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• Freedom of Information Law finally receives approval

  By Patrick Daniels on October 22, 2008 • ( 0 )

  After more than ten years of discussion a law which will allow Guatemalan citizens to access public information was finally passed on 23 September. It was hailed as a step forward for government transparency and though access to such information… Read More ›

• Guatemalan military trained in UK – but how many?

  By Patrick Daniels on October 22, 2008 • ( 0 )

  A recent parliamentary question on training of members of foreign armed forces obscured as much as it revealed. It showed that between 2003 and 2007 some military personnel from Guatemala had received training in the UK. However, despite the column… Read More ›

• Water Tribunal condemns Guatemala ……… again.

  By kevodell on October 6, 2008 • ( 0 )

  The Latin American Water Tribunal (TLA, by its acronym in Spanish) carried out its 5th public hearing under the motto: ‘Hydraulic justice for indigenous lands and territories’. The trial took place in the city of Antigua Guatemala from September 8th… Read More ›

• GSN Speaker Tour in the UK

  By Patrick Daniels on September 25, 2008 • ( 0 )

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• Unease over Guatemalan goldrush – BBC radio

  By kevodell on August 21, 2008 • ( 0 )

  With gold prices skyrocketing, the Mayans of Guatemala find themselves caught up in a new rush for the precious metal. ‘Crossing Continents’, on BBC radio, features mining in Sipakapa and the consequences of the large increase in the price of… Read More ›

• Execution of young people

  By kevodell on August 14, 2008 • ( 0 )

  We received very sad news from La Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes de Guatemala (ACJ), part of the International YMCA movement. The news concerned the assassination of three young men in the Amatitlán area. The communiqué from ACJ is introduced by… Read More ›

• Freedom of Information limps forward

  By Patrick Daniels on August 5, 2008 • ( 0 )

  I have reported here before on the proposed Freedom of Information act which has been brought back into congress in Guatemala. After the Vice President called for it to be passed as soon as possible, positive noises are being made… Read More ›

• Centre for Gender and Refugee Studies Annual Report

  By Patrick Daniels on August 5, 2008 • ( 0 )

  The Centre for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS) has just published its annual report. The CGRS’ mission is to protect the human rights of refugee women, part of which addresses the root causes of the refugee flow in the first… Read More ›

• Addressing the Crimes of the Past

  By Patrick Daniels on August 3, 2008 • ( 0 )

  The recent arrest and appearance of Radovan Karadzic in front of the International War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia has focussed attention again on a bitter, and recent, historical period in Europe. There have been plenty of articles in… Read More ›

• Brother of Helen and Myrna Mack attacked

  By Patrick Daniels on August 3, 2008 • ( 0 )

  The brother of Helen and Myrna Mack, Ronald, was injured by bullets shot at him as he was driving through an intersection in Guatemala City on 29 July. It is not entirely clear what the motive for the attack was… Read More ›

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