Guatemala
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Inter-American Court to hold public hearing on disappeared Guatemalan Human Rights Defenders
Tags Share BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA, OCTOBER 10, 2023 – The Inter-American Court of Human Rights will hold a public hearing at 9:30 a.m. CST on October 11 on the case of Pérez Lucas et al. v. Guatemala, the four human rights defenders forcibly disappeared by the Guatemalan Army in 1989 whose whereabouts continue to be unknown.
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International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
Tags Share On this International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, we pause to reflect upon the countless individuals across the globe who have endured the agony inflicted by State authorities and those affiliated with them. In these cases, the uncertainty surrounding the location of a beloved family member is an intentional method of
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40th Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights award goes to Xinka Parliament, in the name of peaceful resistance
Tags Share On Tuesday June 6, the same day as the 55th anniversary of the death of Robert F. Kennedy also marked the 40th Human Rights Award bestowed by his namesake organization. This year’s honoree? The Xinka Parliament, the official representative of the Xinka People, and the second-largest Indigenous nation in Guatemala. Among the distinguished
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WOLA and RFK Human Rights Concerned About Pre-electoral Conditions in Guatemala
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) jointly present a comprehensive fact sheet outlining their deep concerns regarding the pre-electoral conditions in Guatemala. The fact sheet sheds light on the challenges faced by the country in ensuring a fair and inclusive electoral process. WOLA and RFKHR express
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Announces 2023 Human Rights Award Laureate
Tags Share WASHINGTON, D.C., May 15, 2023 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced the Guatemalan organization Parlamento del Pueblo Xinka (Parliament of the Xinka People) as the recipient of its 40th annual Human Rights Award. A ceremony honoring Xinka Parliament will take place Tuesday, June 6 at 11 am in the Kennedy Caucus
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights anuncia al ganador del Premio de Derechos Humanos de 2023
Tags Share WASHINGTON, D.C., 15 de mayo de 2023 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights anuncia hoy la selección de la organización guatemalteca Parlamento del Pueblo Xinka como ganadora de su 40º Premio Anual de Derechos Humanos. La ceremonia de homenaje al Parlamento Xinka tendrá lugar el martes 6 de junio a las 11 de
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Four-Year Sentence of Anti-Corruption Leader Deals a Blow to Guatemalan Democracy
Tags Share At 10 p.m. on April 19, we received a text message from Claudia González —the leading attorney representing Virginia Laparra— confirming that we had been authorized to visit Virginia at the Matamoros military prison the following day. Her text included a warning: “Don’t forget to wear a skirt or you won’t be allowed
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IACHR submits case presented by RFK Human Rights and CERJ on human rights defenders who were disappeared during the internal armed conflict in Guatemala before the Inter-American Court
Tags Share November 2, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights formally began processing the case of Pérez Lucas et al. v. Guatemala, submitted by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on September 26, 2022. The case refers to the forced disappearance of four human rights defenders in 1989 whose whereabouts are unknown to date.
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CIDH somete caso de RFK Human Rights y CERJ sobre defensores desaparecidos durante el conflicto armado interno en Guatemala ante la Corte Interamericana
Tags Share El 2 de noviembre, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos dio inicio formal al trámite del caso Pérez Lucas y otros Vs. Guatemala, sometido por la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) el 26 de septiembre de 2022. El caso se refiere a la desaparición forzada de cuatro defensores de derechos humanos en
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Guatemala: Organizaciones Internacionales Denuncian Violaciones Al Derecho De Defensa Y Debido Proceso En Casos De Abogados Y Abogadas Defensoras De Derechos Humanos
Tags Share Ciudad de Quebec, Washington D.C, La Haya, San José, y Ciudad de Guatemala, 25 de octubre de 2022. En los últimos meses, hemos observado violaciones al debido proceso en casos de abogados y abogadas defensoras de derechos humanos, incluyendo intimidaciones, denuncias penales y administrativas manifiestamente infundadas. El caso de la abogada Leyli Santizo
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Organizaciones internacionales rechazamos la criminalización del prominente periodista José Rubén Zamora y denunciamos enérgicamente la persecución de voces críticas en Guatemala
Tags Share 3 de agosto de 2022 Las organizaciones internacionales que promovemos la defensa y protección de los derechos humanos y en particular la libertad de expresión, condenamos la detención arbitraria con fines políticos del prominente periodista José Rubén Zamora, fundador y presidente del diario elPeriódico, quien está siendo perseguido en represalia por su trabajo
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Asunto: Solicitud a la Corte para que adopte medidas para defender la independencia del juez Miguel Angel Gálvez
Tags Share Washington, D.C. 18 de mayo de 2022 Señora Magistrada Silvia Patricia Valdéz Quesada Presidenta de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de la República de Guatemala Asunto: Solicitud a la Corte para que adopte medidas para defender la independencia del juez Miguel Angel Gálvez Estimada Señora Magistrada Presidenta, Reciba un cordial saludo de la
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