Photo Essay: Ríos Montt Genocide Trial
Former Guatemalan head of state Jose Efrain Rios Montt, who ruled Guatemala from March 1982 to August 1983, was sentenced to 80 years' imprisonment for genocide and crimes against humanity by a Guatemalann court. This case is the first in world history.
Guatemala: Appeal on behalf of anti-mine protestors
Communities close to a Canadian-owned mine have been placed under virtual military rule.
Guatemala: fighting for women’s rights
Photojournalist Cristina Chiquín talks about women's rights and the trial of former general Rios Montt in the second of Silvia Rothlisberger's interviews with activists in Latin America.
Guatemala: Rios Montt trial latest
The trial of the former Guatemalan military ruler has heard most of the witnesses, but it is being repeatedly halted by legal challenges from the defence.
The Echo of Pain of the Many (Guatemala/England, 2012, Armadillo Productions)
Film screening followed by a Q&A session with Ana Lucía Cuevas, the film’s director. This event will serve as a preamble to the one-day conference The Right to Truth, Justice and Reparation in Latin America (4 June 2013).
Guatemala: region’s highest rate of femicide
Over 600 women were murdered in 2012, with an increase in the number of young girls killed. Marilyn Thomson, from CAWN, looks at what is being done to tackle this horrific problem.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY IN CENTRAL AMERICA
A photo essay: women denounce violence and demand a real commitment to women's rights.
GUATEMALA: RIOS MONTT’S INTERNATIONAL BACKERS MUST ANSWER
The Reagan administration and other international actors knew what Rios Montt was doing and backed him. It's time for international impunity to end.
NICARAGUA: ‘ROYA’ SCOURGE DEVASTATES COFFEE HARVEST
Several strains of the fungal disease 'Roya' are devastating coffee bushes across Central America with disastrous consequences for harvests and farmers
Guatemala’s War on Women
In 2012 alone, around 560 women were murdered in Guatemala, many after being sexually assaulted. Amnesty International reports.