Last month, the Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC) presented an update on developments on Justice and Human Rights in Guatemala and some of the issues covered included: PNC Attempts Second Eviction of Indigenous Community Guatemala’s National Civil Police (PNC) on… Read More ›
Indigenous peoples
Guatemala Frees Indigenous Leaders After 15 Months in Jail
TeleSur English recently noted the release, from detention, of Indigenous leaders who had been in detention for 15 months without trial. Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclán had also been designated as prisoners of conscience by Amnesty International and they responded… Read More ›
Guatemala’s Future with the United States is Sealed at a Port
Over the past year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has received $170 million from the Guatemalan government for road and port infrastructure projects that are deepening its dependence on the U.S. Juan Luis García writes in the North American… Read More ›
GHRC – Recent Developments in Justice and Human Rights
Last month, the Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC) presented an update on developments on Justice and Human Rights in Guatemala and some of the issues covered included: MP Ends Effort to Place Zamora in Detention Court Cancels Arrest Warrants for… Read More ›
Ancient Maya knowledge helps Guatemalan farmers cut agrochemical use
Key Ideas Guatemalan farmers are turning to organic pesticides, rooted in traditional practices and sustainable ideas, to replace expensive synthetic alternatives. Using a mixture of locally available plants, and ideas about farming passed down by ancestors, they are creating natural… Read More ›
Legal logging and soaring saplings: the ‘green islands’ bucking the deforestation trend in central America
In Guatemala’s Maya biosphere reserve local people are making a living from trees at the same time as increasing forest cover, showing nature is best protected by those who depend on it. Mark Hillsdon writes in The Guardian as part… Read More ›
Pacoj Buries Its Victims of the War in Guatemala
In a rural hamlet in Chimaltenango, the remains of dozens of victims of the Guatemalan armed conflict piled up in a dingy storage room for decades. Now, their families have begun a burial that the government had promised but never… Read More ›
GHRC – El Quetzal (Summer 2026)
She set an example of love, courage, and service for all whose lives she touched. The Summer 2026 edition of El Quetzal, from The Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC), has recently been published. The recent renewal of key leadership within the justice… Read More ›
PBI Guatemala – Applying to become a field volunteer
“It was a pivotal experience to work and live for 12 months alongside my team and learn directly from human rights defenders.” – Former PBI Guatemala volunteer PBI’s field volunteer programme is one of the most direct ways to support… Read More ›
A Seed That Blossoms Over Time: Letter of Gratitude to Supporters of Santa María Tzejá Education Program
I wanted to share this post from Rights Action to celebrate their work and to give voice to the community of Santa María Tzejá. Rights Action supporters may recall that from 1995-2010 we helped fund an empowering education project in… Read More ›
