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Guatemala Universal Periodic Review of Guatemala Human Rights Watch's Submission to the Human Rights Council The country continues to face high levels of violence associated with both electoral politics and common crime. Guatemala’s weak and corrupt law enforcement institutions have proven incapable of containing the powerful organized crime groups that, among other things, are believed responsible for continuing attacks on human rights defenders. May 5, 2008 Written Statement Printer friendly version Guatemala: Reject Bill Threatening Families Discriminatory Bill Strips Rights of 40 Percent of Families Guatemalan legislators should protect all families by voting against the “Integral Protection for Marriage and Family Act,” Human Rights Watch urged today in a letter to the Guatemalan Congress. October 1, 2007 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Letter to the Guatemalan Congress Regarding Marriage and Family Law On behalf of Human Rights Watch, I urge you to vote against the approval of the “Integral Protection for Marriage and Family Act.” This legislative initiative would write discriminatory treatment of families into law. October 1, 2007 Letter Printer friendly version Guatemala: Investigate Killing of Activist’s Son The Guatemalan authorities should promptly and thoroughly investigate the killing of José Emanuel Méndez Dardón, the son of a prominent human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch said today. August 22, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Swept Under the Rug Abuses against Domestic Workers Around the World
HRW Index No.: C1807 July 26, 2006 Report Download PDF, 470 KB, 95 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release AIDS: Success in Fight Threatened by Rights Abuses Conference Must Promote Rights-Based Response to HIV Pandemic Ongoing rights abuses are undermining efforts to fight the HIV pandemic and threatening the few, hard-won successes, Human Rights Watch said today, a month before the XVI International AIDS Conference opens in Toronto. July 17, 2006 Press Release Printer friendly version Guatemala: Transgender People Face Deadly Attacks Victims Concerned That Police May Have Been Responsible for These Crimes The Guatemalan government must take immediate steps to stop a pattern of deadly attacks and possible police violence against transgender women and gay men, and end impunity for these crimes, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Guatemalan President Oscar Berger. February 21, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter to the President of Guatemala,Oscar Berger Perdomo On the Deadly Attacks Faced By Transgender People I am writing in regard to disturbing reports that we have received of repeated acts of violence against and intimidation of transgender women, lesbians, and gay men in Guatemala. We are particularly concerned about the December 17 attack that left Juan Pablo Menéndez Cartagena (known as Paulina) dead and Kevin Robles (known as Sulma) seriously wounded, and the credible reports we have received that the perpetrators of this brutal killing were police officers. We respectfully urge you to take appropriate steps to ensure that there is a prompt, thorough, and impartial investigation of these crimes and that those responsible for them are brought to justice. February 21, 2006 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version DR-CAFTA Falls Short on Workers’ Rights By Carol Pier (*) The U.S. House of Representatives will likely vote before the end of this week on the U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA). The House should reject the accord for falling short on workers' human rights because it does not require countries to protect women workers from discrimination or to have laws that meet international labor standards. July 27, 2005 Commentary Printer friendly version The United States-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement Falls Short on Workers' Rights Written Testimony Submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to testify regarding workers’ human rights under the proposed United States-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (D.R.-CAFTA). Human Rights Watch takes no position on free trade per se, but we take an active interest in workers’ human rights. We believe that trade agreements can provide leverage to promote workers’ rights, but only when meaningful, enforceable labor rights protections are built into the fabric of the accords. Unfortunately, D.R.-CAFTA does not contain such protections. April 21, 2005 Testimony Printer friendly version Guatemala: State Recognizes Role in Political Killing But Further Steps Needed to Bring Justice in Past Abuses By recognizing the state’s role in the 1990 murder of anthropologist Myrna Mack, Guatemalan President Oscar Berger today took an important step in promoting accountability for past human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said. April 22, 2004 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version CAFTA's Weak Labor Rights Protections: Why the Present Accord Should be Opposed A Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper, March 2004 On February 20, 2004, President George W. Bush notified Congress of his intent to sign the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)-an accord that the United States recently negotiated with Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. According to U.S. law, the president must wait ninety days from the date of notification before signing the agreement and can send it to Congress for a vote any time thereafter. March 10, 2004 Background Briefing Also available in
Printer friendly version Guatemala: Acquittal of Human Rights Defender a Victory for Free Expression Casa Alianza executive director Bruce Harris was acquitted on January 30, in Guatemala on criminal defamation charges, in a move welcomed by Human Rights Watch. The plaintiff in the case had requested a prison sentence and a fine of U.S.$ 125,000; instead, Harris was cleared of wrongdoing. February 2, 2004 Press Release Printer friendly version Guatemala: Defamation Trial Violates Right to Free Expression Children’s Rights Advocate Should Not Face Prison Sentence for Public Statement The trial tomorrow in Guatemala of children’s rights advocate Bruce Harris for criminal defamation violates the right to free expression, Human Rights Watch said. Human Rights Watch, which will send an observer to the trial, called on Guatemala to repeal provisions allowing for prison sentences for ordinary libel and slander cases. January 21, 2004 Press Release Printer friendly version Guatemala: Establish Investigative Commission New President Should Make Accountability Central to His Agenda Guatemala’s new president, Oscar Berger, should ensure the establishment of a commission to investigate clandestine groups responsible for political violence, Human Rights Watch said today. January 14, 2004 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Party To Mass Murder? A presidential election is being held tomorrow in which one of the leading candidates stands accused of genocide. Efrain Rios Montt, a retired general, is seeking the presidency of Guatemala. In the early 1980s he headed a military regime that carried out hundreds of massacres of unarmed civilians and -- according to a U.N.-sponsored truth commission -- "acts of genocide." November 7, 2003 Commentary Guatemala: Candidates Should Support Probe Into Violence Guatemala's presidential candidates should publicly commit themselves to supporting a commission to investigate political violence in Guatemala, Human Rights Watch said today. In their political agendas, candidates in the November 9 election should make human rights accountability a core element. November 3, 2003 Press Release Printer friendly version Guatemala: A Human Rights Update Human Rights Testimony Given Before the United States Congressional Human Rights Caucus Human Rights Watch has been monitoring human rights conditions in Guatemala for over twenty years. The situation we find there today is both frustrating and alarming. It is frustrating because, seventeen years after the return of civilian rule and seven years after the signing of peace accords, Guatemala has made little progress toward securing the protection of human rights and rule of law that are essential features of a functioning democracy. It is alarming because on-going acts of political violence and intimidation threaten to reverse the little progress that has been made in recent years. October 16, 2003 Oral Statement Labor Rights Protections in CAFTA In January 2003, U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) negotiations began among the United States, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The final negotiating round is scheduled for early December 2003. CAFTA presents an important opportunity to raise labor standards throughout Central America. Free trade alone, however, cannot guarantee greater respect for workers’ rights. Instead, meaningful protections for workers’ human rights should be built into CAFTA. October 14, 2003 Background Briefing Printer friendly version Letter to Kofi Annan on CICIACS We are writing to express our concern about the climate of violence and intimidation that exists today in Guatemala, and to urge you to support the creation of a commission to investigate the illegal armed groups that appear to be responsible for it. October 9, 2003 Letter |
 
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