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Published in: democraciaAbierta: FeatureHow a new seed gives Guatemalans a way out of hunger and bad healthPoor farmers in Guatemala eat little but maize. A first step out of malnutrition is a new seed bred to yield the...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionRule of law is being dismantled in Central America and Europe must actA culture of impunity in Central American countries like Guatemala is turning the region into a hotbed of crime....
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationGive up sex, say priest and psychologist to young LGBTQ in GuatemalaTherapist linked to Catholic US group Courage International prescribes ‘chastity’ in anti-gay session, openDemocracy...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionThreats to the rule of law in Guatemala are getting seriousThe removal of an independent prosecutor who pursued government corruption is the latest in a series of attacks on...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: FeatureMemory and forgetting in Guatemala: Catholic Church sets the war record straightThe beatification of ten Catholics killed by the Guatemalan Army and local militias several decades ago is a...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisAttacks against women justice defenders threaten rule of law in GuatemalaWomen judges and prosecutors trying to combat political corruption and impunity face harassment and persecution from on high
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPreventing exploitation, exclusion and extraction: the ethics of gender-based violence researchNorthern researchers should realise that they have a responsibility towards their local counterparts, both in terms...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe heirs of colonial suffering in GuatemalaAbout 80% of indigenous Guatemalans live in poverty – a situation exacerbated by the pandemic. Have we really left...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaHow to improve gender-based violence research?Using participatory and creative methods to research gender-based violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries is...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaAll or nothing: a Green New Deal for Central AmericaThe Trump administration is already campaigning for the upcoming elections and its main target is an easy fragile...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaRedadas, ataques y homofobia electoral hacen temer peores tiempos a grupos LGBTIQ+ en GuatemalaLos dos candidatos presidenciales que se enfrentarán el domingo 11 en segunda vuelta se sumaron a campañas...
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Published in: 50.50After a surge in hate speech, and police raids, Guatemala’s LGBTIQ+ community fears the worst is yet to come
Both candidates in presidential elections this weekend have embraced homophobic campaigns. “It’s the Bolsonaro...
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Published in: HomeThe quiet coup that could devastate human rights in GuatemalaPresident Jimmy Morales and his allies in business, politics and the military are racing to break the rule of law...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta2018 was the year crime became an ideology in the AmericasIn spite of some valuable initiatives to stregnthen the rule of law and tackle impunity in the region, l2018 has...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaInSight Crime’s 2018 Homicide Round-UpIn its Homicide Round-Up, InSight Crime looks into the murder rates country by country and the factors behind them. Español.
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Published in: 50.50Evangelicals in Guatemala on verge of ‘legalising homophobia’A ‘nefarious’ bill on ‘life and family’ is the first ever drafted by the country's evangelical churches, reflecting...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta#JusticiaParaImelda: the difficult battle for women’s rights in Central AmericaWhilst we await the postponed trial of Imelda Cortez for the 17th of December, the battle to tear down legal...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaA new caravan from Honduras heads for the American DreamIt remains to be seen if Mexico will allow this new caravan to pass safely through their country as they did last...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe indigenous people genocide case in Guatemala: justice delayed, justice denied?There was a military structure that designed, planned and executed operations aimed at eradicating Guatemala’s...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaGuatemala: impunity as an objectiveThe President of Guatemala Jimmy Morales, accused of corruption, has decided to cave in. Español
