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• “Rootedness and the Decision to Migrate” – In Guatemala, Most People Wouldn’t Choose to Migrate, New Study Says

  By kevodell on June 8, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Nikki Gamer has penned a piece in Catholic Relief Services (CRS) on a report for a study carried out on what helps to keep Guatemalans rooted to their communities. The timing coincides with the visit to Guatemala of the U.S…. Read More ›

• The Real Root Cause of Central American Migration

  By kevodell on June 4, 2021 • ( 0 )

  If the Biden administration is committed to aiding the region, it must first acknowledge the destructive role of U.S. interventionism. Amelia Frank-Vitale and Lauren Heidbrink have written a viewpoint in In These Times about how ineffective ‘development’ aid from the… Read More ›

• Eleven Former Members of the Military Arrested for Crimes against Humanity in the Death Squad Diary Case.

  By kevodell on June 3, 2021 • ( 0 )

  A few days ago, Impunity Watch released a press statement regarding the arrests of eleven former members of the military on charges of crimes against humanity. On May 27, 2021, the human rights unit of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and… Read More ›

• Attacks against women justice defenders threaten rule of law in Guatemala

  By kevodell on May 26, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Women judges and prosecutors trying to combat political corruption and impunity face harassment and persecution from on high Marlies Stappers and Sanne Weber write in Open Democracy about the attacks on women judges and prosecutors who have taken on a… Read More ›

• Guatemala disappeared: Reuniting families with the remains of loved ones

  By kevodell on May 25, 2021 • ( 0 )

  James Rodríguez, of MiMundo, has a photo-reportage piece on BBC World regarding the great work of Fundación de Antropología Forense de Guatemala (Forensic Anthropology Foundation of Guatemala – FAFG). It is a very moving piece with superb photos. Almost 25… Read More ›

• Guatemala Drops Charges Against Former President, Arrests Anti-Corruption Prosecutors

  By kevodell on May 24, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Parker Asmann writes in Insight Crime about the latest manoeuvrings being carried out in defence of corruption and impunity in Guatemala. The elites look to be doubling down on their disregard for the rule of law. Guatemala seems to have… Read More ›

• To the General Public, The Peaceful Resistance of La Puya states..

  By kevodell on May 23, 2021 • ( 0 )

  The Peaceful Resistance of La Puya (La Resistencia Pacifica La Puya) published the above announcement regarding the encroachment of members of the National Police into their camp. To the General Public, The Peaceful Resistance of La Puya states: 1. The… Read More ›

• Anger grows in Guatemala over COVID vaccine rollout, corruption

  By kevodell on May 17, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Unless Guatemala picks up its pace, experts say coronavirus vaccine doses yet to be administered will expire next month. “Unfortunately, due to impunity and corruption in our country, we are not heard and we have to head into the streets…. Read More ›

• “We Are Here by Force”: Maya Ixil Activists Fight for Asylum and Justice

  By kevodell on May 15, 2021 • ( 0 )

  The stories of two Guatemalan asylum seekers highlight the deep roots of forced migration from Central America and the U.S. role in the ongoing displacement. María Inés Taracena writes in NACLA about colonialism, resistance, violence, displacement, and migration affecting the… Read More ›

• Reactivation of Cerro Blanco Mining Project

  By kevodell on May 6, 2021 • ( 0 )

  In a series of tweets, in Spanish, The Extractive Industries Observatory (El Observatorio de Industrias Extractivas – OIE) has introduced a thread about the Cerro Blanco mining project in Jutiapa, and its re-opening by Bluestone Resources. The OIE was created… Read More ›