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• Still missing

  By kevodell on September 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Thousands of labour activists were disappeared during the Guatemalan civil war. As a trial of 12 alleged death squad members begins, Canadians with links to the missing hope for justice. Erin Ellis writes movingly and, in some cases graphically, on… Read More ›

• The U.S. Sanctions the Attorney General And The Trolls Respond

  By kevodell on September 22, 2021 • ( 0 )

  A couple of days ago, the United States’ State Department announced that it was adding the Guatemala Attorney General, Consuelo Porras, and Angel Pineda, the Secretary General of the Public Ministry (MP), to the United States’ Undemocratic and Corrupt Actors… Read More ›

• GHRC – Human Rights Update

  By kevodell on September 21, 2021 • ( 0 )

  GHRC recently published (18th Sep ’21) its latest Human Rights Update. Constitutional Court Ruling Leaves Judge Erika Aifán Open to ChargesOn September 16, the Constitutional Court rejected an injunction filed by high-risk court judge Erika Aifán, a ruling which leaves… Read More ›

• Guatemala’s Indigenous Communities Are Still Fighting for Their Rights

  By kevodell on September 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Jeff Abbott writes a column in The Progressive, The Other Americans, and this is from his latest piece. September 15 marks 200 years since the Central American countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica gained independence from… Read More ›

• Guatemala’s National Strike Demands Structural Change

  By kevodell on September 9, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Giovanni Batz writes in NACLA about the latest protests in Guatemala which build on years of popular struggle and which deepen demands for a plurinational state. In the last decade, national protests throughout Guatemala have symbolized a growing anger and… Read More ›

• Alianza Por Las Reformas – letter to G13

  By kevodell on September 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  The Alianza Por Las Reformas (Alliance For Reforms) is a coalition of 40 civil society organisations, diverse and democratic, which was formed in in 2017 to promote and advocate for different reforms necessary for a more just country. It brings… Read More ›

• GHRC – Human Rights Update

  By kevodell on September 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  GHRC recently published (3rd Sep ’21) its latest Human Rights Update. 2021 on Track to Be Worst Year for Human Rights Defenders in 20 Years According to the Unit for Protection of Human Rights Defenders of Guatemala (UDEFEGUA), in the… Read More ›

• To The Public

  By kevodell on September 6, 2021 • ( 0 )

  The former head of FECI, Juan Francisco Sandoval released a statement, from exile, in which he responded to attacks from the Attorney General. The statement is above and any errors in translation are mine. To The Public: The Attorney General,… Read More ›

• Threats to the rule of law in Guatemala are getting serious

  By kevodell on September 4, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Sanne Weber and Marlies Stappers recently wrote in Open Democracy about the ongoing challenges facing the rule of law and the protection of human rights from the corrupt elites. This year, which marks the 25th anniversary of the peace accords… Read More ›

• What difference does a union make?

  By kevodell on September 4, 2021 • ( 0 )

  In the Guatemalan banana industry the short answer is working about 12 hours a week less for over double the pay, and for women workers about one fifth the likelihood of being exposed to sexual harassment at work. Banana Link… Read More ›