This from the website of Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC) in response to the arrest of lawyer, Claudia González. On August 28, at the behest of Attorney General Consuelo Porras and on the order of Judge Jimi Bremer, police arrested… Read More ›
Gender
Four-Year Sentence of Anti-Corruption Leader Deals a Blow to Guatemalan Democracy
Carolina Jiménez Sandoval and Isabel Carlota Roby write in El Faro English about the detention and conviction of Guatemalan public prosecutor Virginia Laparra after she alleged corruption within the judiciary. They describe the misogynistic treatment they received as female visitors… Read More ›
Virginia Laparra, a Scapegoat in Guatemalan Prison
Álvaro Montenegro wrote in El Faro English about the situation of Virginia Laparra, a former anti-corruption prosecutor, imprisoned for highlighting corruption in the judicial system. On February 23, prosecutor Virginia Laparra completed one year in prison, held alongside military officers,… Read More ›
Wounds Reopened: The Impacts of Democratic Backsliding on Human Rights in Guatemala
GHRC/USA led an Emergency Human Rights Delegation to Guatemala to document the impacts of the democratic backsliding and destruction of rule of law on human rights defenders. The delegation met with, among others, defenders, lawyers, journalists, Indigenous land defenders, and… Read More ›
Guatemala: environmental defenders of Lake Atitlán
The women of Tz’ununya’ Collective have struggled for eight years to defend and conserve Lake Atitlán by pushing for local authorities to stop the deterioration of the lake. Latin America Bureau has republished a piece by David Toro, as part… Read More ›
‘The Indigenous Women of Guatemala had the Courage to Break the Silence’
Josefina Salomón and Sergio Ortiz Borbolla spoke with Dr. Jo-Marie Burt, a Senior Fellow at WOLA, about the historic importance of two gender violence trials, that of the Maya Q’eqchi’ women of Sepur Zarco, and of the Maya Achi women… Read More ›
We are Nature Defending Itself
Indigenous communities like the Maya K’iche people represent the alternatives to the Anthropocene. Their knowledge and culture can allow the rest of us to imagine a new future. Andrea Ixchíu Hernández writes in Culture Hack Labs about how the Maya… Read More ›
GSN Newsletter – Spring 2022
GSN is trialling a new Newsletter so here is the first and we hope you find it of interest. You can use the links above to read it and download it.
Niñas / Somos el fuego
What did they tell you when you arrived at the safe house? Welcome to pure hell. On the 8th March 2017, International Women’s Day, 56 young women and girls were locked in a 7m x 6.8m classroom at the Hogar… Read More ›
Remembering Sister Dianna Ortiz, Survivor And Advocate Against Torture
“The miracle of my life is that out of unspeakable horror came a new mission in life.” Maria Martin writes in Religion Unplugged, a remembrance of Sister Dianna Ortiz, who passed away in February 2021. Sister Diana was a remarkable woman… Read More ›
Guatemala Solidarity Network 