Tag Archives: Gerardi

GuateSec: Justice and security briefs

Posted on 26 February, 2013 by cascadiasolidaria

It has been a busy and disturbing couple of weeks in Guatemala, with a series of high-impact incidents of violence and developments in key legal cases of justice for human rights violations. GuateSec has collected relevant reports and offers preliminary … Continue reading →

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GuateSec: Impunity, or justice for crimes of the past?

Posted on 4 January, 2013 by cascadiasolidaria

Update: As of January 15, the Guatemalan government has reportedly repealed Executive Order 370-2012, following talks with human rights institutions. The Defense Ministry in turn ordered the classification of information relating to Military structure and equipment during the Ríos Montt regime in … Continue reading →

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GuateSec: This is what Mano Dura looks like

Posted on 1 June, 2012 by cascadiasolidaria

Guatemala is approaching six months of Otto Pérez Molina’s Patriot Party government, and while it is too early–and Guatemalan politics too volatile–to definitively signal the administration’s long-term impacts on issues related to security and justice, a review of this eventful … Continue reading →

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