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• Short film about Violence against Women

  By Patrick Daniels on June 1, 2010 • ( 0 )

  We were recently contacted by Adrien Trocme from the project LA Ruta. In Adrien’s words "We are currently working on the project called La Ruta. We are informing our readers about the themes mentioned in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)… Read More ›

• Jennifer Harbury talks about the Bamaca case

  By Patrick Daniels on June 1, 2010 • ( 0 )

  The cynics amongst you might think that my title is a little ironic, and perhaps complain that Jennifer Harbury only talks about the Bamaca case. However, I would put a positive spin on it, as it seems to me to… Read More ›

• Massacre remembered – current struggles in mind?

  By Patrick Daniels on May 29, 2010 • ( 0 )

  Exactly 32 years ago today a massacre took place in the small town of Panzos, in Alta Verapaz. A group of campesinos had gathered in the town square to protest about the depredations of local landowners, among them the town’s… Read More ›

• Unionist threatened – urgent action

  By Patrick Daniels on May 29, 2010 • ( 0 )

  Amnesty International have just issued an urgent action on behalf of Delfina vicente Yac, a trades unionist at a garment factory in Guatemala City. She is being pressured to leave her job or quit the union, in terms which are… Read More ›

• Guatemalan Lynching; a symptom of postwar insecurity and racist leadership

  By Patrick Daniels on May 25, 2010 • ( 0 )

  Another great article from GSN accompanier Sam… Implications of the findings of the UN High Commission on Guatemala.   On Wednesday 24th of March 2010 the UN Deputy High Commissioner Kyung-wha Kang gave an analysis of the status of Guatemala’s… Read More ›

• “The palm has more right to water than us”

  By Patrick Daniels on April 2, 2010 • ( 0 )

  The psychologist Abraham Maslow proposed that humans have a hierarchy of needs, from the most basic, required for our very survival, to what he called the need for self-actualisation. These needs are often visualised as a pyramid, with the most… Read More ›

• ILO asks Guatemala to suspend mining activities

  By Patrick Daniels on March 30, 2010 • ( 0 )

  "The Committee requests the Government to neither grant nor renew any licence for the exploration and exploitation of natural resources as referred to in Article 15 of the Convention while the participation and consultation provided for by the Convention are… Read More ›

• Norma Cruz threatened again

  By Patrick Daniels on March 29, 2010 • ( 0 )

  Norma Cruz is a woman with a very serious commitment to justice, a commitment which has led to her being threatend on many occasions. Her particular area of interest is women, and ensuring that they and their families can achieve… Read More ›

• Jesus Tecu Osorio wins the 2010 Baldwin Medal of Liberty Award

  By Patrick Daniels on March 25, 2010 • ( 0 )

  You may have noticed that we put up a call for letters of support for Jesus Tecu Osorio as a nominee for the Baldwin Medal. Over the years GSN has had a great deal of contact with Jesus and we… Read More ›

• Recognition: Yes, Reconciliation: Maybe, Justice: No

  By Patrick Daniels on March 24, 2010 • ( 0 )

  GSN volunteer Sam, who is currently in Guatemala working as an international accompanier recently sent us this report from a symbolic trial of those accused of perpetrating mass rape as a weapon of war during the armed conflict. On the days… Read More ›