Truthout
Guatemala

Guatemalan Domestic Workers Reveal a Dirty Business
Fidelia Castellanos' story is the story of thousands of Guatemalan women.

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Corruption, Impunity and the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala
Impunity for corrupt officials is particularly prevalent in the Guatemalan political and judicial systems.

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Guatemalan Campesinos Embrace Ancestral Farming Practices to Prevent Migration
There is a crisis facing campesinos in rural Guatemala.

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Transnational Companies Driving Deadly Conflict in Guatemalan Indigenous Territory
The communities have come to view the energy projects as yet another invasion of their territory.

US Continues Restrictions on Guatemalan Aid
In December, the US Congress passed legislation that reconfigures the conditions of economic aid for development projects in Guatemala.

Trial on Guatemala’s Spanish Embassy Fire Resumes Today: The Rest Is History
The 1980 burning of the Spanish Embassy was a defining moment in the Guatemalan armed conflict.

How Washington’s War on Terror Has Become a War on Human Rights Defenders in Central America
Human rights defenders and activists are facing terrorism charges in Guatemala.

Justice in Guatemala Deferred, Again
Christy Thornton talks to Jo-Marie Burt about the past, present, and future of the historic Rios Montt trial.

Guatemalan Genocide Trial Set to Resume Amid Amnesty Battles
Under pressure from entrenched economic and military interests, Guatemala's Constitutional Court undid its historic genocide ruling in 2013.

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In Guatemala, Indigenous Communities Prevail Against Monsanto
The Guatemala legislature repealed Decree 19-2014, commonly referred to as the “Monsanto Law.”