Further to this recent post on this blog, the Guatemala Trials website speaks of the arrest of 18 former military officers in relation to crimes committed during Guatemala’s 36-year conflict. According to Sophie Beaudoin, here, “the dramatic arrests came as… Read More ›
Gender
Resource Extraction Destroys Guatemala Social Fabric
Sandra Moran marches alongside other activists to demand respect for women’s rights and end to violence against women. | Photo: Facebook / Sandra Moran Resource extraction projects destroy the land and social fabric, and both are fundamental for the lives… Read More ›
UN Report on Central American Women’s Plight to Flee Violence
A new UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report, Women on the Run, reveals why women are fleeing violence in Central America and Mexico and the obstacles they in face in their journey to be safe. Based upon in-depth interviews with 160… Read More ›
Beyond Good Business: mining, women and human rights
On October 26, the Latin American Mining Monitoring Programme (LAMMP), a London-based NGO, hosted the Beyond Good Business conference aimed at advocating women’s rights in the context of natural resource extraction. The all-day event brought together an array of global… Read More ›
Latin American women are changing hip-hop
‘La Cumbia de la Memoria’ (video oficial) Guatemalan hip-hop artiste Rebeca Lane is featured in the UK Guardian in an article on how Latin American women are changing the face of hip-hop. Challenging the machista culture of hip-hop, her 2012… Read More ›
Music and Film news
Music | ‘Tiembla patriarcado, tiembla: Hip Hop, Rebeldía y, Equidad’ (Tremble, patriarchy, tremble: Hip hop, rebelliousness and equality) On March 8, a compiled work of 12 Latin American rappers was launched. “We are women, we are Hip Hop” began in… Read More ›
CAWN Newsletter – Spring 2015
The Central America Women’s Network (CAWN) have just published their latest Newsletter and contains many interesting items and articles. They have included a first-hand account from a young female volunteer talking about her recent volunteer experience of volunteering in El… Read More ›
Justice for Rape and Sexual Slavery in Guatemala
On the ‘Women’s rights, social inclusion and the media’ blog, the following on the judicial process regarding Zepur Zarco (Sepur Zarco), which we mentioned recently here. Thanks to Central America Women’s Network (CAWN). by Quimy De Leon – Community Newspapers… Read More ›
Link Between Land Grabs and Sexual Violence Against Q´eqchí Women
Luz Mendez has posted an article on the Americas Program website describing links between land grabs and sexual violence against Maya Q’eqchí women. Relating the stories of two groups of women, who have filed claims in the courts, Mendez links… Read More ›
The Invisible Genocide of Women
The Invisible Genocide of Women. by (Ofelia&Zurita) from Ofelia de Pablo & Javier Zurita on Vimeo. “More than 100,000 women were raped in the 36 years of the Guatemalan genocide in which at least 200,000 people died. In this video,… Read More ›
Guatemala Solidarity Network 