Prosecutor representing Ixil minority group hopes pan-American court can reinstate 80-year sentence that was quashed in May The disrupted prosecution for genocide of the former Guatemalan dictator José Efraín Rios Montt will move onto the international stage this week when… Read More ›
Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC) reports that Juan José Reyes Carrera y retired Guatemalan Army Lt., Pablo Silas Orozco Cifuentes, were sentenced to two years in prison for “threats and coercion” against independent journalists reporting on local resistance to a… Read More ›
NISGUA has provided an in-depth analysis of the complex web of recent events in Guatemala including the groundbreaking conviction of Ríos Montt, the backlash of impunity that resulted in the overturn of the verdict and the ongoing repression and militarization… Read More ›
Genocide cases Four ex-generals had been bound to proceedings for genocide and crimes against humanity. Nevertheless, on the 15th January 2012, the judge provisionally suspended criminal prosecution against Oscar Humberto Mejía Víctores because of his state of health and ordered… Read More ›
“Guatemala’s precarious positioning on the main corridor for US-bound drugs makes it one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman and one of the most dangerous places in the Americas to be a journalist. Efforts… Read More ›
The newest edition of Guatemala Human Rights Commission’s (GHRC) newsletter, El Quetzal, is now available online. In this issue, they feature articles about attacks against land rights activists around the country, including a close-up account of the impacts of the… Read More ›
Expenses, or more properly allowances, are much in the news presently. It is perhaps, though, just a coincidence that recently a question was asked in parliament about the hardship allowance paid to diplomatic service employees, the Diplomatic Service Compensation Allowance…. Read More ›
Written by Kimberly Kern Dear friends and family, These last four months living in Guatemala and working as a human rights accompanier with the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR) has already been an amazing experience. The relationships I have… Read More ›
I haven`t seen much international press (English speaking) so I thought it was important to post this final declaration here. Once we get it in English we`ll post it here. III ï Cumbre Continental de Pueblos y Nacionalidades Indigenas del Abya… Read More ›
This is a recent urgent action from Amnesty International: 1 March 2007 UA 49/07 Fear for safety GUATEMALA Leonardo Ramirez (m), President of the New San Jose las Lagrimas Association (Asociacion Nueva San Jose las Lagrimas) and member of the… Read More ›
Guatemala Solidarity Network 