Human Rights Watch
- Feb 7
Guatemala: Anti-Trans Bill Threatens Rights
Reject Discrimination; Bolster Protections for LGBT People Legislators attend a session of Congress in Guatemala City, Monday, Sept. 11,...
The Guardian
- Jan 25
Victory for Indigenous Women Raped During Guatemalan Civil War
Five men were sentenced to 30 years each in prison in a ruling hailed as vindication for survivors who have spent years fighting for...
NACLA
- Jan 11
Ex-Paramilitaries Face Trial for Rape of Indigenous Women
Forty years after the heinous state-sponsored crimes were committed, Maya Achi women get their day in court. By Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo...
Al Jazeera
- Jan 3
Guatemalans Seek Justice, 25 Years After Civil War’s End
Survivors decry new amnesty bill that would free perpetrators of crimes against humanity during 1960-1996 civil war. Photographs of...
Reuters
- Aug 29, 2021
Guatemala: two ex-generals to be tried for genocide
GUATEMALA CITY, Aug 30 (Reuters) - A Guatemalan judge on Monday ordered two high-ranking ex-generals to stand trial on genocide charges...
Jeff Abbott | Al Jazeera
- Jun 27, 2021
Guatemala’s painstaking search for the disappeared
By Jeff Abbott Search for and identification of remains of civil war disappeared provides hope for families, but challenges persist. San...
The Guardian
- Jun 18, 2021
Guatemala marred by killings of three LGBTQ+ people
Celebrations become ‘month of mourning’ after three murders in a week, with calls for urgent state reform Sandra Cuffe Fri 18 Jun 2021...
Al Jazeera
- Jun 16, 2021
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. Marcia Mendez...
BBC News
- May 26, 2021
Guatemala disappeared: Reuniting families with the remains of loved ones
By James Rodríguez Guatemala City Almost 25 years on from the signing of a peace agreement which put an end to Guatemala's bloody armed...
Genocide Watch
- Mar 8, 2021
3 female Guatemalan judges defend rule of law
Three female judges in Guatemala have emerged as critical figures in the fight for the rule of law in a justice system seen as under...
Al Jazeera
- Feb 26, 2021
Guatemalan genocide survivors march for justice
Survivors of Guatemala’s 36-year civil war call on court to reverse closure of peace institutions. temalan survivors and relatives of...
Anna Killen | Genocide Watch
- Feb 19, 2021
Genocide Watch Country Report: Guatemala
Genocide Watch Country Report: Guatemala February 2021 Maya women mourning those killed during the 'Silent Holocaust' (Credit -...