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 ›
Gender
Recognition: Yes, Reconciliation: Maybe, Justice: No
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 ›
Women’s protests against mining get noticed in parliament
In a recent question asked to mark International Women’s Day in the House of Lords Guatemala was mentioned a couple of times. Baroness Thomas of Walliswood commented that it seemed to her that women are often more willing than men… Read More ›
El Paraíso de los Canallas
‘Guatemala means ‘Place of many trees’, but amongst the foliage are hidden the murderers, rapists and criminals. This country, known for the gentleness of its inhabitants, is home to hyenas. You count fifteen murders daily and the rapes multiply.’ … Read More ›
Impact of mining projects on women
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Public meeting in London – Latin American women to speak about mining issues
LAMMP (Latin American Mining Monitoring Programme), a member group of London Mining Network, is hosting a public meeting on Tuesday 13th October with rural and indigenous women activists from Latin America. The meeting will be at Amnesty International UK’s Human… Read More ›
“That’s enough barbarism” wife of Human Rights Ombudsman attacked
On 26 March the wife of the Human Rights Ombudsman, Gladys Monterroso, also a lawyer and a politician in the Encuentro por Guatemala party was kidnapped for several hours and tortured before being released. As we reported before there has… Read More ›
New film about Juana Mendez
Juana Mendez will be remembered in Guatemala as the first woman who succeeded in achieving a conviction against a serving police officer for mistreating her in custody. During her detention at the police station in Nebaj she was raped and… Read More ›
Latin American Women and Gender Abuse in the UK – Conference
Our visitor from Guatemala, Iduvina Hernandez, will speak at the first ever conference on Latin American Women and Gender Abuse in the UK on 25 November. The event has been organised by the Latin American Women’s Rights Service, starts at… Read More ›
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 ›
Guatemala Solidarity Network 