A pesar de estar olvidado dentro de la lista de eventos actuales en Latino América, la diáspora africana es una parte integral de la cultura hispánica y su historia contemporánea. Los africanos superaron en número a los europeos en la …
Category Archive: Guatemala
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Mexico’s Other Border: Immigration and Drugs Along the Mexico/Guatemala Frontier
“It was a nice little town,” Maria explains as she sets the food on the table. Sitting down she continues, “a safe place to grow up.” Her eyes are full of memories as she drifts back to a previous time; …
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The International Violence Against Women Act: Could IVAWA Save Guatemala from Femicide?
In February, a bill entitled the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) was introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. A remarkably comprehensive and progressive piece of legislation, IVAWA would provide an unprecedented amount of aid …
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Peeling Back the Truth on Guatemalan Bananas
• More people eat bananas than apples and oranges combined • Bananas are one of Guatemala’s five main export items • Guatemala is the second most dangerous country in Latin America for trade unionists (July 2009, International Trade Union Confederation) …
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Guatemala’s Eternally-Woeful Tale: The country’s problematic fight against impunity
On June 7th, Carlos Castresana announced his resignation from the UN-brokered International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). This joint venture between the United Nations and the Guatemalan government was formed to help eradicate clandestine security groups within the country; …
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