A postcolonial retelling of La Llorona
Enrique Monteverde, a detached ex-dictator, is on trial for genocide. The Monteverde family, in lockdown, slowly loses control. With the help of a new maid, Alma, they must face up to the horrors they’ve continued to deny for decades - by recognising the dead.
Guatemala: indigenous leaders arrested
Two indigenous leaders from Huehuetenango are detained for protesting against hydro-electric projects that threaten their communities.
Environmental Network for Central America (ENCA)
ENCA works directly with communities in Central America, struggling for environmental and social justice, and provides small-scale funding for sustainable projects.
Guatemala: An end to the drugs war?
President Pérez Molina is a leading opponent of the indiscriminate use of force to thwart the illegal drugs trade. Now he is pressing for the UN to adopt a complete change of strategy.
Guatemala’s War on Women
In 2012 alone, around 560 women were murdered in Guatemala, many after being sexually assaulted. Amnesty International reports.
Central America: Devastated by ‘Free Trade’
Warnings about the human and environmental costs of 'free trade' went unheeded. Now the most vulnerable Central Americans are paying the price.
Ecuador: Intag stands up to mining
Intag communities in Ecuador are resisting development of a copper mine at Llurimagua, proposed by Enami and Codelco. In Peru, residents of Aquia, Ancásh, accuse the Antamina mine of encroaching on their land without consultation.
To end Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
In November-December 2018 Christian Aid promoted a Month of Awareness of Gender Based Violence, working with its partners in the region, around the International...
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY IN CENTRAL AMERICA
A photo essay: women denounce violence and demand a real commitment to women's rights.
Guatemala and the Face of the New Sustainable Narco-State
As Guatemala fails to control the violence within it's borders Edward Fischer discusses the structure of the modern Narco-State.