Annual Report 2012
The state of the world's human rights

Guatemala

Human Rights in REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA

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Report 2012: No longer business as usual for tyranny and injustice ...
24 May 2012

Amnesty International releases its flagship yearly report documenting the state of the world's human rights.

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North Carolina: Same-sex marriage ban 'setback' for human rights ...
9 May 2012

North Carolina's ban on same-sex marriage is a setback for human rights, Amnesty International said after voters in the south-eastern state approved a state ...

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Guatemala: Trade union leader killed, others in danger: Luis ...
30 March 2012

A trade union leader was shot dead on 24 March in Guatemala City, together with three other men. He may have been targeted for his trade union activities. Other ...

Urgent Action       AMR 34/002/2012

March of thousands in Guatemala calls for an end to forced ...
29 March 2012

Government urged to act as activists continue their campaign for a solution to the country's ongoing problem of land disputes and forced evictions.

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Guatemala court convicts paramilitaries over 1982 massacre ...
21 March 2012

Five former paramilitaries have each been sentenced to nearly 8000 years in prison for their role in one of the bloodiest mass killings of Guatemala's civil war ...

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Guatemala court convicts paramilitaries over 1982 massacre ...
21 March 2012

Five former paramilitaries have each been sentenced to nearly 8000 years in prison for their role in one of the bloodiest mass killings of Guatemala's civil war ...

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Guatemala court convicts paramilitaries over 1982 massacre ...
21 March 2012

Five Guatemalan men have each been sentenced to nearly 8000 years in prison for their role in the massacre of indigenous villagers in 1982 in a ruling hailed by ...

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Human rights in Guatemala under scrutiny by UN | Amnesty ...
16 March 2012

Serious concerns remain in Guatemala as the UN Human Rights Committee is due to evaluate the country's human rights performance.

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Human rights in Guatemala under scrutiny by UN | Amnesty ...
16 March 2012

Serious concerns remain in Guatemala as the UN Human Rights Committee is due to evaluate the country's human rights performance.

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Human rights in Guatemala under scrutiny by UN | Amnesty ...
16 March 2012

Recent progress on justice for crimes of the past must be matched with action on current abuses if human rights are to be a reality in Guatemala, Amnesty International ...

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