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Recommendations to the Council of the European Union regarding Guatemala

Recommendations 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 threats

Guatemala: 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 Hope

For 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]

Agrofuels, a Special Focus on Petén

As a result of fluctuating oil prices, concerns over the future security of fossil fuels, and global pressures addressing climate change, policies for the use of renewable energies have developed.[more]

URGENT: International Community express preocupation over impunity in Guatemala

Faced with the crisis generated by the assasination of the Lawyer Mr. Rosenberg, the international community has called for a investigation of the facts, in respect of the support for the International Commission Against Impunity...[more]

Amnesty International: Urgent Action for SEDEM and UDEFEGUA

Nine members of staff at two prominent Guatemalan human rights organizations based in Guatemala city have received over 40 SMS text messages containing death threats. One of them has also been followed by armed unknown men. [more]

Wife of the Human Rights Ombudsman kidnapped and tortured

Gladys Monterroso, wife of the Human Rights Ombudsman was kidnapped and tortured the day after the publication of “The Right to Know” a report detailing the repression of now-defunct National Police (PN).[more]