Guatemala - Sepur Zarco case: The Guatemalan women who rose for justice in a war-torn nation

During the 36-year-long Guatemalan civil war, indigenous women were systematically raped and enslaved by the military in a small outpost near the Sepur Zarco community. What happened to them then was not unique, but what happened next, changed history. From 2011 – 2016, 15 women survivors fought for justice at the highest court of Guatemala. The groundbreaking case resulted in the conviction of two former military officers of crimes against humanity and granted 18 reparation measures to the women survivors and their community. The abuelas of Sepur Zarco, as the women are respectfully referred to, are now waiting to experience justice. Justice, for them, includes education for the children of their community, access to land, a health care clinic and such measures that will end the abject poverty their community has endured across generations.

Pictured: One reparation measure that has had some traction is the free mobile health clinic, which serves 70 – 80 people every day. “We had to walk long to get to a clinic, but now it’s closer. Each community takes turn to take care of the clinic. Many women from my community have received medicines, but there are sicknesses that cannot be treated here…we dream of a hospital that can treat all our illnesses,” explained Rosario Xo, one of the abuelas.

Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2018/10/feature-sepur-zar...

Background: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2017/10/feature-guatemala...

Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

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Taken on: April 9, 2018

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