Shattered Hope
Shattered Hope

Author: James A Goldston

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-06-26

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 1000311406

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This book seeks to evaluate the political transformation that has been claimed for Guatemala since 1986 in light of its effects upon workers, considering the future evolution of Guatemala's experiment in controlled democracy.

The Guatemalan Military Project
The Guatemalan Military Project

Author: Jennifer Schirmer

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2010-08-03

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 0812200594

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In 1999, the Guatemala truth commission issued its report on human rights violations during Guatemala's thirty-six-year civil war that ended in 1996. The commission, sponsored by the UN, estimates the conflict resulted in 200,000 deaths and disappearances. The commission holds the Guatemalan military responsible for 93 percent of the deaths. In The Guatemalan Military Project, Jennifer Schirmer documents the military's role in human rights violations through a series of extensive interviews striking in their brutal frankness and unique in their first-hand descriptions of the campaign against Guatemala's citizens. High-ranking officers explain in their own words their thoughts and feelings regarding violence, political opposition, national security doctrine, democracy, human rights, and law. Additional interviews with congressional deputies, Guatemalan lawyers, journalists, social scientists, and a former president give a full and balanced account of the Guatemalan power structure and ruling system. With expert analysis of these interviews in the context of cultural, legal, and human rights considerations, The Guatemalan Military Project provides a successful evaluation of the possibilities and processes of conversion from war to peace in Latin America and around the world.

Voices of the Voiceless
Voices of the Voiceless

Author: Michelle Tooley

Publisher: Herald Press (VA)

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13:

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The book tells the stories of such women as Myrna Mack Chang, murdered by Guatemalan security forces, and Rigoberta Menchu, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Gross Human Rights Violations: A Search for Causes
Gross Human Rights Violations: A Search for Causes

Author: Hilde Hey

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-09-27

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9004481648

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Since 1945, it is estimated, more people have perished as a result of gross human rights violations than as a result of war, yet we have little knowledge of why governments commit gross human rights violations. The present study, seeking to obtain an understanding of the causes underlying gross human rights violations, compares the human rights situation in a country where gross human rights violations are the rule (Guatemala) with the situation in a country where this type of violations does not occur (Costa Rica). The focus of the study is on the short-term sources within the political system which are perceived by those in power as a threat to their power and which trigger gross human rights violations. Furthermore, the long-term sources or background factors which set the stage and allow gross human rights violations to be perpetrated are analysed. The study concludes by highlighting the causes of gross human rights violations and briefly addresses how these violations are presently dealt with in Guatemala.

Social Movements, Indigenous Politics and Democratisation in Guatemala
Social Movements, Indigenous Politics and Democratisation in Guatemala

Author: Roderick Leslie Brett

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 9004165525

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Drawing on social movement theory, this book presents a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of collective action during Guatemalaa (TM)s democratic transition (1985-1996) and the accompanying impact of social movements on democratisation, focusing on three indigenous peoplesa (TM) social movement organisations.