12 November 2013
by Latin America & Caribbean Program Staff
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Todavía es incierto si el juicio contra el ex dictador José Efraín Ríos Montt llegará a una conclusión definitiva. La sentencia del 10 de mayo, en la que se le condena por los delitos de genocidio y delitos contra los … Continue reading
9 September 2013
by Latin America & Caribbean Program Staff
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Address by Louise Arbour, President & CEO of the International Crisis Group, on the occasion of the UNHCHR conference, “Building the Future: The Challenges in Application Processes. Strengthen justice. End impunity.” in Guatemala City on 2 September 2013. I am … Continue reading
9 April 2013
by Latin America & Caribbean Program Staff
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By Mary Speck, Senior Analyst, Guatemala (@speckmary) Please note this blog post is also available in Spanish. A historic case is unfolding in a Guatemalan courtroom: the trial of former military president José Efraín Ríos Montt on charges of genocide … Continue reading
23 August 2012
by Bernardo Jurema
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First, they receive a letter or a mobile phone, which relay demands for daily payments of 50 to 100 quetzales ($6 to $12), more than half of what most bus drivers earn. Then the threats begin: drivers are told to pay … Continue reading
20 October 2011
by Crisis Group
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In this video, Mark Schneider, Crisis Group’s Senior Vice President and Special Adviser on Latin America, discusses the growing threat of drug traffickers in Guatemala. For further information on this issue you can also read our report “Guatemala: Drug Trafficking … Continue reading
16 September 2011
by Javier Ciurlizza
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La desconfianza hacia el sistema político, expresado en un creciente desinterés por los procesos electorales, es una de las enfermedades más endémicas de América Latina. El continente puede estar orgulloso de un período prolongado de gobiernos civiles y elegidos por … Continue reading