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• ¿Indígena, garífuna, ladino, español, gringo, chino o árabe?

  By kevodell on December 18, 2008 • ( 0 )

  I came across this wonderful little video on the guate360 website. How we identify ourselves is an important part of understanding who we are. For people in Guatemala, there are at least three possibilities – ladino, indigenous, or Guatemalan. Why… Read More ›

• Mining in San Miguel Ixtahuacán: Conflict and Criminalization

  By kevodell on December 10, 2008 • ( 0 )

  “Experts often consider open-pit mining to be the most destructive industrial activity in terms of environmental depletion, social and cultural impact… In San Miguel Ixtahuacán and Sipakapa, San Marcos, intensive mineral exploitation has already left its mark. Local residents from… Read More ›

• CICIG issues its First Report

  By Patrick Daniels on November 10, 2008 • ( 0 )

  The International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala, better known by its Spanish initials CICIG, has now been operating for a year. It was created following an agreement between the United Nations and the Guatemalan government, charged with investigating clandestine organisations… Read More ›

• Latin American Women and Gender Abuse in the UK – Conference

  By Patrick Daniels on November 6, 2008 • ( 0 )

  Our visitor from Guatemala, Iduvina Hernandez, will speak at the first ever conference on Latin American Women and Gender Abuse in the UK on 25 November. The event has been organised by the Latin American Women’s Rights Service, starts at… Read More ›

• Human Rights Updates

  By Patrick Daniels on November 2, 2008 • ( 0 )

  Here are a few items of human rights news from the last few weeks. Xamán case Twelve years after first bringing a civil case against the perpetrators of the massacre in Xaman a hearing has been held. On September 25… Read More ›

• Extrajudicial Execution in Guatemala raised in Parliament

  By Patrick Daniels on November 1, 2008 • ( 0 )

  The member of parliament for Buckingham, John Bercow, has asked a question about the numbers of recent extrajudicial executions in Guatemala. I’m glad to see that Guatemalan issues are raised in parliament, despite the fact that the UK’s diplomatic representation… Read More ›

• Pre-tour event at Movimentos at the Salmon and Compass

  By Patrick Daniels on October 28, 2008 • ( 0 )

  In a special pre-tour event on 6 November at 7pm, GSN will be presenting the film ‘Estrellas De La Línea’ / ‘The Railroad All Stars’ along with Movimientos at the Salmon and Compass, as part of a special event to… Read More ›

• GSN Speaker Tour – Calendar

  By Patrick Daniels on October 28, 2008 • ( 0 )

  As reported earlier GSN is organising a speaker tour from 8 to 26 November by Iduvina Hernandez. More detail about Iduvina is provided below, and following that the current calendar of events all over the UK, which you might be… Read More ›

• 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 ›

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