"After three years of bureaucratic suspension and six months of hearings, five ex-civil patrollers were sentenced to 780 years in prison by the Sentencing Tribunal in the highland county of Salamá on May 28." "The massacre of Río Negro women… Read More ›
Land
Land Conflict in Guatemala: Work of Mercy Corps
Part 2: Land Conflict Mediation This film by Nathan Golon for Mercy Corps looks at their work in land conflict mediation in Alta Verapaz. We’ve linked to Nathan’s work before on this blog. It’s great to see him continuing to… Read More ›
Campesino Activist Killed in Livingston, Izabal
While much coverage was given in the foreign press about the hostage taking and subsequent release of four Belgian tourists in Izabal, nothing was mentioned about the death of Mario Caal Bolón. Here’s a press release from the Comite de… Read More ›
