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• Genocide Case Witnesses Testify in Guatemalan Court

  By Patrick Daniels on April 29, 2008 • ( 0 )

  Source: CAIG and NISGUA Date: 04/24/2008 The historic hearings in the genocide case continue. To date, seven eyewitnesses from three regions (Baja Verapaz, Quiché, and Huehuetenango) have testified to Judge Eduardo Cojulun Sánchez in the genocide case hearings. Their excruciating… Read More ›

• UK Foreign Office Minister, Meg Munn, visits Guatemala

  By Patrick Daniels on April 28, 2008 • ( 0 )

  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 ›

• BBC Mundo – Feminicide in Guatemala

  By kevodell on April 24, 2008 • ( 0 )

  BBC Mundo has opened up this opportunity to ask questions of three Guatemalan women who are at the forefront of the struggle for justice in the case of feminicide in Guatemala.

• Good news – historic conviction against police agent

  By Patrick Daniels on April 23, 2008 • ( 0 )

  Historic verdict in case of police officer accused of raping a woman in custody. On 16 April this year something unprecedented happened in in El Quiche: a police officer was convicted of raping and abusing a woman held in custody…. Read More ›

• “Secrets of the CIA”: Phil Roettinger tells his story

  By Patrick Daniels on April 22, 2008 • ( 0 )

  Secrets of the CIA is a film written and directed by James Otis. Produced by Turner Original Productions, Inc., 1998. The transcript below is an extract courtesy of John Bernhart. Full transcript is available here from Darrel G Moen’s blog…. Read More ›

• Conclusions From Civil Society On The UE-AC Trade Talks

  By Patrick Daniels on April 22, 2008 • ( 0 )

  We just received this round up from CIFCA with conclusions on the latest round of trade negotiations between the European Union and Central American countries. For the full round up download the attached report in Spanish below (PDF).   CONCLUSIONES… Read More ›

• New website for the campaign for Justice Nueva Linda

  By Patrick Daniels on April 22, 2008 • ( 0 )

  New website for the campaign for Justice Nueva Linda who are seeking justice in the forced disappearance of Hector Reyes. You can find more about the case of Hector Reyes on this blog here. Justicia Nueva Linda: In their own… Read More ›

• Video: Desaparicion Forzada en Guatemala: desenterrando el olvido

  By Patrick Daniels on April 22, 2008 • ( 0 )

  Part one of Secil Oswaldo de Leon’s documentary on the issue of forced disappearances. Part two of Secil Oswaldo de Leon’s documentary on the issue of forced disappearances. Part three of Secil Oswaldo de Leon’s documentary on the issue of… Read More ›

• Guatemala Human Rights Commission: Report 11-17 April

  By Patrick Daniels on April 20, 2008 • ( 0 )

  This excellent weekly report can’t be found on the web- we publish it here with kind permission from CDHG on this blog. INFORME SEMANAL SOBRE DERECHOS HUMANOSComision de Derechos Humanos de Guatemala =======================================Fuentes directas CDHG, Prensa Libre, Siglo Veintiuno, El… Read More ›

• The eighth annual Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards

  By Patrick Daniels on April 16, 2008 • ( 0 )

  Alvaro Colom, President of Guatemala, recently told supporters: “plant truth and justice and you will reap reconciliation, as Bishop Gerardi used to say”. Award-winning novelist Francisco Goldman is nominated for the T R Fyvel Book Award which honours freedom of… Read More ›

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