03 Sep U.S. SITS BACK AS IMPUNITY ROARS BACK INTO GUATEMALA
The forces of impunity in Guatemala are roaring back with a vengeance and their closing of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala on September 3, 2019 is a stark...
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05 Aug GUATEMALAN ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS SEEK ASYLUM IN EL PASO DAYS BEFORE TERROR ATTACK AIMED AT IMMIGRANTS
By Pamela Yates Leer en español It started as a WhatsApp message and became a documentary film journey. “I’m worried that they will kill me or harm a member of my family....
15 Jul HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS KILLED IN GUATEMALA: THE PAST INVADES THE PRESENT
Guatemalan human rights and land defenders with the Skylight Team in the Totonicapán ancestral forest. By Pamela Yates What do two indigenous leaders fleeing the Guatemalan highlands, a spate of assassinations of human rights...
04 Mar REMEMBERING JEFF ADACHI AND OUR WORK TOGETHER ON THE FILM “PRESUMED GUILTY”
We were in the holding cell behind the courtroom – Jeff, Lam Choi and I. It was tense, you could see it in Jeff’s face, the way he clenched his...
23 Feb Racism Unleashed by the Yalitza Aparicio Nomination
Yalitza Aparicio photoshopped and made to look whiter and thinner on the cover of ¡HOLA! magazine (left). Yalitza untouched (right). The ¡HOLA! cover has generated much controversy. By Irma...
18 Jan DAY THREE: NO MORE DEATHS TRIAL
Supporters of the defendants outside the courtroom at the No More Deaths trial Post by Pamela Yates, January 18, 2019 The verdict came quickly and it was harsh: Guilty. Flashback one day to...
