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GHRC – El Quetzal
The Winter edition of El Quetzal, from The Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC), has recently been published. It features the leadership of Guatemala’s Indigenous in the struggle to defend democracy with pieces by Marta Estela Gutiérrez Montúfar and Isabel Solis…. Read More ›
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PBI Guatemala – Call for Volunteers Now Open
Peace Brigades International Guatemala is seeking dedicated individuals to volunteer on their field team! Join PBI Guatemala and work alongside passionate human rights defenders at the forefront of land, access and labour rights struggles in local communities and across Guatemala…. Read More ›
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Can Guatemalans Save Their Democracy?
Graciela Mochkofsky writes in The New Yorker on the current challenges facing Guatemala and democracy and posing that question. Guatemala’s President-elect Bernardo Arévalo, who won a landslide victory in August, is scheduled to take office on January 14th, but nobody… Read More ›
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An Anti-Democratic Mafia Is Isolating Guatemala
Vaclav Mašek Sánchez writes in El Faro English on the continuing attempts to subvert democracy in Guatemala by the corrupt compact – El Pacto De Corruptos. The use of U.S. Treasury Magnitsky sanctions and the threat of turning into a… Read More ›
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Will coupmongers stop Guatemala’s president from taking office?
If Bernardo Arévalo is blocked from governing or ousted, it will be an ominous sign in a region where democracy is in peril Will Freeman writes in The Guardian on the fight to retain democracy in Guatemala in the face… Read More ›
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The other Guatemala stands up for democracy
Indigenous people are rallying to defend the country’s constitution and uphold the election of Bernardo Arévalo as president Sergio Ramírez writes an Opinion, in El País English, on the challenges facing democracy in Guatemala and the resistance to corruption being… Read More ›
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Environment ›
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Central America Faces Intense Wildfire Season
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Long Live La Puya: Organizations Around the World Celebrate 12 Year Anniversary of La Puya Peaceful Resistance
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Gender ›
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Claudia González – demands for her freedom
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Four-Year Sentence of Anti-Corruption Leader Deals a Blow to Guatemalan Democracy
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Genocide ›
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Guatemala Archdiocese a force behind genocide trial of retired general
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“We are not trespassers: this is our land”: Agrarian Conflict & Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Alta Verapaz
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Human Rights ›
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Guatemala Reform Agenda Hinges on Crucial High Court Elections
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No End in Sight for His AG Problem, Arévalo Seeks Aid from US, OAS, Europe
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Justice ›
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The Indigenous Resistance Puts Its Doubts and Hopes in Arévalo’s Hands
April 12, 2024
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‘He had a machete in his cheek’: how Guatemala’s hydropower dream turned deadly
April 12, 2024
Land ›
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GHRC – El Quetzal
December 20, 2023
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GHRC: Guatemala Democracy and Human Rights Update
October 20, 2023
Solidarity in Action ›
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Guatemala: From uncertainty to hope
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PBI Guatemala – Call for Volunteers Now Open
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Video ›
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Elections in Guatemala – webinar
September 23, 2023
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A Turning Point in Guatemalan History: Bernardo Arévalo Wins in Landslide Rejection of Ruling Elite
August 23, 2023