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• ‘La isla – Archives of a Tragedy’

  By kevodell on April 26, 2010 • ( 0 )

  “From behind protective masks, almost two hundred, mostly young people look through and clean stacks upon stacks of papers and documents at long tables in a cold and run down building in Guatemala City. The mountains of folders are one… Read More ›

• “The palm has more right to water than us”

  By Patrick Daniels on April 2, 2010 • ( 0 )

  The psychologist Abraham Maslow proposed that humans have a hierarchy of needs, from the most basic, required for our very survival, to what he called the need for self-actualisation. These needs are often visualised as a pyramid, with the most… Read More ›

• ILO asks Guatemala to suspend mining activities

  By Patrick Daniels on March 30, 2010 • ( 0 )

  "The Committee requests the Government to neither grant nor renew any licence for the exploration and exploitation of natural resources as referred to in Article 15 of the Convention while the participation and consultation provided for by the Convention are… Read More ›

• Norma Cruz threatened again

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

  Norma Cruz is a woman with a very serious commitment to justice, a commitment which has led to her being threatend on many occasions. Her particular area of interest is women, and ensuring that they and their families can achieve… Read More ›

• Jesus Tecu Osorio wins the 2010 Baldwin Medal of Liberty Award

  By Patrick Daniels on March 25, 2010 • ( 0 )

  You may have noticed that we put up a call for letters of support for Jesus Tecu Osorio as a nominee for the Baldwin Medal. Over the years GSN has had a great deal of contact with Jesus and we… Read More ›

• Recognition: Yes, Reconciliation: Maybe, Justice: No

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

  GSN volunteer Sam, who is currently in Guatemala working as an international accompanier recently sent us this report from a symbolic trial of those accused of perpetrating mass rape as a weapon of war during the armed conflict. On the days… Read More ›

• Women’s protests against mining get noticed in parliament

  By Patrick Daniels on March 18, 2010 • ( 0 )

  In a recent question asked to mark International Women’s Day in the House of Lords Guatemala was mentioned a couple of times. Baroness Thomas of Walliswood commented that it seemed to her that women are often more willing than men… Read More ›

• Guatemala mine ‘exploiting’ locals

  By kevodell on March 17, 2010 • ( 0 )

• ‘Our lives can be cut short at a stroke’

  By kevodell on March 17, 2010 • ( 0 )

  ‘This is a time of great tension because we know that at any moment, when we least expect it, our lives can be cut short at a stroke’. So titled an article by Danilo Valladares for Inter Press Service. As… Read More ›

• Guatemala has the justice it pays for.

  By kevodell on March 14, 2010 • ( 0 )

  Recently, Barbara Schieber in The Guatemala Times, published a piece which again highlighted the contradictions in Guatemala around state responsibility and state ability to tackle the endemic violence affecting that country. The Association of Bi-national Chambers of Commerce (ASCABI) has… Read More ›

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