http://www.amnesty.org/en/adv_search/feed/library Download Documents from Amnesty International Library Search Results en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR34/010/2009/es Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR34/010/2009/en Killings by members of the police, or by clandestine groups in which former or serving members of the police are believed to be involved, continue to be reported in Guatemala. The circumstances surrounding some of the deaths suggest that they may have been extrajudicial executions. Illustrated by the case st Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/guatemala-allegations-police-killings-must-be-investigated-20091215 Amnesty International has condemned the failure of the Guatemalan authorities to thoroughly investigate extra-judicial killings in which police officers have been implicated. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/allegations-police-killings-guatemala-must-be-investigated-20091215 In a new report, Amnesty International says that killings by police officers, often of young people who have eithera criminal record or are suspected of involvement in crime, continue tobe reported. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR34/014/2009/en Trade unionist Jorge Chen Alvarez, an official in the National Health Workers' Union, has received a death threat believed to be connected to his work improving health care services for pregnant women and girls. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR34/013/2009/en Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT30/006/2009/en An effective Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) should be one that helps to protect lives, livelihoods and rights. The treaty should protect the ability of states to lawfully sell, acquire and possess arms for their security, law enforcement and self-defence, consistent with international law and best practice standard Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR34/012/2009/en Guatemalan human rights defender Norma Cruz runs a women's rights organization: she and her colleagues have received death threats because of their work for a girl who has been raped. They are in grave danger. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR34/011/2009/en Two indigenous rural communities have been forcibly evicted from their homes in Panzós municipality, Guatemala. Their homes were burnt down by the police and many of their belongings destroyed. The authorities have not provided alternative shelter for the communities. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR01/004/2009/en Indigenous Peoples in the Americas have long experienced marginalisation and discrimination. Denied a voice in decisions which affect their lands, lives and livelihoods, Indigenous Peoples are disproportionately affected by poverty, even when living in areas rich in minerals and other natural resources. In t Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International