Guatemala

Human rights defenders and activists are facing terrorism charges in Guatemala.

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

Under pressure from entrenched economic and military interests, Guatemala's Constitutional Court undid its historic genocide ruling in 2013.

The Guatemala legislature repealed Decree 19-2014, commonly referred to as the “Monsanto Law.”

The Guatemalan government is fueling the fires of conflict by failing to consult local communities before awarding mining licences to companies.

The presence of military in the communities has brought back painful memories of Guatemala's dirty war.

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 …

Despite record numbers of immigrants deported, immigrant rights groups across the country have resisted draconian measures to destroy American families.

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 …

Despite increased risks of jail time or deportation without a hearing in immigration court, deported immigrants still struggle to return to the United States.