The Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to London on 23rd March until 1st April and features two films on Guatemala, both directed by Pamela Yates. When the Mountains Tremble was filmed in 1982. “In the early 1980s, death squads… Read More ›
Solidarity in Action
Peace Brigades International on Radio 4 Appeal
Accompaniment got some perhaps unusual but welcome exposure this week as Peace Brigades International was chosen as the organisation to feature on the Radio 4 Appeal. It features the case of indigenous Mexican woman Valentina Rosendo Cantú, who was able… Read More ›
GSN twitter account!
Well, we’ve finally gone and joined the 21st century and have opened a twitter account. Hopefully the restriction on text will mean we’ll find the time to ‘tweet’ more often than we blog, but rest assured we’ll continue with our… Read More ›
ILO asks Guatemala to suspend mining activities
"The Committee requests the Government to neither grant nor renew any licence for the exploration and exploitation of natural resources as referred to in Article 15 of the Convention while the participation and consultation provided for by the Convention are… Read More ›
Peace Brigades International Film Screening and AGM
For those of you interested in accompaniment in Latin America you might be interested in PBI‘s forthcoming AGM at which they’ll be showing a film about their work in Colombia. The screening of the 15th anniversary film produced by the… Read More ›
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 ›
Accompanying in Santa Maria Tzeja: “It was life or death so we kept moving”
Written by Kimberly Kern Dear friends and family, These last four months living in Guatemala and working as a human rights accompanier with the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR) has already been an amazing experience. The relationships I have… Read More ›
Concepcion Tutuapa, San Marcos, Blocks Mine Development
We”ve just received this news about the decision by Concepcion Tutuapa, San Marcos, to deny the granting of a license for exploration with a view to developing a mine for metals in the area: Notas Informativas sobre Mineria de MetalesA… Read More ›
Supporting Access To Education In San Andres Itzapa
Flying a kite in San Andres Itzapa Photo: Nathan Golon I came across a really impressive set of photos on life in San Andres Itzapa, Chimaltenango, by Nathan Golon. There”s a photo of Oscar Berger speaking on a visit to… Read More ›
Land Rights: New Threat Against Family of Hector Rene Reyes
We”ve just received the following press release from human rights groups supporting Guatemalans with land rights claims: Comunicado: Nueva amenaza en contra de la familia de Hector Rene Reyes y el Movimiento Pro-Justicia Nueva Linda Guatemala, 25.10.2006 Los Hechos:El dia… Read More ›
