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Addressing migration requires long-term commitment, says analyst on Harris visit to Guatemala
About $13 billion are squandered as a result of corruption in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, says Adriana Beltran, an analyst with The Washington Office on Latin America.
In Central America, efforts to slow spread of coronavirus could lead to 'autocratic tendencies'
State Dept. list of corrupt Central American government officials is a ‘sham,’ rep. says
The Californian woman accused of trafficking babies in Guatemala will soon learn her fate
Even thousands of miles away, there's seemingly no escape from Guatemala's violence
For Central Americans, fear is increasingly the reason for entering the US
With gang and organized crime violence common in parts of Central America, more and more people trying to enter the US say they are fleeing out of fear. Last year, 36,000 people gave fear as the reason — more than double the prior year — and those from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala helped lead that rise.
Genocide Trial in Guatemala a Tribute to Tenacity of Indigenous Groups
Kate Doyle of the Guatemala Documentation Project talks with host Marco Werman about the trail of former Guatemalan President Gen. Rios Montt. It's the first and only genocide trial against a former head of state ever held in a domestic court.
Trial of former dictator forces Guatemala to face its turbulent past
Guatemala's former de facto president Jose Efrain Rios Montt is on trial for charges of war crimes and genocide committed under his brutal rule in the 1980s. After avoiding prosecution for nearly 30 years, Rios Montt faces a list of charges that shines a spotlight on the country's unpleasant past.
Ríos Montt on Trial for War Crimes in Guatemala
Ríos Montt, the former leader of Guatemala, is on trial for committing some of the worst crimes against his own people, but Guatemalans aren't paying attention.
Guatemala Looking to Cash On 2012 Doomsday Theory
People in Guatemala, the Maya heartland, are not buying the doomsday tale, though some so hope to cash in on it.
Future Leader of Guatemala May Come From Country's Violent Past
Otto Perez Molina, a man who commanded troops during that reign of terror, is poised to be country's next president.
What happens to America's deported immigrants
After they've been deported, immigrants struggle to readjust to their home country.