The Obstacles to Justice for the Indigenous

Thursday, July 23, 2009  |  Americas Quarterly

Obstacles still block indigenous communities’ access to justice. States must do more. ... Read More

Shifting Gears

Thursday, July 23, 2009  |  Americas Quarterly

Human rights groups must work with states to improve law enforcement. ... Read More

Crime and Security in Central America

Thursday, July 23, 2009  |  Americas Quarterly

Police aren't the problem, they're the solution. They just need to be better paid and better trained. ... Read More

Guatemala on the Brink

Monday, April 28, 2008  |  Eric Farnsworth  |  Poder

President Álvaro Colom of Guatemala meets with his U.S. counterpart this week. The Central American leader hopes to decrease Guatemalan poverty, despite the challenge of global economic insecurity. "With decisive action, and international assistance," writes COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth, "the new president has the opportunity to regenerate a broader growth agenda." ... Read More

Business Leader Gains Guatemalan Vote

Monday, November 5, 2007

Guatemalans elected Alvaro Colom president in Sunday's run-off vote. With the country's rampant crime rate a focus of the election, Colom won on an anti-poverty platform over pledges by his opponent, a retired general, to use the military for a fierce crackdown. AS/COA produced a July 2007 report on the rule of law in the Americas. ... Read More

Dangerous Campaigning in Guatemala

Friday, November 2, 2007

Guatemalans vote Sunday in a tight presidential race marred by violence and mudslinging. The winner faces the challenge of halting a rising crime rate. Read more. The new issue of Americas Quarterly, released November 2, examines security in Latin America. AS/COA produced a July 2007 report outlining means to boost the rule of law in the Americas. ... Read More

Give Guatemala's Democracy a Boost

Wednesday, December 31, 2003  |  Eric Farnsworth  |  Baltimore Sun

By electing Mr. Berger, Guatemalans voted for their future, not their past. Now is the time for the United States to come alongside Guatemalans and do the same. ... Read More

Picturing Guatemala: Images form the CIRMA Photo Archive 1870-1997

Friday, December 31, 1999

This exhibition explored the history and development of photography in Guatemala in over 100 images, from temples to plantations, travelers to politicians, soldiers to families, offering an exhilarating view of over 120 years of the nation’s cultural history. ... Read More

A Century of Change in Guatemalan Textiles

Saturday, October 31, 1981

This exhibition catalogue by Ann Pollard Rowe traces the changes and developments in textile design, function, and manufacture in eleven Guatemalan towns over the last 100 years. ... Read More