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Month: April 2009
Congress approves Arms Law
Although the right to bear firearms is enshrined in the Guatemalan constitution, it is also a right that the Peace Accords agreed to limit. But over the past 12 years it has been impossible to approve a law to limit,… Read More ›
Mural monseñor Gerardi
Flickr: Surizar "Uno de los tres murales pintados en la parroquia de San Sebastián, en conmemoración del undécimo aniversario de la muerte de monseñor Juan Gerardi. Los murales son obra de la artista italiana Alessandra Vecci y el pintor guatemalteco Máximo… Read More ›
Historic release of military archives… still waiting…
This is a news story that I’ve been following for a while here. I was actually half-waiting for some kind of resolution in the story so that I could write a nice little article that was complete and summarized everything…. Read More ›
On motorcycles and other things
In my previous note, I wrote of the killings committed by motorcycle pillion passengers on bus drivers in the capital. In a response worthy of Miguel Angel Asturias, the government have banned pillion passengers and the new law requires that motorcyclists… Read More ›
Former President found guilty of Human Rights Abuses
No, it’s not April Fool’s Day, and so it’s not a joke in rather bad taste. As you might have guessed, we aren’t talking about Guatemala, but Peru, where earlier this week former President Alberto Fujimori was found guilty of… Read More ›
Accompanier blog
While we do our best to keep abreast of the situation in Guatemala and keep people informed via this blog, nothing quite beats the insight provided by those who can report back on what is actually happening "on the ground"… Read More ›
Military documents handed to court
As we reported earlier the release of military plans to the court as evidence in the AJR genocide case still wasn’t happening, despite several court orders that they be supplied. However, finally, two of the plans, Victoria 82 and Firmeza… Read More ›
BBC World Service to broadcast about the Police Archives
The BBC World Service is to broadcast a documentary about the police archives, much in the news recently. Entitled "The Atrocity Archives" it will be broadcast on 6 Apil. You can find out the programme details, listen to a trailer… Read More ›
A short reflection from Guatemala
I´ve been here on holidays for a few weeks now and what is unavoidable is the level of violence that is portrayed on the media, especially in the newpapers. It even seems difficult to make a count of the numbers…. Read More ›
Guatemala Solidarity Network 