Haroon Siddique wrote in The Guardian on Virginia Laparra’s struggle for justice and her receiving of the Sir Henry Brooke award. A Guatemalan anti-corruption prosecutor forced into exile after being pursued by the country’s conservative elite has said that leaving… Read More ›
UK Press Review
Guatemalans face choice of former blackface comedian or ex-first lady
“A former comedian best known for performing in blackface and an afro wig is the odds-on favourite to become Guatemala’s new president this Sunday when he faces a former first lady in the final stage of an election overshadowed by… Read More ›
A question of disappearance
It is rare that Guatemala gets any attention in the chambers of Westminster, so I was pleased to see that a parliamentary question has been asked about it recently. During the fourteenth session of the UN Human Rights Council a… Read More ›
And now for something completely different…
The BBC is currently running a series of short programmes entitled ” A History of the World in 100 Objects”, which charts human development through artefacts to be found in the British Museum. The development of agriculture is unquestionably a… Read More ›
Letter to BBC Mundo
There was an interesting article on BBC Mundo the other day, about a compensation programme set up by the Guatemalan government. While this was of interest in its own right, a paragraph near the end of the article stopped me… Read More ›
Rigoberta Menchu: The Next Political Challenge
This week Reuters carried a report “Menchu eyes Guatemalan presidency“. The ritual dance between presidential candidates without a party and political parties without a presidential candidate is well and truely underway. It”s now a normal part of the preparations for… Read More ›
Pinochet escaped justice – we must ensure Rios Montt does not
Protest against impunity in Guatemala 10-11-2006 Photo: Fabian Fehse (copyright) Yesterday The Guardian published an article I wrote about the recent media coverage regarding Pinochet”s death- and lack of any mention of Guatemala – despite the similarities. I referred specifically… Read More ›
Guatemala Solidarity Network 