The Military Diary Case European Support Network (Red Europea de Solidaridad Caso Diario Militar) issued a press release, yesterday, in response to the news that the presiding judge in the Death Squad Diary case (Caso Diario Militar) has stated that… Read More ›
Genocide
Still missing
Thousands of labour activists were disappeared during the Guatemalan civil war. As a trial of 12 alleged death squad members begins, Canadians with links to the missing hope for justice. Erin Ellis writes movingly and, in some cases graphically, on… Read More ›
GHRC – Human Rights Update
GHRC recently published (18th Sep ’21) its latest Human Rights Update. Constitutional Court Ruling Leaves Judge Erika Aifán Open to ChargesOn September 16, the Constitutional Court rejected an injunction filed by high-risk court judge Erika Aifán, a ruling which leaves… Read More ›
Guatemala’s Indigenous Communities Are Still Fighting for Their Rights
Jeff Abbott writes a column in The Progressive, The Other Americans, and this is from his latest piece. September 15 marks 200 years since the Central American countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica gained independence from… Read More ›
Guatemala’s National Strike Demands Structural Change
Giovanni Batz writes in NACLA about the latest protests in Guatemala which build on years of popular struggle and which deepen demands for a plurinational state. In the last decade, national protests throughout Guatemala have symbolized a growing anger and… Read More ›
GHRC – Human Rights Update
GHRC recently published (3rd Sep ’21) its latest Human Rights Update. 2021 on Track to Be Worst Year for Human Rights Defenders in 20 Years According to the Unit for Protection of Human Rights Defenders of Guatemala (UDEFEGUA), in the… Read More ›
Threats to the rule of law in Guatemala are getting serious
Sanne Weber and Marlies Stappers recently wrote in Open Democracy about the ongoing challenges facing the rule of law and the protection of human rights from the corrupt elites. This year, which marks the 25th anniversary of the peace accords… Read More ›
What difference does a union make?
In the Guatemalan banana industry the short answer is working about 12 hours a week less for over double the pay, and for women workers about one fifth the likelihood of being exposed to sexual harassment at work. Banana Link… Read More ›
Guatemala’s Government Is Defying Biden’s Anti-Corruption Efforts
Jeff Abbott writes a column in The Progressive, The Other Americans, and this is from his latest piece. The Guatemalan government, helmed by President Alejandro Giammattei, continues to impede the country’s institutions meant to combat official corruption. While these attempts… Read More ›
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
August 30th is the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. We remember the estimated 45,000 people who were disappeared, according to the United Nations–sponsored Truth Clarification Commission (CEH), during the internal armed conflict (1960-1996) that took place in… Read More ›
