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Working in solidarity with Guatemalan organisations and communities
âPacoj Buries Its Victims of the War in Guatemalaâ Yuliana Ramazzini @elfaroenglish.bsky.social
#Yuliana_Ramazzini
#Guatemala
#Guatemala_Pacoj
#Pajoj
#Guatemala_Historical_Violence
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Pacoj Buries Its Victims of the War in Guatemala
In a rural hamlet in Chimaltenango, the remains of dozens of victims of the Guatemalan armed conflict piled up in a dingy storage room for decades. Now, their families have begun a burial that the government had promised but never carried out. Yuliana Ramazzini writes, movingly, in El Faro English about a long-delyed burial for victims of the internal armed conflict and reminds us about the violence, racism, and brutality of the Guatemalan armed forces, and the state, in that period and about the affect on individuals.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/07/08/pacoj-buries-its-victims-of-the-war-in-guatemala/
7 days ago
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âGHRC â El Quetzal (Summer 2026)â @ghrcusa.bsky.social
#Alice_Zachmann
@jsandoval1982.bsky.social
#Miguel_Ăngel_GĂĄlvez
#El_Quetzal
#Guatemala
#Guatemala_Human_Rights
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GHRC â El Quetzal (Summer 2026)
She set an example of love, courage, and service for all whose lives she touched. The Summer 2026 edition of El Quetzal, from The Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC), has recently been published. The recent renewal of key leadership within the justice system, particularly the appointment of a new Attorney General, has contributed to a less confrontational climate and opened the possibility for long-awaited institutional change.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/07/08/ghrc-el-quetzal-summer-2026/
7 days ago
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âPBI Guatemala - Applying to become a field volunteerâ
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#Guatemala_Human_rights
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PBI Guatemala â Applying to become a field volunteer
"It was a pivotal experience to work and live for 12 months alongside my team and learn directly from human rights defenders.â - Former PBI Guatemala volunteer PBIâs field volunteer programme is one of the most direct ways to support human rights defenders on the ground. Our team in Guatemala is now recruiting and is looking for committed individuals ready to serve as trained international observers, accompanying defenders in courtrooms, at protests, and in communities facing threats.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/07/08/pbi-guatemala-applying-to-become-a-field-volunteer/
7 days ago
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âGuatemalaâs Defense Chief Thinks He Can Clean Up the Army â and Keep Trump Happyâ Yuliana Ramazzini
#Yuliana_Ramazzini
@elfaroenglish.bsky.social
#Guatemala
#Guatemala_military
#Guatemala_Defense_Ministry
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Guatemalaâs Defense Chief Thinks He Can Clean Up the Army â and Keep Trump Happy
Yuliana Ramazzini has an interesting interview in El Faro English with the Guatemalan Defense Minister, Henry Såenz. He talks about the roll of the Guatemala defense forces today, rooting out corruption within state security forces, how he views the relationship with the U.S., the challenges posed by narco-trafficking, and regional security, among other things. Since the beginning of his administration in 2024, Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo has become a close ally of the United States, despite the ideological divide between a conservative president like Donald Trump and one who describes himself as a social democrat.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/07/08/guatemalas-defense-chief-thinks-he-can-clean-up-the-army-and-keep-trump-happy/
7 days ago
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âA Seed That Blossoms Over Time: Letter of Gratitude to Supporters of Santa MarĂa TzejĂĄ Education Programâ Rights Action
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A Seed That Blossoms Over Time: Letter of Gratitude to Supporters of Santa MarĂa TzejĂĄ Education Program
I wanted to share this post from Rights Action to celebrate their work and to give voice to the community of Santa MarĂa TzejĂĄ. Rights Action supporters may recall that from 1995-2010 we helped fund an empowering education project in the Maya community of Santa Maria Tzeja, Ixcan, Quiche, Guatemala. Over the years, the education program grew to strengthen primary school, and add middle and high school, and scholarships for university.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/06/24/a-seed-that-blossoms-over-time-letter-of-gratitude-to-supporters-of-santa-maria-tzeja-education-program/
21 days ago
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âOpportunity to reverse criminalisation of lawyers in Guatemala following new Attorney General appointmentâ @lawyersforlawyers.bsky.social @amnestyuk.bsky.social
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#Guatemala_Corruption
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Opportunity to reverse criminalisation of lawyers in Guatemala following new Attorney General appointment
Shared by Amnesty UK, Lawyers for Lawyers has joined the statement of the International Mission of Jurists for Guatemala following the appointment of Gabriel GarcĂa Luna as the new Attorney General of the Republic and Head of the Public Prosecutorâs Office of Guatemala, who will assume office on 18 May 2026. In the context of this appointment, the Mission underscores that a genuine democratic transition is essential to reverse the patterns of criminalisation against lawyers and other justice operators in Guatemala.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/06/24/opportunity-to-reverse-criminalisation-of-lawyers-in-guatemala-following-new-attorney-general-appointment/
21 days ago
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âAfter the Elections, the Debate Guatemala Keeps Putting Offâ @jsandoval1982.bsky.social @elfaroenglish.bsky.social
#Guatemala
#Guatemala_Corruption
#Guatemala_Attorney_General
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After the Elections, the Debate Guatemala Keeps Putting Off
Juan Francisco Sandoval, the former head of Guatemalaâs Special Prosecutorâs Office Against Impunity (FECI). writes in El Faro English about the need for Guatemala to discuss and tackle the systemic issues at the heart of the judicial system. There is little to be gained by proclaiming the winner in a race unless there are genuine attempts to tackle the rules of the race as well.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/06/24/after-the-elections-the-debate-guatemala-keeps-putting-off/
21 days ago
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âNew Attorney General Must End Criminalizationâ Miguel Ăngel GĂĄlvez @ghrcusa.bsky.social
#Miguel_Ăngel_GĂĄlvez
#Guatemala
#Guatemala_corruption
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New Attorney General Must End Criminalization
Judge Miguel Ăngel GĂĄlvez shares, through the Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC), his thoughts following the inauguration of Gabriel Estuardo GarcĂa Luna as the new Attorney General. He examines how, under the administration of MarĂa Consuelo Porras, the Guatemalan judicial system was turned into a selective mechanism of intimidation against independent justice operators, indigenous peoples, human rights defenders, journalists, and lawyers.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/06/24/new-attorney-general-must-end-criminalization/
21 days ago
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âGuatemala: New Attorney General appointed, Porrasâ disastrous tenure endedâ by Marlies Stappers and Denis Martinez @impunitywatch.bsky.social
#Marlies_Stappers
#Denis_Martinez
#Guatemala
#Guatemala_Corruption
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Guatemala: New Attorney General appointed, Porrasâs disastrous tenure ended
Marlies Stappers and Denis Martinez write in Impunity Watch about the newly appointed Attorney General, Gabriel GarcĂa Luna, and the disastrous legacy of the previous AG, Consuelo Porras. The piece covers the various attempts of the incumbent AG to remain in a position of power within the judicial system and talks of the other judicial elections in Guatemala which are, themselves, of significance.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/05/27/guatemala-new-attorney-general-appointed-porrass-disastrous-tenure-ended/
about 2 months ago
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âNew Guatemalan AG Starts Cleaning House After Years of Corruption and Lawfareâ by Yuliana Ramazzini @elfaroenglish.bsky.social
#Yuliana_Ramazzini
#Guatemala
#Guatemala_Corruption
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New Guatemalan AG Starts Cleaning House After Years of Corruption and Lawfare
A new attorney general took office in Guatemala amid calls to restore confidence after his predecessor fueled the ranks of exiles and prisoners of conscience. This removes what President Arévalo had long called an obstacle: an adversary as top prosecutor. Yuliana Ramazzini writes in El Faro English on the new Attorney General in Guatemala and the challenges ahead. The piece outlines some of the twists and turns in the process and the various ways in which Consuelo Porras sought to remain in power, at some level.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/05/27/new-guatemalan-ag-starts-cleaning-house-after-years-of-corruption-and-lawfare/
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
U.N. experts demand proof of life for Nicaraguan Indigenous leader and political prisoner Brooklyn Rivera. They denounce forced disappearances, inhumane conditions, and dozens of remaining political prisoners under the Ortega-Murillo regime.
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Podcast: A Friend to Trump, Netanhayu, and Bukele Takes Office in Costa Rica
Costa Rican President Laura FernĂĄndez tells Israel sheâs willing to open an embassy in Jerusalem. U.N. experts demand proof of life for Nicaraguan Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera. El Salvador triedâŠ
https://beta.elfaro.net/en/elfaro-audio-en/trump-netanyahu-bukele-costa-rica
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2 months ago
El Faro announces that the Treasury Ministry in El Salvador froze personal assets of partners of the company that founded El Faro three decades ago, as part of a long-running tax crackdown.
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Podcast: Guatemala Turns the Page After Eight Years of Consuelo Porras
A new Guatemalan AG is set to take office May 17, capping years of selective justice. Guatemalan journalist Carlos Humberto Cal Ical is killed in Alta Verapaz. Bukele escalates a tax crackdownâŠ
https://beta.elfaro.net/en/elfaro-audio-en/guatemala-turns-page-consuelo-porras
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âGuatemalaâs Attorney General Selection: A Critical Test for the Rule of Law and U.S. Engagementâ Ana MarĂa MĂ©ndez DardĂłn @wola-org.bsky.social
#Ana_MarĂa_MĂ©ndez_DardĂłn
#Guatemala
#Guatemala_Attorney_General
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Guatemalaâs Attorney General Selection: A Critical Test for the Rule of Law and U.S. Engagement
Ana MarĂa MĂ©ndez DardĂłn recently wrote in Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) about the challenges facing the rule of law in Guatemala as it seeks to select a new Attorney General and how Washington may, or may not, engage. Guatemala once again faces a pivotal opportunity to restore democratic institutions and rebuild the rule of law by selecting a new Attorney General.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/05/13/guatemalas-attorney-general-selection-a-critical-test-for-the-rule-of-law-and-u-s-engagement/
2 months ago
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âGuatemala: The fall of Consuelo Porrasâ @jodyreporta.bsky.social @justiceinfo.bsky.social
#Guatemala
#Guatemala_Corruption
#Guatemala_Justice
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Guatemala: The fall of Consuelo Porras
Guatemalaâs Attorney General for 8 years is bound to leave her office. She has been the nightmare of anticorruption prosecutors, human rights activists and transitional justice advocates. But does it signal profound change? Jody GarcĂa writes in Justice Info on the major change to the post of Attorney General with the removal of Consuelo Porras from the list of prospective candidates.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/05/13/guatemala-the-fall-of-consuelo-porras/
2 months ago
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âGHRC â Recent Developments on Justice and Human Rightsâ @ghrcusa.bsky.social
#Guatemala
#PactoDeCorruptos
#GHRC
#Indigenous_Rights
#GSN
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GHRC â Recent Developments on Justice and Human Rights
In Guatemala high-stakes elections continue to be the battleground for forces of progress and forces against it. Elections for University of San Carlos rector are taking place in a climate of fear and intimidation, leading the Organization of American States to call on police to protect voters and candidates. The nominating committee for attorney general continues its work of winnowing a list of 49 candidates down to 6 for President Arévalo to select among.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/04/27/ghrc-recent-developments-on-justice-and-human-rights/
3 months ago
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âGuatemalan Gangs Step Into Politics and Drug Traffickingâ @elfaroenglish.bsky.social
#Carlos_MartĂnez
#Guatemala
#Guatemala_gangs
#Guatemala_MS-13
#Guatemala_Calle_18
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Guatemalan Gangs Step Into Politics and Drug Trafficking
Guatemalaâs two major gangs appear to be evolving in different directions: The notorious 18th Street has waded into politics; the government suggests it is being politicized to stoke chaos. Meanwhile, in a series of strategic moves, MS-13 has wrested the monopoly on street-level drug dealing from the cartel that had held it for over 30 years. Carlos MartĂnez writes in…
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/04/27/guatemalan-gangs-step-into-politics-and-drug-trafficking/
3 months ago
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âStatement from AJR: Victims of the Ixil Genocide Seek Justice Before the IACHR After 23 Years of Delayâ
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#AJR
#ODHAG
#ICCPG
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Statement from AJR: Victims of the Ixil Genocide Seek Justice Before the IACHR After 23 Years of Delay
Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) presented a translation of a press release on behalf of The Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR), The Human Rights Office of the Archdiocese of Guatemala (ODHAG), and the Institute of Comparative Studies in Criminal Sciences of Guatemala (ICCPG). Today, March 12, 2026, we presented to the honorable rapporteur of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Andrea Pochak, a petition against the State of Guatemala, primarily regarding the DENIAL OF JUSTICE in the case known as the Ixil Genocide, during the Lucas GarcĂa period, which began in 2001 and went to trial 23 years later, when it was interrupted by an illegal ruling issued by the First Chamber of the Court of Appeals, whose members have direct ties to corrupt individuals seeking impunity. You can read the full statement, with a link to the original, here, Statement from AJR.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/04/27/statement-from-ajr-victims-of-the-ixil-genocide-seek-justice-before-the-iachr-after-23-years-of-delay/
3 months ago
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âIn ArĂ©valoâs Guatemala, Itâs Not âSpringâ Quite Yetâ JosĂ© Enrique Arrioja
#Americas_Quarterly
#José_Enrique_Arrioja
#Guatemala
#Guatemala_President
#Guatemala_violence
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In ArĂ©valoâs Guatemala, Itâs Not âSpringâ Quite Yet
JosĂ© Enrique Arrioja writes in Americas Quarterly about the continuing challenges facing President ArĂ©valo in the face of gang violence, institutional corruption and high disapproval rates. From the moment he took office, President Bernardo ArĂ©valo raised expectations with his talk of a âdemocratic springââbringing not just prosperity, but a sense of institutional calm to Guatemala. In some respects, the most progressive leader in the countryâs recent history has delivered.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/04/27/in-arevalos-guatemala-its-not-spring-quite-yet/
3 months ago
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âIn Guatemalaâs Western Highlands, Thereâs Life After Deportationâ Carlos Barrera
#Carlos_Barrera
@elfaroenglish.bsky.social
#Guatemala
#Guatemala_Migration
#Guatemala_Deportation
#Xela
#Guatemala_Photo_Reportage
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In Guatemalaâs Western Highlands, Thereâs Life After Deportation
Carlos Barrera presents a piece of photo-reportage on El Faro English highlighting challenges of emigrating to the US from Quetzaltenango (Xela) and subsequent deportation and re-integrating back into Guatemala, sometimes after many years of being away. The piece highlights the work of the Garibaldi Association of Migrants and Deportees (AsociaciĂłn de Migrantes y Deportados Garibaldi â AMIDEGA). When Vicente Sacor was deported from Los Angeles, California, in 2008, he faced a reality he wasnât prepared for.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/03/27/in-guatemalas-western-highlands-theres-life-after-deportation/
4 months ago
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âGuatemala at a New Institutional Crossroads: Local Elections and the Future of the Justice Systemâ @jsandoval1982.bsky.social @ghrcusa.bsky.social
#Guatemala
#Guatemala_Elections
#Guatemala_Corruption
#Guatemala_Criminalisation
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Guatemala at a New Institutional Crossroads: Local Elections and the Future of the Justice System
Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC) recently posted a report by Juan Francisco Sandoval, former head of the Special Office Against Impunity in Guatemala, now in exile. The report explains the critical moment Guatemala is entering. President Arévalo will receive a shortlist of candidates for the attorney general position by April 17 and will make his selection by May 17. Among the candidates is current Attorney General Consuelo Porras, who has been sanctioned for corruption by more than 43 countries.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/03/27/guatemala-at-a-new-institutional-crossroads-local-elections-and-the-future-of-the-justice-system/
4 months ago
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âForum: La Puyaâs Victory and the Challenges of International Arbitrationâ
#Resistencia_PacĂfica_La_Puya
#el_Bufete_JurĂdico_de_Derechos_Humanos
@ips-dc.org @earthworks.bsky.social
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Forum: La Puyaâs Victory and the Challenges of International Arbitration
Recently, the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) posted a piece on a discussion forum, of which they were part, to share insights and discuss how international investment treaties allow transnational corporations to sue governments within the context of the experiences of the struggle of La Resistencia PacĂfica La Puya. Last December, defenders of life and territory received some truly inspiring news: the US mining company Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) lost its multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the Guatemalan state.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/03/27/forum-la-puyas-victory-and-the-challenges-of-international-arbitration/
4 months ago
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âNo Defenders, No Climate Justiceâ @pbiusa.bsky.social
#Counsel_Magazine
#GSN
#Guatemala_Solidarity_Network
#Guatemala_Human_Rights_Defenders
#Guatemala_Environmental_Defenders
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No Defenders, No Climate Justice
Our friends in Peace Brigades International UK (PBI-UK) have released a short film on their work with Human Rights Defenders, and Environmental Defenders. Think about what it takes to keep a forest standing. Not the satellite imagery or the international agreements - the actual, daily, human act of standing in front of a bulldozer, filing a legal challenge against a mining company, or organising an Indigenous community to assert its ancestral rights.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/03/21/no-defenders-no-climate-justice/
4 months ago
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Jose Ruben Zamora: âWe Need to Refound Guatemalaâ @havanatimes.bsky.social @confidencialni.bsky.social
#Carlos_F_Chamorro
#Rights_Action
#GSN
#Guatemala_Solidarity_Network
#Jose_Ruben_Zamora
#Guatemala_Corruption
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Jose Ruben Zamora: âWe Need to Refound Guatemalaâ
âPeople have confidence in journalism. With my work I have wanted to honor journalists who gave their lives for a free society.â An interview with JosĂ© RubĂ©n Zamora was carried out by Carlos F. Chamorro of Confidencial and was translated into English and posted in the Havana Times. Thanks also to Rights Action. In the interview he talks about, amongst other things, how he survived the solitude while in prison, about the cruelty of the Public Prosecutorâs Office (
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/03/20/jose-ruben-zamora-we-need-to-refound-guatemala/
4 months ago
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âConsuelo Porras Signed Irregular Adoptions of Children from Guatemala, El Salvador, Hondurasâ @elfaroenglish.bsky.social⏠@romangressier.comâŹ
#GSN
#Guatemala
#GSN
#GSN
#Guatemala_Solidarity_Network
#Guatemala_Adoptions
#Guatemala_Illegal_Adoptions
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Consuelo Porras Signed Irregular Adoptions of Children from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras
Roman Gressier writes in El Faro English on the allegations of historical illegal adoptions and the alleged role of a high-ranking official in Guatemala, namely the current Attorney General, Consuelo Porras. It appears that a record of the position in which she signed off on them is absent from her re-election portfolio. Information recently submitted to a United Nations group of experts implicates Guatemalaâs Attorney General, Consuelo Porras, in at least 80 âallegations of illegal adoptionsâ committed by the State between 1968 and 1996.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/03/20/consuelo-porras-signed-irregular-adoptions-of-children-from-guatemala-el-salvador-honduras/
4 months ago
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âTrespassing the Rule of Law: the role of the Public Prosecutorâs Office in the evictions of Indigenous communities in Guatemalaâ by @dlcerqueira.bsky.social in @dplf-info.bsky.social
#Guatemala
#Guatemala_Human_Rights
#Guatemala_Corruption
#Guatemala_Solidarity_Network
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Trespassing the Rule of Law: the role of the Public Prosecutorâs Office in the evictions of Indigenous communities in Guatemala
Consuelo Porrasâs second term as Attorney General of Guatemala will end on May 17, 2026. This presents an opportunity for the next head of the Public Prosecutorâs Office (Ministerio PĂșblico â MP) to review institutional policies and practices that instrumentalize criminal law to evict indigenous communities from their ancestral lands for the benefit of companies and landowners who claim ownership of the lands.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/03/20/trespassing-the-rule-of-law-the-role-of-the-public-prosecutors-office-in-the-evictions-of-indigenous-communities-in-guatemala/
4 months ago
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âGHRC - Recent Developments in Justice and Human Rightsâ @ghrcusa.bsky.social
#Guatemala
#Guatemala_Human_Rights
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GHRC â Recent Developments in Justice and Human Rights
Elections for the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, Constitutional Court, and attorney general are progressing, with positive results in some areas and concerning results in others. The international community is closely monitoring these elections. The United States, the European Union, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations High Commissioners Office for Human Rights have openly expressed concern about some of the candidates.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/03/11/ghrc-recent-developments-in-justice-and-human-rights-3/
4 months ago
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âU.N. Experts Warn of Illegal Adoptions Tied to Guatemalan Attorney Generalâ by Yuliana Ramazzini and Gabriel Labrador @elfaroenglish.bsky.social
#podcast
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#Guatemala_impunity
#Guatemala_adoptions
#Guatemala_AG
#Guatemala_Pacto_de_Corruptos
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U.N. Experts Warn of Illegal Adoptions Tied to Guatemalan Attorney General
A recent podcast on El Faro English, with Yuliana Ramazzini and Gabriel Labrador, presents among CA items, the news that U.N. experts have tied the internationally sanctioned Guatemalan Attorney General Consuelo Porras to an illegal adoption scheme. You can read the piece with links, including to the podcast, here, U.N. Experts Warn of Illegal Adoptions Tied to Guatemalan Attorney General.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/03/11/u-n-experts-warn-of-illegal-adoptions-tied-to-guatemalan-attorney-general/
4 months ago
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âJose RubĂ©n Zamora, a journalist in the crosscurrentâ by Alex Maldonado and Alejandra GutiĂ©rrez @ocotegt.bsky.social
#Guatemala
#Pacto_de_Corruptos
#José_Rubén_Zamora
#Guatemala_elPeriodico
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Jose Rubén Zamora, a journalist in the crosscurrent
One week after leaving prison, journalist JosĂ© RubĂ©n Zamora is not certain that his freedom is guaranteed. The legal persecution continues and is brutal. In this interview, he speaks about democracy and Guatemala, about those who have persecuted him, and about the Foundation that is maintaining the harassment against him. He also speaks of resistance. In an interview with Alex Maldonado…
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/03/11/jose-ruben-zamora-a-journalist-in-the-crosscurrent/
4 months ago
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âStatement | Enough Impunity: The People of Guatemala Deserve Justiceâ
#NISGUA
#Guatemala
#Guatemala_Human_Rights
#La_CoordinaciĂłn_Genocidio_Nunca_MĂĄs
#Guatemala_National_Day_for_the_Dignification_of_the_Victims_of_the_Internal_Armed_Conflict
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Statement | Enough Impunity: The People of Guatemala Deserve Justice
NISGUA have provided an English translation to the statement from La CoordinaciĂłn Genocidio Nunca MĂĄs for the National Day for the Dignification of the Victims of the Internal Armed Conflict. On February 25, National Day for the Dignification of the Victims of the Internal Armed Conflict, survivors, relatives of the victims, collectives, organizations, and communities continue to demand JUSTICE for the grave human rights violations committed against thousands of victims at the hands of the Stateâs repressive forces.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/02/26/statement-enough-impunity-the-people-of-guatemala-deserve-justice/
5 months ago
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âGHRC Quick Take: Judge GĂĄlvez On Elections and Detention of Indigenous Leadersâ
#Miguel_Ăngel_GĂĄlvez
@ghrcusa.bsky.social
#Guatemala
#Guatemala_Elections
#Guatemala_Secondary_Elections
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GHRC Quick Take: Judge Gålvez On Elections and Detention of Indigenous Leaders
GHRC recently published an update on developments in Guatemala, provided by GHRC Fellow Judge Miguel Ăngel GĂĄlvez. Some highlights include: Secondary elections are underway in Guatemala. What are these and why are they important? Secondary elections, also known as second-degree elections, are so named because, unlike first- degree elections, in which citizens directly participate to elect the President of the Republic and Congress, in these processes, elected authorities appoint other government officials, mainly within the justice sector.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/02/26/ghrc-quick-take-judge-galvez-on-elections-and-detention-of-indigenous-leaders/
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âGHRC - Recent Developments in Justice and Human Rightsâ @ghrcusa.bsky.social
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GHRC â Recent Developments in Justice and Human Rights
Tensions are rising in Guatemala as key election processes get underway. President Bernardo Arévalo has instituted a state of siege to combat gang-related violence that experts say appears to be aimed at destabilizing his government. The months ahead may be turbulent for Guatemala. Monitoring the situation and being willing to respond is crucial. A recent update from Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC)
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/02/18/ghrc-recent-developments-in-justice-and-human-rights-2/
5 months ago
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âWater Defenders Celebrate Ruling Against U.S. Gold Companyâs Claimâ Jen Moore
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#La_Puya
#Guatemala_Environment
#Guatemala_World_Bank
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Water Defenders Celebrate Ruling Against U.S. Gold Companyâs Claim
A major victory against an exploitative corporate lawsuit in Guatemala. Jen Moore wrote, recently, on the website of the Institute for Policy Studies about the victory celebrated by the Resistencia Pacifica La Puya with the ruling by an arbitration panel at International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) against Nevada-based Kappes, Cassiday, and Associates (KCA) in its nearly half a billion-dollar arbitration claim against Guatemala.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/01/31/water-defenders-celebrate-ruling-against-u-s-gold-companys-claim/
5 months ago
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âArĂ©valo Begins Third Year under State of Siege amid Clashes with 18th Streetâ
@romangressier.com
Yuliana Ramazzini Carlos Barrera
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@erin-hale.bsky.social
@aljazeera.com
#Guatemala_Corruption
#Guatemala_State_Of_Siege
#Guatemala_Gangs
#Guatemala_Prisons
6 months ago
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âArĂ©valo Begins Third Year under State of Siege amid Clashes with 18th Streetâ @romangressier.com Yuliana Ramazzini and Carlos Barrera @elfaroenglish.bsky.social @erin-hale.bsky.social @aljazeera.com
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#Guatemala_Corruption
#Guatemala_State_Of_Siege
#Guatemala_Gangs
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Arévalo Begins Third Year under State of Siege amid Clashes with 18th Street
Roman Gressier, Yuliana Ramazzini and Carlos Barrera write in El Faro English on the startling developments that have overtaken the Government of Bernardo Arévalo at the beginning of his third term. The events started off as a series of gang-related prison riots, followed by their quelling, escalated to the murder of nine police officers by the 18th Street gang.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/01/25/arevalo-begins-third-year-under-state-of-siege-amid-clashes-with-18th-street/
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The Guatemalan government reports dozens of arrests in two days under state of siege. ArĂ©valo avoids naming the âpolitical structuresâ he accused of colluding with 18th Street, but now singles out and accuses the gang of conspiring to assassinate him in 2023.
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Arévalo Accuses 18th Street Gang of Assassination Plot during 2023 Campaign
The Guatemalan government reports dozens of arrests in two days under state of siege. ArĂ©valo avoids naming the âpolitical structuresâ he accused of colluding with 18th Street, but now singles out and...
https://beta.elfaro.net/en/central-america-en/arevalo-accuses-18th-street-gang-assassination-plot-2023-campaign
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âLa Puya: Yes to Life, No to Miningâ Statement related to ICSID
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#Guatemala
#La_Puya
#La_Resistencia_Pacifica_La_Puya
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La Puya: Yes to Life, No to Mining
Statement from the Peaceful Resistance La Puya to the Guatemalan and International Community in response to the decision of the International Arbitration Tribunal (CIADI) in KCA v. Guatemala The Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) has posted a statement from La Resistencia Pacifica La Puya regarding a decision of the International Arbitration Tribunal in favour of Guatemala. This is a positive result for Guatemala and La Puya but does not mean the…
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2026/01/02/la-puya-yes-to-life-no-to-mining/
6 months ago
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GHRC â El Quetzal (Winter 2025) @ghrcusa.bsky.socialâŹ
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#GSN
#GuatemalaCorruption
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GHRC â El Quetzal (Winter 2025)
The Winter 2025 edition of El Quetzal, from The Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC), has recently been published. In it, they explore the implications of a co-opted justice system and the necessity of change, sharing the views of the Indigenous Mayor of Nebaj, two defenders living in exile, and two defenders working for justice within Guatemala. Indigenous Mayor Feliciana Herrera explains how tightened borders in the US are affecting the Guatemalan Indigenous communities, Juan Francisco Sandoval reports on the case of exiled Constitutional Court Judge Gloria Porras, Judge Miguel Angel Galvez discusses transitional justice cases, and Juan Francisco Soto, director of UDEFEGUA, warns of the various ways the selection of a new attorney general next spring can be influenced by corrupt networks trying to hold onto their power.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2025/12/23/ghrc-el-quetzal-winter-2025/
7 months ago
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âNine Minutes in the Fire, Eight Years For the First Lightâ @edu-grattan.bsky.social @elfaroenglish.bsky.social
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#Guatemala
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Nine Minutes in the Fire, Eight Years For the First Light
El Faro English presented an English version of a piece by Edward Grattan relating to the tiral and sentencing of those found responsible for the deaths of the 41 young girls in the fire at the Hogar Seguro Virgen de la AsunciĂłn. It took eight grueling years for Guatemalaâs Supreme Court of Justice to place charges on those accused in the 2017 tragedy at the shelter home Hogar Seguro where 41 young girls were killed after being locked in a dorm room fire.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2025/12/18/nine-minutes-in-the-fire-eight-years-for-the-first-light/
7 months ago
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âRegina JosĂ© Galindo, Performance Artist: âIn Guatemala, we donât live with the truthââ Ramiro Guevara interview with Regina JosĂ© Galindo @elfaroenglish.bsky.social translation by @maxgranger.info
#Guatemala
#Guatemala_impunity
#Guatemala_state_violence
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Regina JosĂ© Galindo, Performance Artist: âIn Guatemala, we donât live with the truthâ
She walked barefoot, leaving footprints of human blood outside the Constitutional Court. She underwent surgery to reconstruct her hymen and become a virgin again. She had a doctor injected her in the mouth with anesthesia as she attempted to read the testimonies of Indigenous survivors of the Ixil genocide. Guatemalan artist Regina José Galindo attracted international recognition for her performances after winning a Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale in 2005.
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2025/12/16/regina-jose-galindo-performance-artist-in-guatemala-we-dont-live-with-the-truth/
7 months ago
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7 months ago
Performance artist Regina JosĂ© Galindo uses poetry and performance to engage society and explain the social contexts behind her work and the role of political art in Central Americaâs democratic crisis, reports Ramiro Guevara.
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Regina JosĂ© Galindo, Performance Artist: âIn Guatemala, we donât live with the truthâ
She walked barefoot, leaving footprints of human blood outside the Constitutional Court. She underwent surgery to reconstruct her hymen and become a virgin again. She had a doctor injected her in the...
https://beta.elfaro.net/en/spotlight/regina-jose-galindo-performance-artist-guatemala-live-truth
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8 months ago
She left footprints of blood outside the Constitutional Court. She underwent surgery to reconstruct her hymen. A doctor injected anesthesia as she read testimonies of genocide. Guatemalan artist Regina José Galindo on the role of political art.
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Regina JosĂ© Galindo, Performance Artist: âIn Guatemala, we donât live with the truthâ
She walked barefoot, leaving footprints of human blood outside the Constitutional Court. She underwent surgery to reconstruct her hymen and become a virgin again. She had a doctor injected her in theâŠ
https://beta.elfaro.net/en/spotlight/regina-jose-galindo-performance-artist-guatemala-live-truth
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8 months ago
Interview: She left footprints of blood outside the Constitutional Court. She underwent surgery to reconstruct her hymen. A doctor injected anesthesia as she read testimonies of genocide. Guatemalan artist Regina José Galindo on the role of political art.
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Regina JosĂ© Galindo, Performance Artist: âIn Guatemala, we donât live with the truthâ
She walked barefoot, leaving footprints of human blood outside the Constitutional Court. She underwent surgery to reconstruct her hymen and become a virgin again. She had a doctor injected her in the ...
https://beta.elfaro.net/en/spotlight/regina-jose-galindo-performance-artist-guatemala-live-truth
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8 months ago
She left footprints of blood outside the Constitutional Court. She underwent surgery to reconstruct her hymen. A doctor injected anesthesia as she read testimonies of genocide. Guatemalan artist Regina José Galindo on the role of political art.
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Regina JosĂ© Galindo, Performance Artist: âIn Guatemala, we donât live with the truthâ
She walked barefoot, leaving footprints of human blood outside the Constitutional Court. She underwent surgery to reconstruct her hymen and become a virgin again. She had a doctor injected her in theâŠ
https://beta.elfaro.net/en/spotlight/regina-jose-galindo-performance-artist-guatemala-live-truth
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Was @nyutisch Performance Studies tonight for this amazing conversation with Regina José Galindo and Diana Taylor. It felt great to be back in the building to talk again about performance, politics, and Latin America.
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Regina José Galindo in conversation with Diana Taylor
Professor Diana Taylor will be in conversation with Regina JosĂ© Galindo, one of the most important performance artists in Latin America today, whose work has shown in museums and galleries around theâŠ
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Military Diary Case: âEvery judicial delay prolongs the never-ending griefâ Andrea GodĂnez @ocotegt.bsky.social
#Guatemala
#Military_Diary_Case
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#Pacto_De_Coruptos
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Military Diary Case: âEvery judicial delay prolongs the never-ending griefâ
Military Diary Case: âEvery judicial delay prolongs the never-ending griefâDownload Andrea GodĂnez has written on Agencia Ocote about the threats to the judicial process in the Military Diary case and the pain being felt by family members of the those forcibly disappeared by the Guatemala state because of these threats. You can read the original, with links and photos, here, …
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2025/12/07/military-diary-case-every-judicial-delay-prolongs-the-never-ending-grief/
7 months ago
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âThe Books the CIA Burned in Guatemalaâ by @josecalmontoya in @elfaroenglish @_elfaro_ featured on
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guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2025/11/30/t...
8 months ago
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âThe Books the CIA Burned in Guatemalaâ by JosĂ© Cal @elfaroenglish.bsky.social
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#Guatemala_1954_Coup
#Guatemala_Democracy
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The Books the CIA Burned in Guatemala
Burning books, part of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War, had strong support from local allies. Guatemala, after the fall of Jacobo Ărbenz in 1954, points to a common practice in Central America: the violent repression of the free discussion of ideas necessary for democracy. A recent feature on El Faro English was a translation of a piece by…
http://guatemalasolidarity.org.uk/2025/11/30/the-books-the-cia-burned-in-guatemala/
8 months ago
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