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• 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 ›

• Former President found guilty of Human Rights Abuses

  By Patrick Daniels on April 9, 2009 • ( 0 )

  No, it’s not April Fool’s Day, and so it’s not a joke in rather bad taste. As you might have guessed, we aren’t talking about Guatemala, but Peru, where earlier this week former President Alberto Fujimori was found guilty of… Read More ›

• Accompanier blog

  By Patrick Daniels on April 8, 2009 • ( 0 )

  While we do our best to keep abreast of the situation in Guatemala and keep people informed via this blog, nothing quite beats the insight provided by those who can report back on what is actually happening "on the ground"… Read More ›

• Military documents handed to court

  By Patrick Daniels on April 6, 2009 • ( 0 )

  As we reported earlier the release of military plans to the court as evidence in the AJR genocide case still wasn’t happening, despite several court orders that they be supplied. However, finally, two of the plans, Victoria 82 and Firmeza… Read More ›

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