• Guatemala: Reject Bill Threatening Families
    Sep 30, 2007
    Press release
    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.
  • Guatemala: Investigate Killing of Activist’s Son
    Aug 21, 2007
    Press release
    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.
  • Domestic Workers Abused Worldwide
    Jul 27, 2006
    Press release
    Domestic workers face a wide range of grave abuses and labor exploitation, including physical and sexual abuse, forced confinement, non-payment of wages, denial of food and health care and excessive working hours with no rest days.
  • AIDS: Success in Fight Threatened by Rights Abuses
    Jul 17, 2006
    Press release
    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.
  • Guatemala: Transgender People Face Deadly Attacks
    Feb 20, 2006
    Press release
    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.
  • Guatemala: State Recognizes Role in Political Killing
    Apr 21, 2004
    Press release
    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.
  • Guatemala: Acquittal of Human Rights Defender a Victory for Free Expression
    Feb 1, 2004
    Press release
    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.
  • Guatemala: Defamation Trial Violates Right to Free Expression
    Jan 20, 2004
    Press release
    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.
  • Guatemala: Establish Investigative Commission
    Jan 13, 2004
    Press release
    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.
  • Guatemala: Candidates Should Support Probe Into Violence
    Nov 2, 2003
    Press release
    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.