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Prison Rape Case to Go to Trial
NISGUA
2/14/2008
Dona Juana Mendez, a 42-year-old K'iche' Maya woman and
mother, is among the three-quarters of women who endure sexual abuse in
There, police officers raped her repeatedly. They then forced her to walk naked past the men's jail cells and bathe in front of them while they told her to wash her vagina well.
The next day, she publicly denounced her victimizers to the local judge. The Institute for Comparative Studies in Criminal Sciences in Guatemala (ICCPG) has supported dona Juana in pushing her case through the justice system.
She and her advocates have endured numerous threats and acts of intimidation. NISGUA/G.A.P. and other international groups provide human rights accompaniment to dona Juana and the ICCPG.
This case is the first time in Guatemalan history that a police officer will stand trial for the rape of a prisoner. The trial is scheduled to start on Monday, February 18, 2008. Stay tuned for updates as the case proceeds - or is stalled.
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