Abstract:
Recorded October 20, 2016
Below is the original description of the event.
The disappearance of 43 students in Guerrero, Mexico in 2014 generated global attention and widespread protests. In response to controversy, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights sent an international panel of experts to investigate the disappearances. Claudia Paz y Paz, Guatemala’s former attorney general and a member of the panel, discusses her role in the investigation.
Claudia Paz y Paz was Guatemala's first female attorney general and a leader in reforming that country's justice system. Her work has received international recognition, including a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011.
Publication date:
October 20, 2016
Publication type:
Event Video Recording