MADRE Articles
Articles with keyword "Guatemala"
MADRE Celebrates International Workers' Day
Posted on: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Keywords: Human Rights Advocacy, Economic Justice, Sudan, Guatemala, Africa, Latin America and Caribbean
Today, we recognize the crucial work women do around the world--both inside the home and out.
Mothers Need More than One Day
Posted on: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Keywords: Mother's Day, Sudan, Guatemala, Palestine, Kenya, Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, Middle East, Reproductive Rights
This Mother's Day, MADRE asks: what if we appreciated mothers all year long?
Demanding Women's Human Rights in Guatemala: At a Glance
Posted on: Thursday, March 22, 2012
Keywords: Guatemala, Latin America and Caribbean, Human Rights Advocacy, Indigenous Rights, UN
Indigenous women, women in prisons and women working in maquilas face widespread abuses in Guatemala.
Justice Delayed But Not Denied for Indigenous Peoples in Guatemala
Posted on: Monday, February 6, 2012
Keywords: Guatemala, Latin America, Indigenous Rights, Combating Violence Against Women
MADRE stands with Indigenous Guatemalan women demanding justice for war crimes under Rios Montt.
The 99% Is Bigger Than You Think
Posted on: Monday, October 31, 2011
Keywords: Guatemala, Latin America and Caribbean, Africa, Kenya, Economic Justice, US Foreign Policy
The protesters on Wall Street know what they want. It's the same thing that the rest of the global 99% wants...
Ending War Means Ending Violence against Women
Posted on: Thursday, June 16, 2011
Keywords: Guatemala, Latin America and Caribbean, Iraq, Middle East, Combatting Violence against Women
Rosemary Gonzalez was murdered in 2009, the victim of a war that ended in 1996...
A Visit to Our Sister Organizations in Guatemala
Posted on: Monday, March 7, 2011
Keywords: Guatemala, Latin American and the Caribbean
MADRE staff recently traveled to Guatemala to meet with our sister organizations, and we’d like to give you the chance to relive the trip! Some of you became a "virtual delegate" and received updates from Guatemala. If you would like...
Violence Against Women in Latin America
Posted on: Friday, January 6, 2006
Keywords: Women's Health, Combating Violence Against Women, Latin America and Caribbean, Guatemala, Colombia
A MADRE Position Paper Violence against women in Latin America reflects global trends, mediated by histories and conditions specific to the region. These include colonization, war, migration, and neoliberalism. As in other regions, gender-based violence was integral to the...
Report Back from Guatemala: The Aftermath of Hurricane Stan
Posted on: Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Keywords: Emergency Relief, Guatemala, Latin America and Caribbean
Communities throughout Guatemala were devastated this fall by Hurricane Stan and the horrendous mudslides that followed. Almost half a million people were directly affected by the storm. 35,000 homes were destroyed and an estimated 669 people were killed. In...
