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Jean-Marie Simon
Summer 2010
For a few, Guatemala is a paradise. For many, it is the exact opposite. With these words, photojournalist Jean-Marie Simon begins the first chapter of a newly published collection of her photographs of the 1980s Guatemalan civil war.

Levi J. Jordan
August 10, 2010
The U.S. Trade Representative filed a complaint against Guatemala on July 30, claiming violations to labor rights agreed to under the Central American Free Trade Agreement. The dispute marks the first U.S. case of its kind within the framework of a trade pact.

The New York Times
Sewell Chan
July 30, 2010
AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini says the U.S. trade complaint against Guatemala is in part “an attempt to appease some elements of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. by demonstrating that the labor protections built into CAFTA were not empty gestures.”

Cecilia Farfán Méndez
July 20, 2010
Central American leaders gathered in San Salvador July 20 to coordinate strategies for stemming the rising tide of violence caused by organized crime, particularly in the “northern triangle” of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.

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Morris Panner
June 30, 2010
The resignation of Carlos Castresana marks an alarming new juncture in the battle to regain control of state institutions from deeply entrenched criminal interests.

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Kara Andrade
January 14, 2010
A UN investigation concluded that a slain Guatemalan lawyer hired a hit man to stage his own murder, despite a video alleging the country's president was behind the killing.

Americas Quarterly
Susana Villarán
Summer 2009
Women’s rights have improved in the past 50 years, but women are still not well represented in judicial systems.

Americas Quarterly
Katya Salazar and Javier la Rosa
Summer 2009
Obstacles still block indigenous communities’ access to justice. States must do more.

Americas Quarterly
Mariclaire Acosta
Summer 2009
Human rights groups must work with states to improve law enforcement.

Americas Quarterly
Adriana Beltrán
Summer 2009
Police aren't the problem, they're the solution. They just need to be better paid and better trained.

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