Sandra Cuffe writes in Al Jazeera about the re-election (re-appointment?) of Attorney General Consuelo Porras. Guatemala’s controversial attorney general has started a second term, but Maria Consuelo Porras‘ last-minute reappointment this week has sparked widespread condemnation and new sanctions amid… Read More ›
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Guatemala: As COVID misinformation spreads, vaccine doses expire
Jeff Abbott writes in Al Jazeera about the low take up of the COVID vaccine in Guatemala, the reasons for this, including conspiracy theorists, and the consequences regarding the expiration of the doses that were available. This is something to… Read More ›
‘Abandons its people’: Guatemala’s malnutrition crisis deepens
“Malnutrition is not just being hungry. Malnutrition is not having access to the basics of your human rights” Jeff Abbott writes in Al Jazeera about the scourge of malnutrition in Guatemala, especially among Indigenous peoples, and the complete indifference of… Read More ›
Guatemalans still seek justice, 25 years after civil war’s end
On the twenty fifth anniversary of the signing of the peace accords, Sandra Cuffe writes in Al Jazeera on the challenges facing those seeking justice for the crimes of the State during the internal armed conflict, and the forces at… Read More ›
US curbs work with Guatemala after anti-corruption leader removed
A new piece on Al Jazeera on a response of the U.S government of the recent sacking of Juan Francisco Sandoval. The United States has said it will pause some cooperation with Guatemala’s criminal prosecutor after the head of a… Read More ›
“It’s Hard to Find an Honest Judge in Guatemala Now”
Ahead of the news of the sacking of Juan Francisco Sandoval, the head of FECI, at the weekend, El Faro published an interview with leading Guatemalan human rights advocate, Helen Mack. Alongside Sandoval, Gloria Porras, Érika Aifán, and Jordán Rodas,… Read More ›
Guatemala’s Top Anti-Corruption Attorney Flees Country
On Saturday, July 24th, El Faro published a breaking news note regarding the sacking of Guatemala’s leading prosecutor and chief anti-corruption figure, Juan Francisco Sandoval, and his subsequent flight to safety. Needless to say, these events will have serious consequences… Read More ›
Guatemala’s Disappeared – Fault Lines
In 2017, Al Jazeera produced the film ‘Guatemala’s Disappeared’ as part of their Fault Lines series. It still resonates today especially with the current hearing into the Diario Militar case. The film features the work of the Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology… Read More ›
‘Huge step’: Relatives of Guatemala disappeared hope for justice
Retired military officials will stand trial on charges of disappearing and killing dissidents in 1980s during civil war. Sandra Cuffe writes in Al Jazeera about the Diario Militar Case (‘Death Squad Dossier’) and its effect on people who have been… Read More ›
Anger grows in Guatemala over COVID vaccine rollout, corruption
Unless Guatemala picks up its pace, experts say coronavirus vaccine doses yet to be administered will expire next month. “Unfortunately, due to impunity and corruption in our country, we are not heard and we have to head into the streets…. Read More ›
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