Latest NewsEMERGENCY ALERT: San Juan Sacatepequez, GuatemalaAn ‘Emergency Alert’ is a letter sent out by the Peace Brigades International (PBI) Guatemala Project on occasions of particular concern, or in which grave human rights violations have occurred in Guatemala, and which approaches...[more]  New Book: Recovering Our Historical MemoryA new photography book entitled "Recovering Our Historical Memory: Repression, Refuge and Healing Experienced by Populations Uprooted by the Violence in Guatemala" is to be distributed for free to school, universities and...[more] Sexual minority rights in Guatemala: Struggling for recognition and justiceThe dedication and struggle of human rights defenders like Jorge López represent a beacon of hope for beleaguered LGBT communities in Guatemala. [more] ALERT concerning threats and intimidation against members of UDEFEGUAAn Alert is an irregular mailing by the PBI Guatemala Project that aims to highlight situations of concern or violations of human rights in Guatemala from a non-violent, non-partisan and non-interfering stand point. This...[more] Recommendations to the Council of the European Union regarding GuatemalaRecommendations of International Human Rights organisations working in Guatemala to the European Union.[more] Guatemala: Alert on extreme vulnerability of democratic institutions and increased risk of attacks and threatsGuatemala: PBI alert about the extreme vulnerability of democratic institutions and the increased risk of attacks and threats against human rights defenders[more]  Justice and Reconciliation in Guatemala: Between Frustration and HopeFor organized civil society in Guatemala, one cannot consider peace without a process of justice and reconciliation. Guatemala has recently been a focus of international attention due to the genocide case being tried in the...[more] |
News Agrofuels, a Special Focus on Petén URGENT: International Community express preocupation over impunity in Guatemala Amnesty International: Urgent Action for SEDEM and UDEFEGUA Wife of the Human Rights Ombudsman kidnapped and tortured  Latest BulletinSince the Guatemala Project was restarted in 2003, the project has produced a Monthly Information Package detailing the team's activities, alongside a quarterly bulletin which deals in greater depth with the issues affecting Guatemalan human rights defenders. |