Author Archives
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An appraisal of the Colom Presidency
With Otto Pérez Molina inaugurated as the new President of Guatemala, The Guatemala Times published a thoughtful appraisal of the Presidency of Álvaro Colom. Not without faults, Colom had to navigate monumental hazards such as the worldwide economic crisis, several… Read More ›
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Living on the edge of the abyss
“Independent from the Occupy Movement in North-America and Europe, a movement of slum dwellers in Guatemala is occupying the street in front of Congress. They are protesting against the living conditions in the slums and a disfunctional housing policy. To… Read More ›
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Justice delayed – Justice denied
The story of Jesus Tecu Osorio and the massacres of the Chixoy Dam project have been followed and told here on GSN previously. Al Jazeera carries an opinion piece by Lauren Carasik and Grahame Russell on the continuing wait for… Read More ›
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Veneration of the Virgin of Guadalupe
“According to Roman Catholic tradition, the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared for the fourth and last time to Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin on December 12th, 1531, on the Tepeyac Hill in modern day Mexico City. Guatemalan faithful flock to Guatemala City’s Guadalupe… Read More ›
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Justice and Accountability news
Two recent items from NISGUA (Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala) highlight the genocide cases and also the recent attacks against the Attorney General – the latter being part of a campaign against human rights defenders in general… Read More ›
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The children of Guatemala are starving
Natasha Pizzey-Siegert Paulina Noj sits with three of her eight children. The children of Guatemala are starving By Natasha Pizzey-Siegert Half of Guatemala’s children are malnourished. Years of poverty, violence and underdevelopment are taking a toll on Guatemala’s most… Read More ›
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Guatemala: Archives on Decades of Police Terror Accessible Online
“Millions of documents from the Guatemalan national police archive, shedding light on torture, forced disappearances and murders committed during the1960-1996 counterinsurgency war in this country, are now available on-line thanks to a collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin.”… Read More ›
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“The Mine” – Guatemala City
“In Guatemala City, a place called "The Mine" can deliver both a means of survival and a grisly death. Every day, dozens of residents salvage a living by scouring the massive dump for scrap metal. Facing the threat of mudslides,… Read More ›
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“This land is ours”
“The villagers had no idea that their land had been nationalised in 1984 – a fact that was concealed from them for 28 years. They are perplexed, shocked, and angry. In the 1980s the area was scorched with genocide and… Read More ›
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‘As Firm as a Tree’
On July 7th 2010, gunmen entered the home of Diodora Hernández (above) and shot her in the eye. Diodora worked with a group of women active in defending community water resources from Canadian mining company Goldcorp. Goldcorp has… Read More ›
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