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U.S. Leans on Guatemala for Labor Violations

Started Aug 2, 2011

Remembering the genocide in Guatemala
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Laura Dely Jul 9, 2011.

April Letter from our Accompanier in Guatemala

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Mayan Lawyer Receives ABA Award

On a Sunday in 2010, Guatemalan (and Mayan) attorney Edgar Pérez visited UUCA to report about progress being made in the Mayan genocide cases.   Mr. Perez has just received the American Bar Association´s International Human Rights Lawyer Award for his outstanding work.    He joins a worldwide group of notable past awardees. Since 1997, Pérez has been dedicated to working on behalf of victims and survivors of human rights violations in Guatemala. He is one of the few lawyers who has taken on…See More
Apr 27
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PAG's Annual Newsletter

Partner Noticias highlights activities of UUCA's PAG (Partners for Arlington and Guatemala) project, including what our human rights Accompaniers have been doing in Guatemala and upon their return home.  Big news is that former military dictator, Rios Montt, accused in international courts of genocide, was finally arrested and brought before a Guatemalan court in January to face that charge.  He is awaiting prosecution.  For those in Guatemala who have worked for that outcome since 1996, and…See More
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Guatemala Expert to Present at UUCA

YOU ARE INVITEDTHURSDAY, MARCH 15TH AT UUCA7:00 p.m. – Refreshments7:30 – 8:30 p.m. – Presentation & DiscussionBRIDGET BREHAN, THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR OF THE GUATEMALAN ACCOMPANIMENT PROGRAM, is visiting Arlington as a guest of PAG.  She will give a special presentation about Guatemala’s current human rights situation, and the effects of international accompaniment in that context.  With many years on-the-ground both as an Accompanier and program coordinator based in Guatemala City,…See More
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Guatemalan School Makes $1000 on Sale of Spring Bulbs

Last Fall, Victor Lopez, a Guatemalan immigrant from Toj Chan and now living in nearby Buckingham, along with PAG supporters Barbara Johnson and Maggie Needham decided to raise money for Toj Chan’s elementary school.  (Five years ago, many Toj Chan immigrants living in Buckingham sent money home to build this school; and, in November 2010, 12 UUCA’ers visited it).  …See More
Feb 27
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Scholarships for Mayan Students

Some 20 folks met on February 12 to donate money for scholarships for Mayan students in Guatemala.  UUA President Peter Morales's home church in Colorado started the project in 2007 and UUCA was…See More
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U.S. Leans on Guatemala for Labor Violations

   Seven years after Guatemala signed CAFTA (Dom. Republic-Cent.Am Free Trade Agreement) with the US,  Guatemala still has not begun to enforce its labor laws.  Aggression against organized labor is common, union leaders and workers are assassinated with impunity, and businesses illegally fire union organizers and workers.  Since 2008, when the AFL-CIO filed a complaint citing Guatemala for failure to enforce labor laws, the government has taken very little action.    Significantly, the US has…See More
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U.S. Leans on Guatemala for Labor Violations

   Seven years after Guatemala signed CAFTA (Dom. Republic-Cent.Am Free Trade Agreement) with the US,  Guatemala still has not begun to enforce its labor laws.  Aggression against organized labor is common, union leaders and workers are assassinated with impunity, and businesses illegally fire union organizers and workers.  Since 2008, when the AFL-CIO filed a complaint citing Guatemala for failure to enforce labor laws, the government has taken very little action.    Significantly, the US has…See More
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Laura Dely replied to the discussion 'Remembering the genocide in Guatemala'
"Thank you, PAG! This is incredible documentation of this stand against the genocide that happened in Guatemala. One question I wish we Americans would ask with regard to Latin American atrocities is why the state turned on its people? How did the…"
Jul 9, 2011

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Mayan Lawyer Receives ABA Award

On a Sunday in 2010, Guatemalan (and Mayan) attorney Edgar Pérez visited UUCA to report about progress being made in the Mayan genocide cases.  …
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Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:30am

PAG's Annual Newsletter

Partner Noticias highlights activities of UUCA's PAG (Partners for Arlington and Guatemala) project, including what our human rights Accompaniers have been doing in Guatemala and upon their return home.  Big news is that former military dictator, Rios Montt, accused in international courts of genocide, was finally arrested and brought before a Guatemalan court in January to face that charge.  He is…

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Guatemala Seizes $6M of Drug Chemicals

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Posted on April 4, 2012 at 11:00pm

Guatemala Expert to Present at UUCA

YOU ARE INVITED

THURSDAY, MARCH 15TH AT UUCA

7:00 p.m. – Refreshments

7:30 – 8:30 p.m. – Presentation & Discussion

BRIDGET BREHAN, THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR OF THE GUATEMALAN ACCOMPANIMENT PROGRAM, is visiting Arlington as a guest of PAG.  She will give a special presentation about Guatemala’s current human rights situation, and the effects of international…

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Posted on March 6, 2012 at 3:35pm — 2 Comments

Guatemalan School Makes $1000 on Sale of Spring Bulbs

Last Fall, Victor Lopez, a Guatemalan immigrant from Toj Chan and now living in nearby Buckingham, along with PAG supporters Barbara Johnson and Maggie Needham decided to raise money for Toj Chan’s elementary school.  (Five years ago, many Toj Chan immigrants living in Buckingham sent money home to build this school; and, in November 2010, 12 UUCA’ers visited it).  …

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Posted on February 27, 2012 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

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