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I work for Resolution as Operations Manager.
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Freedom of Information Law finally receives approval
After more than ten years of discussion a law which will allow Guatemalan citizens to access public information was finally passed on 23 September. It was hailed as a step forward for government transparency and though access to such information… Read More ›
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Guatemalan military trained in UK – but how many?
A recent parliamentary question on training of members of foreign armed forces obscured as much as it revealed. It showed that between 2003 and 2007 some military personnel from Guatemala had received training in the UK. However, despite the column… Read More ›
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GSN Speaker Tour in the UK
This is also available as a poster- see attached.
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Freedom of Information limps forward
I have reported here before on the proposed Freedom of Information act which has been brought back into congress in Guatemala. After the Vice President called for it to be passed as soon as possible, positive noises are being made… Read More ›
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Centre for Gender and Refugee Studies Annual Report
The Centre for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS) has just published its annual report. The CGRS’ mission is to protect the human rights of refugee women, part of which addresses the root causes of the refugee flow in the first… Read More ›
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Addressing the Crimes of the Past
The recent arrest and appearance of Radovan Karadzic in front of the International War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia has focussed attention again on a bitter, and recent, historical period in Europe. There have been plenty of articles in… Read More ›
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Brother of Helen and Myrna Mack attacked
The brother of Helen and Myrna Mack, Ronald, was injured by bullets shot at him as he was driving through an intersection in Guatemala City on 29 July. It is not entirely clear what the motive for the attack was… Read More ›
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In other news…
This blog is contributed to by people who have other lives, and inevitably sometimes the demands mean we miss posting a few things we would have liked to. This happened in May, so I thought I would just post up… Read More ›
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In court news…
The defence lawyers of Rios Montt showed that they are well practised in the Guatemalan art of the dilatory amparo, or injunction. Earlier this year they filed an injunction against an order that insisted that military plans be provided to… Read More ›
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Army Day or Remembrance Day?
The last day of June every year for the past 137 years has been marked as Army Day in Guatemala. For the previous 136 years this has also been the occasion for a military parade throughout the capital city. However,… Read More ›
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