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Guatemala court convicts 3 ex-paramilitaries of war crimes for rape and gives them 40-year sentences

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More than four decades after Guatemalan soldiers and paramilitaries raped Indigenous women during their efforts to crush an insurgency in the country’s 36-year civil war, a court on Friday convicted three men of crimes against humanity in the case and sentenced them to 40 years in prison. Thirty-six women from the Maya Achi Indigenous group came forward in 2011 to seek justice for the abuses they suffered between 1981 and 1985. They came from Rabinal, a small town about 55 miles (88 kms) north of the capital.War Crimes · Guatemala See the Story

Panama will allow controversial mine to export already mined copper to fund maintenance

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Panama will allow a controversial mine that was closed after months of protests to export more than 120,000 tons of already mined copper concentrate to pay the costs of maintaining the inactive mine site, government officials announced Friday. Opposition to the massive copper mine led to some of Panama’s most widespread protests in recent years before the country’s Supreme Court rejected a deal that allowed a Canadian company to operate it.Panama Politics · Panama See the Story

Central American Journalism Forum Arrives in Costa Rica with Workshops and Talks on the Trade in Central America

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Despite everything, there is journalism in Central America. Much, still. To discuss its present and its future, El Faro (El Salvador) celebrates its second edition of the Central American Forum of Journalism in Costa Rica on June 6 and 7. The Costa Rican version of the event is the prelude to the traditional forum, with fifteen editions of trajectory, to be held in August in Guatemala. The “forito” in Costa Rica includes talks open to all audien…Journalism · Costa Rica Read Article

Here’s What These Common—But Confusing!—Airport Signs and Symbols Mean

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Over the years, I’ve transited through scores of airports around the world, from Scandinavia’s chic, minimalist terminals to the lively, sometimes chaotic hubs of Central America. But one thing they all have in common? Those pictogram-puzzle signs. While they seem simple enough to decipher and don’t require knowing a local language, they still manage to run the gamut from crystal clear to completely confounding. Racing through an airport to make…Central America · United States Read Article

Judge orders Trump administration to pursue return of improperly deported Guatemalan man

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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to facilitate the return of a gay Guatemalan man who said he was deported to Mexico despite fearing he would be persecuted there, after officials acknowledged an error in his case. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston issued the order days after the Justice Department notified him that its claim that the man had expressly stated he was not afraid of being sent to Mexico was based on erroneous information.Immigration and Customs Enforcement · United States See the Story

UN Expert Says Guatemalan Prosecutor's Office Using Criminal Law to Pursue Opponents

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A United Nations expert warned Friday at the conclusion of her two-week visit that Guatemala’s prosecutor’s office is increasingly using criminal law against former prosecutors, judges, defense attorneys, journalists and others. Margaret Satterthwaite, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, traveled the country meeting with judges, lawyers, lawmakers and others, including Guatemala’s chief prosecutor.Guatemala Politics · Guatemala See the Story

Luis Chaves: "In Costa Rica There Is a Discourse of Superiority that Is False" - La Opinión

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Costa Rican writer Luis Chaves, one of the most important poets in Latin America, talks to BBC Mundo about Costa and its relationship with Central AmericaCentral America · Costa Rica See the Story

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Guatemala court convicts 3 ex-paramilitaries of war crimes for rape and gives them 40-year sentences

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Here’s What These Common—But Confusing!—Airport Signs and Symbols Mean

Judge orders Trump administration to pursue return of improperly deported Guatemalan man

UN Expert Says Guatemalan Prosecutor's Office Using Criminal Law to Pursue Opponents

Luis Chaves: "In Costa Rica There Is a Discourse of Superiority that Is False" - La Opinión

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Luis Chaves: "In Costa Rica There Is a Discourse of Superiority that Is False" - La Opinión