Genocide Against Indigenous Peoples: The Experiences of the Truth Commissions of Canada and Guatemala

Authors

  • Emmanuel Guematcha University of French Guiana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2019.10.2.6

Keywords:

genocide, cultural genocide, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, international law, truth commissions, Canada, Guatemala

Abstract

The truth commission of Guatemala stated that a genocide was committed against Indigenous Peoples in Guatemala. The truth commission of Canada concluded that a cultural genocide was committed against Aboriginal Peoples in Canada. The article questions the contribution of the truth commissions of Guatemala and Canada to the recognition of a genocide. Their contribution is analyzed in two areas. The article argues that the work of the two truth commissions shows that the context of a country and the perception of the crime influence the findings on genocide. It also states that the work of the two truth commissions on genocide is part of a movement towards an evolution of the 1948 United Nations Genocide Convention.

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Published

2019-06-04

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Policy

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