Criminalisation, and the use of ‘lawfare’, is being used increasingly against individuals, and groups, seeking to defend human rights in Guatemala. This is especially true with regard to those working to protect the environment. This can be seen through a… Read More ›
Solidarity in Action
We Lament the Resignation of Judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez
CALDH, on behalf of the the Human Rights Convergence (la Convergencia por los Derechos Humanos), tweeted a statement in support of Judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez who tendered his resignation and announced his exile. Any errors in translation are mine. You… Read More ›
Statement: The Situation of the freedom of expression in Guatemala at CIDH hearing
NISGUA have translated and published a statement from Red Rompe el Miedo Guatemala (RRMG) whose members are Centro Civitas, Protection International, Federación Guatemalteca de Escuelas Radiofónicas, Asociación Sobrevivencia Cultural and Artículo 19. It is regarding the situation of the freedom… Read More ›
PBI – Becoming A ‘Brigadista’
The Peace Brigades International (PBI) Guatemala Project is made up of volunteers, from many countries, who have gone through a long and detailed training which covers the situation in Guatemala as well as the work of international accompaniment that PBI… Read More ›
The Jungle Patrol: Fighting Illegal Loggers on the Guatemala-Mexico Border
Alejandro Melgoza and Alex Papadovassilakis present an important and fascinating report, on InSight Crime, into how a shadowy timber mafia, with ties to Asia, is illegally extracting precious wood on the Guatemala-Mexico border. They document how illegal loggers have ravaged… Read More ›
Special Reports: Guatemala’s Downward Spiral
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), the Latin America Working Group Education Fund, the Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA (GHRC), and the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLf) have, together, presented three reports into the challenges being faced by human… Read More ›
FAO Report: Guatemala included among 19 countries with acute food insecurity
Ana Lucía González writes, in La Hora, about Guatemala being added to the list of ‘Hunger Hotspots’ compiled by the FAO/WFP. The report ‘Hunger Hotspots: FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity, October 2022 to January 2023 Outlook’ warns that… Read More ›
IACHR ratifies judgement to protect Judge Gálvez
Verdad y Justicia en Guatemala tweeted that the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) had ratified their judgement regarding Judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez in ordering the Guatemala state to provide protection and security for the Judge and his family. Errors… Read More ›
Wounds Reopened: The Impacts of Democratic Backsliding on Human Rights in Guatemala
GHRC/USA led an Emergency Human Rights Delegation to Guatemala to document the impacts of the democratic backsliding and destruction of rule of law on human rights defenders. The delegation met with, among others, defenders, lawyers, journalists, Indigenous land defenders, and… Read More ›
Guatemala: environmental defenders of Lake Atitlán
The women of Tz’ununya’ Collective have struggled for eight years to defend and conserve Lake Atitlán by pushing for local authorities to stop the deterioration of the lake. Latin America Bureau has republished a piece by David Toro, as part… Read More ›
