The stories of two Guatemalan asylum seekers highlight the deep roots of forced migration from Central America and the U.S. role in the ongoing displacement. María Inés Taracena writes in NACLA about colonialism, resistance, violence, displacement, and migration affecting the… Read More ›
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Reactivation of Cerro Blanco Mining Project
In a series of tweets, in Spanish, The Extractive Industries Observatory (El Observatorio de Industrias Extractivas – OIE) has introduced a thread about the Cerro Blanco mining project in Jutiapa, and its re-opening by Bluestone Resources. The OIE was created… Read More ›
Washington Cracks Down on Guatemala Corruption
US sanctions on two Guatemalan politicians — one a political operator and the other an influential legislator — are the latest salvo by Washington to show it is serious about taking on corruption in Central America. Alex Papadovassilakis writes in… Read More ›
Guatemala, a high-risk country for environmental defenders, has not ratified the Escazú Agreement
Regina Pérez writes in Prensa Comunitaria about the Escazú Agreement and what it means for environment and land defenders, who continue to face serious threats in their daly lives. In Guatemala, according to Front Line Defenders (FLD), 15 human rights… Read More ›
Composition of New Guatemalan Constitutional Court
Peace Brigades International recently posted about the composition if the new Constitutional Court in Guatemala – here is a summary. On March 10, 2021, appointments to the Constitutional Court were complete. Five titular, or permanent, judges and five alternate judges… Read More ›
Lolita Chávez: ‘We have the right to live in a territory that for us is sacred’
Barbara Fraser presents, in EarthBeat, an interview with Lolita Chavez, who is to receive the annual Romero Human Rights Award, named for St. Óscar Romero. The award was established by the University of Dayton Ohio, in the United States, in… Read More ›
A Final Blow to Guatemala’s Justice System
It is crucial that in the coming years, new coalitions coalesce between businesses, civil society, Indigenous peoples, and international allies, to promote a democratization of the country. Otherwise, the only path forward will be the one that leads to authoritarianism…. Read More ›
Prosecutions Against Members of the Constitutional Court of Guatemala Should Stop
A recent post by the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) highlights the continuing struggle against impunity in Guatemala and calls on Guatemala to ensure that judges are permitted to decide cases free of any “pressures, threats or interference, direct or… Read More ›
Podcast: The Search for the Disappeared in Guatemala
‘Memory Cultures in Dialogue’ is a podcast and blog of the Humanitarian Law Center from Belgrade, Serbia. They recently featured The Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation (FAFG) in an episode. What is the role of forensic anthropology in the post-conflict context?… Read More ›
Ex-PAC members accused of sexual violence against Achi women will face justice in 2022
Lourdes Álvarez Nájera has written in Prensa Comunitaria about the legal moves to bring ex-PAC members to court for crimes of sexual violence during the early 1980s. In January of next year, the trial will begin against three former members… Read More ›
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