MADRE Statements
Articles with keyword "Guatemala"
Affront to Justice: Rios Montt Guilty Verdict Annulled
Posted on: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Keywords: Guatemala, Latin America and Caribbean
MADRE denounces the ruling by Guatemala's Constitutional Court, annulling the May 10 verdict that found former dictator Efraín Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity, targeted against the Indigenous Ixil People. Over 100 people testified about the brutal violence...
Rios Montt Trial: Indigenous Women Speak Out
Posted on: Monday, April 8, 2013
Keywords: Guatemala, Latin America and Caribbean
Below is a message we received from Ana Ceto, our partner at Muixil, an organization of Indigenous women in Guatemala. The English translation follows the Spanish text. Estimadas mujeres de ORGANIZACIÓN MADRE, por este medio, les manifestamos nuestro profundo agradecimiento por...
MADRE Denounces the Shooting of Guatemalan Activist Yolanda Veliz
Posted on: Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Keywords: Guatemala, Human Rights Advocacy, Central America and Caribbean, Environmental Justice
MADRE condemns recent attacks against Guatemalan human rights defenders.
MADRE Applauds Conviction of Guatemalan Soldier; Urges Conviction of Former Dictator Ríos Montt
Posted on: Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Keywords: Guatemala, Latin America and Caribbean, Human Rights Advocacy, Indigenous Rights
Pedro Pimentel Rios sentenced to 6,060 years for rights abuses in Guatemala.
The International Indigenous Women's Forum (FIMI) Announces New Director Otilia Lux de Coti.
Posted on: Thursday, March 8, 2012
Keywords: Guatemala, Indigenous Rights, UN
Read the following congratulatory statement from MADRE's sister organization, FIMI.
Emergency & Disaster Relief Fund: Flooding in Central America
Posted on: Friday, October 28, 2011
Keywords: Guatemala, Nicaragua, Latin America, Women's Health
MADRE's sister organizations in Nicaragua and Guatemala are reeling from the flooding that has swept through Central America. They are mobilizing to save lives in their communities—and you can help.The flooding, triggered by relentless torrential rain, has killed...
MADRE Endorses Mobilization of the Occupy Wall Street Movement
Posted on: Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Keywords: Activism, New York, Labor, Poverty, Guatemala, Iraq, Sudan
MADRE stands with the thousands of protesters who have occupied Wall Street and with their allies worldwide.
MADRE Mourns the Death of Argentine Singer-Songwriter Facundo Cabral
Posted on: Monday, July 11, 2011
Keywords: Guatemala, Latin America and Caribbean, Activist, Peace Building
Facundo Cabral is remembered as a teacher and a voice of protest.
Building a Better World in 2011 with Your Support
Posted on: Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Keywords: Haiti, Guatemala, Afghanistan, Palestine
Thank you for taking part in MADRE's 2011 Membership Drive.
Statement from the Barcenas Women Workers' Committee for International Women's Day
Posted on: Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Keywords: Guatemala, Latin America and Caribbean
Today, we received this message from our sister organization in Guatemala as they recognize International Women's Day.
Amplify Women's Voices
Posted on: Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Keywords: Haiti, Guatemala, Iraq, Sudan, Women Human Rights Defenders, International Women's Day
For 100 years, women worldwide have demonstrated for their rights every March 8. In honor of this 100th International Women’s Day, through the month of March, MADRE is mobilizing 100 people to each give $100 to help secure the rights...
You and MADRE in 2010
Posted on: Thursday, January 7, 2010
Keywords: Sudan, Kenya, Guatemala, Palestine, Nicaragua, Panama, Iraq, Colombia, Afghanistan, Emergency Relief
Make this the year that you become an unstoppable force for women’s human rights.When you partner with MADRE in 2010, you’ll: Save lives, Build lasting solutions to violence and poverty, and Join the world’s bravest women in making human rights...
Message of Solidarity with Guatemalan Women
Posted on: Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Keywords: Guatemala, Latin America and Caribbean, Combating Violence Against Women, UN
We at MADRE, an organization demanding women’s rights worldwide, are outraged and angered by the violence against women in Guatemala and the apparent lack of repercussions perpetrators of women’s violence face. The fact that we must use terms such...
UN Secretary General's Campaign Being Launched from Guatemala
Posted on: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Keywords: Combating Violence Against Women, Guatemala, UN
November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In awareness of this day and the ongoing violence that women face in their homes and communities, the UN launched a campaign calling on governments, civil society,...
The Mission for Democracy and Human Rights in Guatemala-Honduras returns home via land
Posted on: Monday, July 6, 2009
Keywords: Honduras, Guatemala, Latin America, Economic Justice, Peace Building
Return of the delegation via land as a result of the closing of the Toncontin de Tegucigalpa international airport.Guatemala, 07/06/09 - The human rights organizations’ mission, headed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Rigoberta Menchu Tum, attests to the dire...
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