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Guatemala: Briefing to the UN Committee against Torture
24 April 2013

This briefing details Amnesty International's concerns about the failure by Guatemala to comply with its obligations under the UN Convention against Torture and ...

Report       AMR 34/006/2013

Guatemala: Scrapping genocide trial would strengthen impunity ...
19 April 2013

The decision to annul the genocide trial of Generals Ríos Montt and Rodríguez Sánchez must be overturned urgently or risk strengthening impunity and weakening the ...

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Letter Writing Marathon 2012: Final report
3 April 2013

In 2012, 12 cases of individuals and communities whose human rights have been violated were given huge international public attention by Amnesty International. ...

Report       ACT 30/022/2013

Guatemala: Fears for safety of leaders in Guatemala
19 March 2013

Four Xinca indigenous leaders were kidnapped near Mataquescuintla, Jalapa department in Eastern Guatemala after participating in a public meeting. One was killed ...

Urgent Action       AMR 34/003/2013

Amnesty International | Guatemala: First trial of former head of ...
18 March 2013

The trial of Guatemala's ex-president General Efraín Ríos Montt and his former head of military intelligence Mauricio Rodríguez Sánchez -due to start on Tuesday ...

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Guatemala: Amnesty International calls for an implementation of ...
15 March 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AMR 34/004/2013. 15 March 2013. Guatemala: Amnesty International calls for an implementation ...

Public Statement       AMR 34/004/2013

Guatemalan human rights defenders at risk
12 March 2013

Human rights defender and trade unionist Carlos Hernández was shot dead on 8 March in Chiquimula department, eastern Guatemala. He may have been targeted for his ...

Urgent Action       AMR 34/002/2013

Guatemala: Ruling on former president a positive step for justice ...
29 January 2013

Former Guatemalan military leader General Efraín Ríos Montt and his head of military intelligence will stand trial for the massacre of almost 2000 people in the ...

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Amnesty International | Time to end the inaction over killings of ...
17 January 2013

Authorities in Guatemala are putting the lives of women at risk by systematically failing to protect them and ensure those responsible for the hundreds of killings ...

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Time to end the inaction over killings of women in Guatemala ...
17 January 2013

Authorities in Guatemala are putting the lives of women at risk by systematically failing to protect them and ensure those responsible for the hundreds of killings ...

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