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 ›
Human Rights
Interamerican Commission of Human Rights concludes a visit to Guatemala
The Interamerican Commission on Human Rights recently concluded a visit to Guatemala. As one of the American bodies charged with oversight of the respect for human rights it periodically visits member states. These visits are part of its monitoring role,… Read More ›
Caja Lúdica
Guatemala’s murder rate is ten times the world average. The harsh streets of Guatemala City are packed with drugs, gangs and guns. Caja Lúdica is a youth arts collective, using arts and carnival activities to promote a culture of peace… Read More ›
Guatemala begins to identify civil war victims
Something made me check out the Al Jazeera website and I saw this little video. “During Guatemala’s 36-year civil war in which at least 200,000 people died, victims of the government’s death squads were buried in unmarked graves. Now they are… Read More ›
Peace Brigades International announcements
Peace Brigades International are an organisation you may already be aware of: they train and place accompaniers in various countries of the world. In their own words: "PBI is an international NGO that has been promoting nonviolence and protecting human… Read More ›
Attacks on Human Rights Workers
We have just received news from ACOGUATE of death threats and attacks suffered by staff of two human rights organizations in Guatemala, SEDEM and UDEFEGUA, in the last number of days. The messages were personal and referred to the work… Read More ›
Days of Papering
This is from a new photomontage from James Rodríguez and MiMundo. Next month, it will be 10 years since HIJOS Guatemala began their struggle in search of memory, truth and justice with reference to crimes against humanity committed by… Read More ›
Photo: Guatemala Police Archives
Flickr: photos.robert
Mural monseñor Gerardi
Flickr: Surizar "Uno de los tres murales pintados en la parroquia de San Sebastián, en conmemoración del undécimo aniversario de la muerte de monseñor Juan Gerardi. Los murales son obra de la artista italiana Alessandra Vecci y el pintor guatemalteco Máximo… Read More ›
Former President found guilty of Human Rights Abuses
No, it’s not April Fool’s Day, and so it’s not a joke in rather bad taste. As you might have guessed, we aren’t talking about Guatemala, but Peru, where earlier this week former President Alberto Fujimori was found guilty of… Read More ›
Guatemala Solidarity Network 