Comunicado 019-2002 Presidente Portillo solicita opinión consultiva
6590|6591Spanish
Presidencia de la Nacion
17 Jan 2002
Solicitud de Opinion Consultiva sobre el Estatuto de Roma
6592|6593Spanish
NGO Letters, Papers, Reports, and Statements
Author Date and Title
Amnesty International
08 May 2013
Guatemala’s trial of the decade in ten facts
21036|21037English
ICTJ
18 Apr 2013
Justice for Genocide: The Role of Guatemala's Civil Society
20885|20886English
OSJI
18 Apr 2013
Rios Montt Genocide Trial Confronts Political Push-Back in Guatemala
20887|20888English
ICTJ
20 Mar 2013
Genocide Trial Opens in Guatemala: Interview with Claudia Paz y Paz Bailey, Attorney General
20535|20536English
James Goldston, OSJI
19 Mar 2013
Guatemala at the Cross Roads in Search for Justice
20544|20545English
ICTJ
18 Mar 2013
Genocide Trial of Ríos Montt Opens in Guatemala
20520|20521English
ICTJ
20 Dec 2012
ICTJ Joins Partners to Send Message to Guatemala: No Amnesty for Serious Crimes
19776|19777English
NGO Media Statements
Author Date and Title
ICTJ
09 May 2013
International Organizations Applaud Start of Closing Arguments in Guatemalan Genocide Trial, Contest Use of Delaying Tactics to Defer Justice
21052|21053English
OSJI
09 May 2013
International Groups Welcome Progress in Guatemalan Genocide Trial but Criticize Delaying Tactics
21054|21055English
Amnesty International
19 Apr 2013
Guatemala: Scrapping genocide trial would strengthen impunity
20901|20902English
20901|20902Spanish
OSJI
19 Apr 2013
Rights Groups Urge Completion of Guatemala Genocide Trial
20908|20909English
Amnesty International
19 Mar 2013
Guatemala: First trial of former head of state offers hope of justice
20514|20515English
Human Rights Watch
19 Mar 2013
Guatemala Genocide Trial a Landmark
20522|20523English
20522|20523Spanish
FIDH
18 Mar 2013
Case against Rios Montt: an essential step towards ending impunity for past crimes in Guatemala and an opportunity for the reinforcement of the rule of law
20497|20498English