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UK Foreign Office Minister, Meg Munn, visits Guatemala
Foreign Office Minister, Meg Munn, visits Guatemala as part of her official visit to Belize and Guatemala. Seems the Foreign Office is going Web 2.0 crazy with the YouTube videos and Meg Munn’s Flickr set. Foreign Office website is currently… Read More ›
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BBC Mundo – Feminicide in Guatemala
BBC Mundo has opened up this opportunity to ask questions of three Guatemalan women who are at the forefront of the struggle for justice in the case of feminicide in Guatemala.
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Good news – historic conviction against police agent
Historic verdict in case of police officer accused of raping a woman in custody. On 16 April this year something unprecedented happened in in El Quiche: a police officer was convicted of raping and abusing a woman held in custody…. Read More ›
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“Secrets of the CIA”: Phil Roettinger tells his story
Secrets of the CIA is a film written and directed by James Otis. Produced by Turner Original Productions, Inc., 1998. The transcript below is an extract courtesy of John Bernhart. Full transcript is available here from Darrel G Moen’s blog…. Read More ›
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Conclusions From Civil Society On The UE-AC Trade Talks
We just received this round up from CIFCA with conclusions on the latest round of trade negotiations between the European Union and Central American countries. For the full round up download the attached report in Spanish below (PDF). CONCLUSIONES… Read More ›
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New website for the campaign for Justice Nueva Linda
New website for the campaign for Justice Nueva Linda who are seeking justice in the forced disappearance of Hector Reyes. You can find more about the case of Hector Reyes on this blog here. Justicia Nueva Linda: In their own… Read More ›
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Video: Desaparicion Forzada en Guatemala: desenterrando el olvido
Part one of Secil Oswaldo de Leon’s documentary on the issue of forced disappearances. Part two of Secil Oswaldo de Leon’s documentary on the issue of forced disappearances. Part three of Secil Oswaldo de Leon’s documentary on the issue of… Read More ›
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Guatemala Human Rights Commission: Report 11-17 April
This excellent weekly report can’t be found on the web- we publish it here with kind permission from CDHG on this blog. INFORME SEMANAL SOBRE DERECHOS HUMANOSComision de Derechos Humanos de Guatemala =======================================Fuentes directas CDHG, Prensa Libre, Siglo Veintiuno, El… Read More ›
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The eighth annual Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards
Alvaro Colom, President of Guatemala, recently told supporters: “plant truth and justice and you will reap reconciliation, as Bishop Gerardi used to say”. Award-winning novelist Francisco Goldman is nominated for the T R Fyvel Book Award which honours freedom of… Read More ›
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Guatemalan Government Actions On Food Security Issue
Democracy Now! ran the following headline: “UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned the growing global food crisis has reached emergency proportions. Ban Ki-moon said the international community needs to take urgent action in order to avert a larger political… Read More ›
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