Guatemala: Deep cause for concern: Amnesty International's assessment of the current human rights situation in Guatemala

Guatemala: Deep cause for concern: Amnesty International's assessment of the current human rights situation in Guatemala

Index Number: AMR 34/022/2003
Date Published: 31 March 2003
Categories: Americas, Guatemala

This report is an assessment of the current human rights in Guatemala and examines the issues of impunity, the re-emergence of the civilian militias, land problems, the role of the army and the general escalation in abuses committed against human rights defenders, journalists, the legal community and vulnerable groups such as street children.