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Guatemala
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The Guatemala legislature repealed Decree 19-2014, commonly referred to as the “Monsanto Law.”
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Guatemalan Government, Canadian Mining Industry Responsible for Violent Conflicts
The Guatemalan government is fueling the fires of conflict by failing to consult local communities before awarding mining licences to companies.
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When a Cement Factory’s Progress Drive Turns Deadly
The presence of military in the communities has brought back painful memories of Guatemala's dirty war.
Across Latin America, a Struggle for Communal Land and Indigenous Autonomy
With a rise in the number of Latin American indigenous groups drawing legal boundaries around their territories, neoliberal governments are attempting to grant access to transnational corporations to indigenous …
“Deporter-in-Chief” to Reach 2 Million Mark
Despite record numbers of immigrants deported, immigrant rights groups across the country have resisted draconian measures to destroy American families.
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The Grim Reality of Unaccompanied Migrant Children
The recent surge in unaccompanied, undocumented minors apprehended at the US-Mexico border draws attention to the poverty and violence ravaging Latin America and the lack of resources available to …
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For Immigrants Who Return After Deportation, Little Chance at Due Process, Say Advocates
Despite increased risks of jail time or deportation without a hearing in immigration court, deported immigrants still struggle to return to the United States.
Guatemala’s Praised Attorney General To Step Down Under Controversy
Guatemala's Constitutional Court - which vacated the genocide verdict against Josu00e9 Efrau00edn Ru00edos Montt last May -has now ruled that Guatemala's highly respected prosecutor general, Claudia Paz y Paz, …
Fashion Faux Pas? Free Trade and Sweatshop Labor in Guatemala
Free-trade agreements have not delivered promised protections to workers, as the case of Guatemalan sweatshop labor illustrates.