By Frauke Decoodt – this English translation courtesy of Confidencial. “I don’t want anyone to wish me a Happy Women’s Day on March 8th,” recently said Brendy Cuy Urizar. Elsa Siquín Montafúr doesn’t celebrate this day either. Brendy is the… Read More ›
Human Rights
Pamela Guinea: Cinema made in Guatemala
It is very difficult to explain what is happening in Guatemalan cinema. How can a small country, without a cinema law and with so many conflicts, make such good cinema? Pamela Guinea is a Guatemalan film producer, and has worked… Read More ›
NISGUA – February Solidarity Update
Highlights from NISGUA’s February 2020 Solidarity Update include: 21st Celebration of the Day of Dignification for Victims February 25th marked the 21st anniversary of the presentation of the UN-sponsored Historical Clarification Commission Report for Truth and Reconciliation. The report, Guatemala:… Read More ›
In Resistance, there is Revival: Delegation Reflection
From February 22-29th, a Canadian delegation visited communities and organizations resisting the Escobal mine in Guatemala. The delegation was organized by BTS and Mining Watch. Charlotte Connolly writes about the experience. The week-long delegation to the Escobal Mine, facilitated by… Read More ›
Guatemala: violence against women
On International Women’s Day gender equity is still a long way off. Nathalie Mercier, of Christian Aid, writes in LAB – Latin America Bureau. The 8th March is celebrated as International Women’s Day. However, in Guatemala for the past three… Read More ›
‘Helen’ – a story of persistence and justice
‘Helen’, by Agencia Ocote, is the audiovisual profile of one of the most important women in the fight for human rights in Guatemala and Central America: Helen Mack. This documentary, by Julio Serrano Echeverría and Alejandra Gutiérrez Valdizán, builds a… Read More ›
Commemoration of the Xococ Massacre
Laura Robinson, from Breaking the Silence (BTS), accompanied the Rabinal Legal Clinic and The New Hope Foundation School to what had been used as a clandestine cemetery in Xococ, a town outside of Rabinal. It was the 38th anniversary of… Read More ›
Canada: The Other Imperial Power in Latin America
“In 2020, more than a decade after assailants hacked her husband with a machete and shot him in the head, Angelica Choc is still fighting for justice. A teacher and respected leader in their Maya Q’eqchi community in eastern Guatemala,… Read More ›
Anniversary of the fire in the Hogar Seguro
It is now just three years since the fire in the Virgin of the Assumption ‘Safe/Secure’ Home (Hogar Seguro Virgen de la Asunción) in San José Pinula, some 25 km from Guatemala City. While their lives can never be returned,… Read More ›
Guatemala: New Law Threatens NGOs's Work
Amnesty International have launched an urgent action in response to the threatened new law. ‘On 11 February the Guatemalan Congress enacted Decree 4-2020 (formerly known as Bill 5257). This initiative imposes undue restrictions, controls and sanctions on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)…. Read More ›
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