By Luz Mendez Guatemala City, 2012. Fifteen brave Guatemalan women from the indigenous q’eqchí people testified before the High Risk Court in Guatemala City on Sept. 24-28, as part of the first criminal trial for sexual slavery and rape during the … Continue reading →

By Danilo Valladares Guatemala City, March 2012 (IPS) – “To achieve peace, it is necessary for the truth to come out, and for the victims to receive reparations. And part of this is that cases of genocide and crimes against … Continue reading →

Julio Godoy* interviews Luz Mèndez, Guatemalan activist for women’s rights Guatemala can be dubbed the country of unfulfilled expectations. Once known as “the country of the eternal spring” for its mild, sunny climate, it very soon became feared as the … Continue reading →