Guatemala Solidarity Network

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• Peace Brigades International announcements

  By Patrick Daniels on May 31, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Peace Brigades International are an organisation you may already be aware of: they train and place accompaniers in various countries of the world. In their own words: "PBI is an international NGO that has been promoting nonviolence and protecting human… Read More ›

• An indictment from the grave.

  By kevodell on May 27, 2009 • ( 0 )

  A murder foretold has convulsed Guatemala’s government. Its investigation will provide a test of whether or not Central America includes a failed state.  So begins this article in The Economist. It’s interesting that the article states ‘the murder rate (of nearly 50… Read More ›

• The art of creating political crises

  By Patrick Daniels on May 19, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Last Sunday, among the now routine roll-call of violent death in Guatemala appeared one name for whom the grave would not be silent. “Good Afternoon, my name is Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano… sadly if you are watching or hearing this message… Read More ›

• Attacks on Human Rights Workers

  By kevodell on May 18, 2009 • ( 0 )

  We have just received news from ACOGUATE of death threats and attacks suffered by staff of two human rights organizations in Guatemala, SEDEM and UDEFEGUA, in the last number of days. The messages were personal and referred to the work… Read More ›

• Days of Papering

  By kevodell on May 9, 2009 • ( 0 )

  

    This is from a new photomontage from James Rodríguez and MiMundo. Next month, it will be 10 years since HIJOS Guatemala began their struggle in search of memory, truth and justice with reference to crimes against humanity committed by… Read More ›

• Photo: Guatemala Police Archives

  By Patrick Daniels on April 30, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Flickr: photos.robert 

• Congress approves Arms Law

  By kevodell on April 28, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Although the right to bear firearms is enshrined in the Guatemalan constitution, it is also a right that the Peace Accords agreed to limit. But over the past 12 years it has been impossible to approve a law to limit,… Read More ›

• Mural monseñor Gerardi

  By Patrick Daniels on April 26, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Flickr: Surizar  "Uno de los tres murales pintados en la parroquia de San Sebastián, en conmemoración del undécimo aniversario de la muerte de monseñor Juan Gerardi.  Los murales son obra de la artista italiana Alessandra Vecci y el pintor guatemalteco Máximo… Read More ›

• Historic release of military archives… still waiting…

  By Patrick Daniels on April 26, 2009 • ( 0 )

  This is a news story that I’ve been following for a while here. I was actually half-waiting for some kind of resolution in the story so that I could write a nice little article that was complete and summarized everything…. Read More ›

• On motorcycles and other things

  By kevodell on April 10, 2009 • ( 0 )

  In my previous note, I wrote of the killings committed by motorcycle pillion passengers on bus drivers in the capital. In a response worthy of Miguel Angel Asturias, the government have banned pillion passengers and the new law requires that motorcyclists… Read More ›

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