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Guatemalan forces disperse migrant caravan
Historic elite-level corruption in Honduras, narc-trafficking, and brutal internal violence, much of it state-sponsored, as well as the effects of climate change, especially as witnessed by the successive hurricanes that battered the country, Eta and Iota, within the unprecedented situation… Read More ›
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Guatemalan families mourn death of children as hunger spreads
Government data show acute malnutrition among the under-fives rose by 80% in Guatemala in 2020 compared to 2019. Sofía Menchú writes in Reuters website about a particular tragedy which is a recurring scandal in Guatemala – a country with very… Read More ›
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PBI-Guatemala accompanies BDH law firm at hearing on the Hogar Seguro shelter fire
Brent Patterson has written in the PBI website about the accompaniment carried out by PBI with the Human Rights law firm, BDH, at the hearing on the Hogar Seguro shelter fire. In February 2019, 12 people were detained on charges… Read More ›
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Guatemala mine’s ex-security chief convicted of Indigenous leader’s murder
Sandra Cuffe writes in The Guardian about the guilty plea related to the killing of Adolfo Choc in 2009. A judge in Guatemala has accepted a guilty plea by the former head of security at Central America’s largest nickel mine… Read More ›
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‘We demand the investigation and criminal punishment for the human rights’ violations committed on 21st November 2020’
UDEFEGUA recently released a demand for justice against those responsible for the acts of violence carried out against peaceful demonstrators on the 21st November 2020. Any errors in translation are mine. The Protection Unit for Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala… Read More ›
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For Indigenous Reporters, Covering Protests, Land Disputes Can Lead to Arrest
Dalia Faheid writes on VOA News about some of the challenges facing indigenous journalists covering land disputes. For nearly three months Anastasia Mejía, a radio journalist and a member of the Maya K’iche’ indigenous group in Guatemala, has been under… Read More ›
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Report: Advances in Escobal Mine Consultation Overshadowed by Constitutional Crisis in Guatemala
Ellen Moore introduces a new report published on the Earthworks website. More than two years after the court ordered a consultation with the Xinka Indigenous people over the future of the Escobal silver mine, the process has yet to move… Read More ›
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The consolidation of authoritarianism and the increase in attacks against people, organisations and communities that defend human rights
UDEFEGUA recently released a briefing on the situation in Guatemala regarding attacks against human rights defenders. Any errors in translation are mine. The Protection Unit for Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala (La Unidad de Protección a Defensoras y Defensores de… Read More ›
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In Guatemala, Resignations are Not Enough
“Guatemalan democracy fails by design to meet the needs of the poor majority, creating a foothold for corrupt parties while draining the government of legitimacy”. Nicholas Copeland writes in NACLA Report about the recent wide-ranging civic demonstrations taking place in… Read More ›
Featured Categories
Environment ›
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Guatemala Takes a Hard Line Against Migrants—With US Support
February 19, 2021
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David vs Goliath in Guatemala: how palm oil companies encroach on indigenous land
February 18, 2021
Gender ›
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Growing concerns regarding the situation of women human rights defenders in the northeast of Guatemala
February 1, 2021
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Guatemala – #NiUnaMenos
January 23, 2021
Genocide ›
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Guatemalan forces disperse migrant caravan
January 20, 2021
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Guatemalan families mourn death of children as hunger spreads
January 16, 2021
Human Rights ›
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Humberto Ak’abal in Scotland
February 8, 2021
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13 young Guatemalans who left for a better future were slain in Mexico, families say
February 8, 2021
Justice ›
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Guatemala Cross-Border Crime and Corruption Investigation
February 5, 2021
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Political Elites Seek Again to Infiltrate Guatemala’s High Court
January 31, 2021
Land ›
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PBI-Guatemala visits the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya
January 20, 2021
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Guatemala mine’s ex-security chief convicted of Indigenous leader’s murder
January 10, 2021
Solidarity in Action ›
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No Human Being Is Illegal
January 23, 2021
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PBI-Guatemala accompanies BDH law firm at hearing on the Hogar Seguro shelter fire
January 13, 2021
Video ›
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The Afternoon Giammattei Unleashed the Fury
November 28, 2020
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#ElijoDignidad – I Choose Dignity.
October 14, 2020