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• Guatemala heeds CIDH and orders suspension of mining

  By Patrick Daniels on June 24, 2010 • ( 0 )

  Right on the deadline given by the Interamerican Commission of Human Rights (CIDH, in Spanish) for compliance, the Guatemalan government has responded positively to their request that mining activities at the Marlin mine be suspended. Earlier in the year the… Read More ›

• Selecting a new Attorney General

  By kevodell on June 20, 2010 • ( 0 )

  We received a message from laguatemalgringa notifying us of guatemalavisible – which styles itself as a collaborative effort to bring together the will, energy and enthusiasm of diverse civil society groups seeking to strengthen the Guatemalan justice system. We noted… Read More ›

• A public-private stitch-up

  By kevodell on June 20, 2010 • ( 0 )

  I came across this interesting piece by Jorge Murga Armas on the always useful albedrío website (I especially acknowledge the power of its ‘mouse-over’ image). Las Tramas de las ‘alianzas público-privadas’ could be translated as The Intrigues of ‘public-private alliances’… Read More ›

• Disaster relief for victims of Agatha

  By Patrick Daniels on June 16, 2010 • ( 0 )

  It cannot have escaped your attention that Guatemala has been afflicted by natural disasters recently, reflecting its position in both a tectonically active and hurricane prone region. It is rare that Central America features in the news on Radio 4,… Read More ›

• Support CICIG

  By Patrick Daniels on June 16, 2010 • ( 0 )

  You will have already read on this website about the unfortunate resignation of the head of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala, known as CICIG. One of the matters which provoked Carlos Castresana to finally throw in the towel… Read More ›

• Head of CICIG resigns

  By kevodell on June 13, 2010 • ( 0 )

  News this last week from Guatemala centred on the resignation of Carlos Castresana, head of CICIG, the UN International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala. It seems to me that CICIG had been important in providing some measure of hope for… Read More ›

• Sign a petition – support important cases in Guatemala

  By Patrick Daniels on June 9, 2010 • ( 0 )

  We recently posted an item about Jennifer Harbury, in which in a recording of a talk she gave, she updates us on the status of the case of her husband. She has been pursuing the truth in the case of… Read More ›

• Short film about Violence against Women

  By Patrick Daniels on June 1, 2010 • ( 0 )

  We were recently contacted by Adrien Trocme from the project LA Ruta. In Adrien’s words "We are currently working on the project called La Ruta. We are informing our readers about the themes mentioned in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)… Read More ›

• Jennifer Harbury talks about the Bamaca case

  By Patrick Daniels on June 1, 2010 • ( 0 )

  The cynics amongst you might think that my title is a little ironic, and perhaps complain that Jennifer Harbury only talks about the Bamaca case. However, I would put a positive spin on it, as it seems to me to… Read More ›

• Massacre remembered – current struggles in mind?

  By Patrick Daniels on May 29, 2010 • ( 0 )

  Exactly 32 years ago today a massacre took place in the small town of Panzos, in Alta Verapaz. A group of campesinos had gathered in the town square to protest about the depredations of local landowners, among them the town’s… Read More ›

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