The UK has sanctioned seven corrupt actors whose actions have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Guatemala. The UK Government recently announced sanctions being placed on corrupt actors in Guatemala. Among the members of the “Pacto de Corruptos”… Read More ›
Mentions of Guate in UK Parliament
Norma Cruz mentioned in parliamentary question
Guatemala has been mentioned twice this week in parliament: once in Foreign Affairs questions in relation to the Guatemala-Belize border situation, and in the Lords in relation to Norma Cruz. We have recorded several times the important work that Norma… Read More ›
UK Minister’s visit to Guatemala
There were some mentions of Guatemala in Parliament recently in written form, in reply to questions from Katy Clark, the Labour MP for North Ayrshire and Arran. The Minister of State with responsibilities for Latin America, Jeremy Brown, visited Guatemala… Read More ›
Women’s protests against mining get noticed in parliament
In a recent question asked to mark International Women’s Day in the House of Lords Guatemala was mentioned a couple of times. Baroness Thomas of Walliswood commented that it seemed to her that women are often more willing than men… Read More ›
New Speaker knows where Guatemala is!
The recent political turmoil in the UK had many casualties, one of whom was Michael Martin, the speaker of the House who was forced out of office, the first time this has happened in more than 300 years. After a… Read More ›
Annual Westminster Hall Debate on Latin America
Every year members of the House of Commons devote time to a short debate about Latin America and the relations between the United Kingdom and the continent. A great deal of the debate was focussed on Bolivia, as some members… Read More ›
Extrajudicial Execution in Guatemala raised in Parliament
The member of parliament for Buckingham, John Bercow, has asked a question about the numbers of recent extrajudicial executions in Guatemala. I’m glad to see that Guatemalan issues are raised in parliament, despite the fact that the UK’s diplomatic representation… Read More ›
UK Foreign Office Minister, Meg Munn, visits Guatemala
Foreign Office Minister, Meg Munn, visits Guatemala as part of her official visit to Belize and Guatemala. Seems the Foreign Office is going Web 2.0 crazy with the YouTube videos and Meg Munn’s Flickr set. Foreign Office website is currently… Read More ›
Belize-Guatemala border conflict mentioned in UK Parliament
Chris Ruane (PPS (Rt Hon Caroline Flint, Minister of State), Department for Communities and Local Government, Vale of Clwyd, Labour) | Hansard source To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on the… Read More ›
Debating Safe Water in Westminster Hall
Mark Lancaster (MP for North East Milton Keynes, Conservative) Link to this | Hansard source “Last week, I was in Guatemala—as an aside, I must tell the Minister that many non-governmental organisations there fear that DFID is turning its back… Read More ›
Guatemala Solidarity Network 