Women’s Lives and Women’s Struggles
Women's lives and women's struggles. While the daily lives of millions of women in Mexico and Central American continue to be marked by poverty and exploitation.
Guatemala: the decriminalisation of drugs
Guatemala's new president, retired General Otto Perez Molina, has joined the growing group of Latin American dignitaries to call for the legalisation of drugs as the only way to combat the powerful drug cartels.
Guatemala: Former Dictator Efraín Rios Montt Questioned over Genocide
A series of Latin American countries has been holding former dictators to acccount for their crimes. The latest to begin the process is Guatemala.
Guatemala: State of Siege, Two Steps Backwards
As a state of siege in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, continues, due to the problems with drug gangs operating there; Annie Bird analyses the long term involvement of organised crime in the Guatemalan state.
Martial Law, Repression, and Remilitarization in Guatemala
President Colom initiated Martial Law in Alta Verapaz in December in order to control the drugs violence between cartels in the area.
Guatemalan Ex- Minister Vielman Must Face Trial for Extrajudicial Executions
Amnesty International reports on the importance of prosecution of officials charged with extra-judicial killings, to bring an end to impunity in Guatemala.
Guatemala: Another Trade Unionist Murdered
Trade Unionist murdered in Guatemala acts as a reminder of the dangers faced by union representatives.
Guatemala: Inequality, not food shortages, to blame for food crisis
Weak, regressive tax regimes lead to poverty and government underfunding fails to redress the balance. Christian Aid reports.
GUATEMALA: HISTORIC PUBLIC HEARING
Indigenous communities express their support for the legal challenge to the government's right to change the mining law. Beth Geglia reports.
GUATEMALA: INVESTORS PROFIT WHILE COMMUNITIES SUFFER
A careful analysis of projects praised in a UK government funded report on investment opportunities.