Latinoamérica
Guatemalan Paramilitaries Face Maximum Penalty for Abuse of Indigenous Mayans During Civil War
After four decades of litigation, a Guatemalan court has issued a 30-year prison sentence to five paramilitaries accused of sexually abusing and enslaving dozens of Indigenous women from the Achi Mayan community during the civil war.
Guatemalan Journalists Decry Censorship and Harassment
Guatemalan journalists are denouncing attacks this year on members of the media, who have suffered physical attacks, harassment from authorities, and financial pressure for exercising their profession.
US-El Salvador Diplomatic Tensions. The Meaning of the Guilty Verdict. Intimate Partner Violence.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29 PROGRAM # 9455 12:00 PM PDT US-El Salvador Diplomatic Tensions. The US embassy in El Salvador announced that relations with the Salvadoran government of Nayib Bukele are now on hold after the lack of interest to improve the dialogue with the US. The highest US diplomatic representative in El Salvador is leaving […]
Hit by the Pandemic, Guatemalan Mayas Criticize their Abandonment by Government
Guatemala has the lowest rates of COVID-19 vaccination in Latin America, and the Delta variant is hitting hardest the rural indigenous Mayan population.
Latin American and Caribbean Presidents Resume Cooperation Plans
After a four-year hiatus, heads of state from nearly twenty countries in Latin America and the Caribbean met in Mexico City to discuss issues including addressing the shortage of COVID-19 vaccines and providing aid during natural disasters.
(Español) Harris no va a resolver la migración hacia el Norte como con una varita mágica
(Español) “Si por algún grupo se debe empezar es por acordarse de nuestros campesinos, no solamente porque sin ellos no comemos sino porque esas miles de familias superxplotadas realizan uno de los trabajos más complicados y especializados, pero más mal pagados”.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ Visit to Guatemala Elicits Doubt and Hope
In her first diplomatic trip abroad, Vice President Kamala Harris met with the presidents of Guatemala and Mexico. In Guatemala, Harris and President Alejandro Giammattei announced a special anti-corruption commission, and capital investments
Vice President Kamala Harris Visits Guatemala to Discuss Migration and Corruption
US Vice President Kamala Harris travels to Guatemala this weekend, and her talks with President Alejandro Giammattei are expected to focus on the fight against corruption and its impact on refugees migrating to the north.
(Español) Congresista de CA propone canalizar ayuda financiera a Centroamérica vía sociedad civil
(Español) “Bueno, mire, yo no soy muy diferente de esos niños que vienen aquí a reunirse con sus padres, con sus tíos, you know, yo también llegué a este país a vivir con un tío. Así que…”.
(Español) Partido de presidente Bukele arrasa en elecciones en El Salvador
(Español) “Hay un riesgo de que el país entre en un proceso no democrático, en un proceso dictatorial, por la actitud que tiene el presidente”.