The International Justice Monitor (a project of the Open Society Justice Initiative) keeps a watchful eye on the justice system in Guatemala. Here is a short summary of their latest posts, all written by Sophie Beaudoin. Sepur Zarco Trial to… Read More ›
Solidarity in Action
Guatemala: banana workers, union news
Two pieces of news have been shared by Banana Link, regarding union workers and the banana sector in Guatemala. Union to Union solidarity at work The second year of Banana Link’s TUC Aid funded project to support the organising and… Read More ›
El Quetzal – Summer 2015
The latest edition of El Quetzal, the newsletter from Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC) is now available. The focus, of course, is on the unfolding events that led to the resignation and arrest of President Otto Pérez Molina and the… Read More ›
‘El Eco del Dolor de Mucha Gente (The Echo of Pain of the Many)’
“For over 30 years, members of the Cuevas family have been campaigning for justice for our son and brother Carlos, disappeared in 1984, and our sister-in-law Rosario Godoy de Cuevas and their family, abducted and murdered at the hands of… Read More ›
CAWN Newsletter – Spring 2015
The Central America Women’s Network (CAWN) have just published their latest Newsletter and contains many interesting items and articles. They have included a first-hand account from a young female volunteer talking about her recent volunteer experience of volunteering in El… Read More ›
Ayotzinapa – EuroCaravana 43 comes to London
It is estimated that some 45,000 people were disappeared during the armed conflict in Guatemala. Family members of the disappeared are still waiting to find out what the State did to them – to find out the truth. The pain… Read More ›
Popular Protests Challenge Corruption and the Political Establishment
More good commentary regarding the demonstrations that have taken place in Guatemala over the corruption scandal that has led to the resignation of the Vice-president. Jeff Abbott reflects from the demonstrations that took place on the 16th of May (#RenunciaYaFase2)… Read More ›
Corruption scandal sparks nationwide protests
By Richard Arghiris More than 40,000 protesters swept through the streets of Guatemala City yesterday, Saturday 16 May 2015, to vent fury over the nation’s unfolding corruption scandal, which is set to become the country’s most severe political crisis since… Read More ›
‘Tell us a story with your mobile phone’
POY Latam (Pictures of the Year Latin America) was created in 2011 to celebrate the documentary and artistic photography of Latin America and has become the largest and most important competition in the region. Under the title, ‘Tell us a… Read More ›
On the front lines of mining protests with the Maya
Sr. Dani Brought accompanies resisters outside the gold mine at La Puya. Armed police are a constant, intimidating presence. (Mary Jo McConahay) Mary Jo McConahy has written this piece for the Global Sisters Report website. It is reproduced here. To… Read More ›
