Mexico
Mexico: fugitive narco-governors snared
Javier Duarte, the ex-governor of Mexico's Veracruz state, was detained by Interpol in Guatemala—the latest in a string of fugitive Mexican ex-governors to be arrested abroad.
Tag: Guatemala
Central America
Guatemala: Barrio 18 gang in deadly prison siege
Three guards were killed as riot police stormed a juvenile detention center outside Guatemala City, where members of the notorious Barrio 18 narco-gang had staged un uprising.
Central America
Central America: tri-national anti-gang task force
A joint security force bringing together the three nations of Central America's Northern Triangle officially began operations to fight narco-gangs and organized crime.
Central America
Guatemala: constitutional reform advances indigenous rights
A draft bill on constitutional justice reforms now pending in the Guatemalan congress would recognize indigenous peoples' legal jurisdiction over internal matters.
Central America
Guatemalans march on capital for water rights
Thousands converged on Guatemala City on Earth Day, the culmination of a cross-country march by peasants and popular organizations to demand local rights over access to water.
Central America
Clinton calls for Central American ‘Plan Colombia’
Hillary Clinton is assailed for saying the 2009 Honduran coup “actually followed the law.” Overlooked in the same interview is her call for a Central American “Plan Colombia.”
Mexico
HRW: Mexico returning children to violence
Mexican immigration authorities are improperly returning children who might qualify for formal protection from violence in Central America, Human Rights Watch charges.
Central America
Genocide trial opens in Guatemala
A Guatemalan court convened for a fourth attempt to try former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Central America
Guatemala: harsh terms for crimes against humanity
A retired army officer and an ex-paramilitary were sentenced to 120 years and 240 years, respectively, for sexual slavery and crimes against humanity during Guatemala's civil war.
Central America
Guatemala: court refuses to lift lawmaker’s immunity
Guatemala's Supreme Court rejected a request to strip a congress member of immunity from prosecution for grave human rights violations committed during the country's civil war.
Central America
Guatemala: ex-officers arrested in ‘disappearances’
Prosecutors in Guatemala announced the arrest of 14 former military and government officials for alleged crimes against humanity committed during the country's civil war.
Central America
Guatemala threatens Belize?
A change of government in Guatemala and Belize is reviving long-simmering fears of war between the Central American neighbors.