Al Jazeera
- 3 days ago
Guatemala Retaliates Against UN Anti-Corruption Chief
The United Nations has issued a statement expressing “concern” after Guatemala announced it would investigate a former anti-corruption...
Al Jazeera
- Jun 28, 2022
At Least 50 Migrants Found Dead in Truck in Texas
The deaths occurred during an apparent human smuggling attempt along US-Mexico border. Law enforcement officers work at the scene where...
Human Rights Watch
- Feb 7, 2022
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 24, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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...
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