http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/320/ en_GB_uk Guatemala http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163690/1/ Guatemala is experiencing a worsening food crisis in the so-called dry corridor in the east and northeast of the country. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161636/1/ A total of 91 trade unionists were murdered for defending workers' rights last year, with Colombia and Guinea the worst offenders. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159182/1/ NEW YORK, Mar 27 (OneWorld) - There will likely be fewer wildfires and more trees for future generations if loggers abide by a set of international rules on forest management, says a new study by independent environmentalists. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82627 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. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82377 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. From: Center for Justice & Accountability http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81329 Four members of an election monitoring delegation reflect on Guatemala's recent presidential race and conclude that ongoing changes are "creating space for democracy." http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80973 Retired general and leading presidential candidate Otto Perez Molina may have played a role in numerous atrocities committed during the country's civil war, but Guatemalans appear to be overlooking the details, comments academic Ivan Briscoe. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80643 Ten years ago in Guatemala, a group of Habitat for Humanity workers recognized the economic value of coffee to many Latin American families and founded Café Campesino. Tripp Pomeroy gives us a tour and history of this organic fair trade coffee company. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80557 While the two presidential candidates compete for votes in the politically important cities, Guatemala's large but quiet peasant population suffers from poverty, injustice and famine, comments columnist Saulo Araujo. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80296 Though election day was relatively peaceful and smooth for Guatemala's first round of presidential voting last week, the campaign season was far from peaceful and now voters must choose between candidates who offer little more than political rhetoric, explains editor and activist Cyril Mychalejko. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80215 The two leading presidential candidates will compete in runoffs later this year after what international lawyer Renata Avila saw as an exemplary showcase of democracy this weekend. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/152729/1/ In an attempt to derail indigenous rights activist Rigoberta Menchu’s political party ahead of September 9 elections, a party member and local council candidate was recently assassinated. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80052 An in depth look at the justice system of an indigenous community in Guatemala illustrates why traditional legal customs can be much more constructive and well-suited to some societies than conventional law enforcement structures. Guatemalan journalist Lucía Escobar explains. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/152682/1/ Twenty-five years after 177 indigenous women and children were massacred in central Guatemala, the search for justice is encountering red tape, a shortage of money and outright intimidation. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/79647 Records and archives containing critical information about Guatemala’s 36 years of internal armed conflict, which resulted in 200,000 deaths and disappearances, were uncovered in an abandoned building last year. Now the uncovered information is helping families discover what happened to their loved ones.