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Between a rock and a hard place…..
The results of the Guatemala Presidential elections, which took place on Sunday, 11th September, left two candidates to run-off on the 6th November. According to PlazaPública, Otto Pérez Molina gained 36.08% and Manuel Baldizón was second with 23.3%. Presidential elections… Read More ›
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‘Headline Today: Guatemala’
‘Päivän otsikko: Guatemala’ (Headline Today: Guatemala) is a documentary from Finnish television from 1983 presenting events taking place in 1982 in Guatemala through the eyes of a US reporter and photographer.The reporter and journalist happen to be Allan Nairn and… Read More ›
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Guatemala: Food Crisis in the Polochic Exacerbates as Government Repression Continues
“The massive evictions of 800 families from 14 communities in Guatemala’s Polochic Valley, removing peasant agriculture in order to install the Chabil Utzaj sugar plantation, began on March 15, 2011. When we heard, we were surprised. Not because we have… Read More ›
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“I want someone to show me there was genocide”
An interesting blog entry came along on the Central American Politics blog page regarding the upcoming Presidential elections and stories about Otto Pérez Molina, the front runner. The elections are due to be held on that most of iconic dates… Read More ›
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Death Threats in Guatemala: The Dangers of Justice-Seeking
“Guatemala is a land of tremendous contrasts; a place of incredible beauty, wonderful people and heart-stopping terror. Our final evening on a recent Skylight Pictures visit to this “land of eternal spring” starts simply enough, but by the end of… Read More ›
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Guatemalan Soldiers Sentenced to 6,060 Years in Prison for Role in 1982 Massacre – Democracy Now
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Trial for Guatemala Massacre Concludes, but U.S. Military Aid Continues
Twenty eight years after the massacre of 251 indigenous farmers, I found myself silently accompanying human rights organizations scrambling to identify the remains. The request for a daily international presence from the organization of families of the disappeared in Guatemala… Read More ›
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Accused Sentenced to Over 6,000 Years for Dos Erres Massacre
More than 28 years have passed since the massacre of more than 200 men, women, and children in the small farming community of Las Dos Erres, Petén. For 17 years, survivors and family members of victims have struggled to bring… Read More ›
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The Central America Women’s Network (CAWN)
The Central America Women’s Network (CAWN) is a London-based organisation that supports, publicises and learns from the struggles of women in Central America in the defence of their rights. “Our work is grounded in strong and active links with the… Read More ›
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Alfonso Bauer Paiz (1918-2011)
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La Puya: Yes to Life, No to Mining
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Genocide ›
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Military Diary Case: “Every judicial delay prolongs the never-ending grief”
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GHRC – El Quetzal (Winter 2025)
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Justice ›
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Podcast: Gang Jailbreak in Guatemala Engulfs Arévalo in Security Crisis
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Coup Attempt Thwarted in Guatemala
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GHRC – Attacks on human rights defenders continue in Guatemala
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The Fight for Human Rights Continues in Guatemala
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Rethinking Justice: How Prosecutors Can Disrupt Criminal Networks
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