Al Jazeera • 13th June 2021 Death Squad Diary trial sparks hope in Guatemala Retired military officials will stand trial on charges of disappearing and killing dissidents in 1980s during civil war.
The Intercept • 8th June 2021 U.S. Anti-Corruption Drive Faces Bleak Prospects in Central America Visiting Guatemala on her first foreign trip as vice president, Kamala Harris pledged to tackle corruption as a root cause of U.S.-bound migration.
Al Jazeera • 6th June 2021 Put migrant protections at heart of US policy, rights groups urge Migrant advocates call for rights-based approach as US Vice President Harris heads to Guatemala and Mexico this week.
Al Jazeera • 13th May 2021 Discontent grows in Guatemala over COVID vaccine rollout, corruption Initially, the problem was getting vaccines into the country. Now it's getting doses into arms before they expire.
Al Jazeera • 26th February 2021 Guatemalan genocide survivors march for justice Survivors of Guatemala’s 36-year civil war call on court to reverse closure of peace institutions.
The Intercept • 2nd February 2021 A Honduran Migrant Caravan Collides With the U.S. “Vertical Border” in Guatemala The effective U.S. border has not only been pushed south to Central America but has also expanded to fill every space in between.
The Christian Science Monitor • 26th January 2021 The caravan hoped for change. But it’s not all up to Biden. No matter who’s in the White House, migration challenges aren’t going away.
Los Angeles Times • 23rd January 2021 For members of a migrant caravan, Biden's immigration plan means little right now Biden has abandoned many of Trump’s hardline immigration policies but it does little for people fleeing Central America now.
Al Jazeera • 18th January 2021 ‘I was so scared’: Guatemalan forces disperse migrant caravan Soldiers and police evicted thousands of migrants and asylum seekers, most of them Honduran, from a highway in Guatemala.
Al Jazeera • 17th January 2021 Hondurans remain hopeful despite Guatemala crackdown on caravan Military and police are blocking thousands of migrants and asylum seekers fleeing hurricane destruction, unemployment, and violence.
Los Angeles Times • 16th January 2021 Fleeing the pandemic and two hurricanes, thousands of migrants walk toward the U.S. Some 7,500 Honduran migrants and asylum seekers, many of whom lost everything to hurricane flooding, are making their way through Guatemala.
The Guardian • 7th January 2021 Guatemala mine's ex-security chief convicted of Indigenous leader's murder A court ruling brought a rare moment of justice in a long history of human rights violations linked to Canadian-owned companies.
Al Jazeera • 12th December 2020 ‘We are more united’: Women lead calls for change in Guatemala While the president's resignation remains a unifying demand among protesters, calls for much deeper change are growing.
VICE News • 2nd December 2020 Central America Is Really Hoping Biden Will Support Anti-Corruption Efforts In Honduras and Guatemala, many hope Biden will bring back the longstanding bipartisan support for anti-corruption initiatives that unraveled under Trump.
Al Jazeera • 21st November 2020 Guatemala protesters torch Congress as simmering anger boils over A controversial budget bill brought a series of long-simmering crises to a boiling point, spurring anti-government demonstrations.
The Intercept • 16th November 2020 Hurricane Eta Devastates Central America as U.S. Withdraws From Climate Accord Indigenous communities in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala were among the hardest hit. Now another hurricane is arriving.
The New Humanitarian • 10th November 2020 For Indigenous people in Guatemala, self-help after Eta is the only way In the Indigenous communities of Guatemala hardest hit by Hurricane Eta, early response to the disaster has come in the form of self-help.
VICE News • 6th November 2020 Planned Parenthood Just Got Officially Shut Out of Guatemala News of Planned Parenthood's authorization to operate in Guatemala as a local NGO prompted the resignation of a high-ranking official.
VICE News • 28th October 2020 Genocide Survivors Say Guatemalan Government is Blocking Their Fight for Justice To survivors, the government's shutdown of peace institutions is a retreat on promises it made as part of peace accords that ended the civil war.
Al Jazeera • 26th October 2020 Guatemala health workers face retaliation over COVID-19 concerns Frontline health workers say they are dealing with poor job conditions and unpaid salaries, and face backlash for speaking out.
