Full Coverage: Guatemala
February 2008
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The aim of this Guide is to provide a brief introduction to human rights and sustainable development issues in Guatemala
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28.02.2008
Ihmisoikeustoimijoita vastaan hyökätään Guatemalassa keskimäärin joka toinen päivä. Heitä uhkaillaan, pahoinpidellään ja jopa murhataan. Tapauksia tutkitaan kuitenkin vain harvoin, ja syylliset jäävät lähes aina rankaisematta.
more...From: Suomen YK-liitto Related topics/regions: [Human rights] [Justice and crime] Image: © New Internationalist
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26.02.2008
In harrowing testimony, survivors recount the Guatemalan military's scorched earth campaign of the 1980s and 90s that forced indigenous communities to face death, life in hiding, or the confines of ghetto-like controlled villages.
more...From: North American Congress on Latin America Image: In Chajul, Guatemala, where most inhabitants are Ixil. © North American Congress on Latin America
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07.02.2008
A Spanish judge is currently hearing testimonies from Guatemalan survivors of genocide and other crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Guatemalan military against the Mayan population of this country during the 1980s.
more...From: Center for Justice & Accountability Related topics/regions: [Spain] Image: The Guatemalan Genocide Case began in 1999 when Rigoberta Menchú Tum (R) and other victims filed a criminal complaint in Spain against senior Guatemalan government officials. © In These Times
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06.02.2008
Jopa kaksi kolmesta guatemalalaisesta kuuluu johonkin maan yli kahdestakymmenestä alkuperäiskansasta. Nyt Guatemalan intiaanilapset saavat kouluissa opetusta omilla kielillään, mikä vahvistaa monikulttuurisuutta ja ottaa intiaanit mukaan kehitykseen.
more...From: Suomen IPS Related topics/regions: [Education] [Indigenous rights] Image: Mayaintiaanit ovat guatemalalaisten enemmistö.
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