Guatemala

Certificate program: Human rights, local violence, and citizen security public policies in Central America

Guatemala certificate program

Derechos Humanos,Violencia Urbana y Políticas Públicas de Seguridad Ciudadana

Participants will consider how to bring a new human rights paradigm to policies addressing local violence in Central America. 

The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), together with the Fundación Henry Dunant, is now accepting registrations for a certificate program that will be held May 25-Nov. 29, 2013, with distance-learning components and a face-to-face session in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

The program’s objective is to bring a new human rights paradigm to policies addressing local violence in Central America.

Implementing local peace networks to reduce urban insecurity

In Haiti and Guatemala, implementing local peace networks is one way that organizations are working to reduce urban insecurity. AFSC convened practitioners to discuss their experiences with this approach and to formulate recommendations that can be applied in other communities. Read their report.

Mining, Violence, and Resistance in Guatemala

Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 12:55pm

“Mining and Violence in Guatemala:  Indigenous Women Resist” will be the subject of a speech and video presentation with Victoria Cumes Jochola, of the Guatemalan women’s organization Tz’ununija.  She will discuss the work of indigenous Maya women who resist the impacts of the mining industry, which include contaminated rivers, leaky tailings ponds, and serious threats to public health.

Contact Information: 

Chris Hansen, (603) 835-6190

Email: 
marcuschristian@hotmail.com
Documents: 
Guatemalan Indigenous Women Resist, April 5, 2011

Mining, Violence, and Resistance in Guatemala

Monday, April 4, 2011 - 6:30pm

“Mining and Violence in Guatemala:  Indigenous Women Resist” will be the subject of a speech and video presentation with Victoria Cumes Jochola, of the Guatemalan women’s organization Tz’ununija.  She will discuss the work of indigenous Maya women who resist the impacts of the mining industry, which include contaminated rivers, leaky tailings ponds, and serious threats to public health.

Contact Information: 

Chris Hansen, (603) 835-6190

Email: 
marcuschristian@hotmail.com
Documents: 
Mining, Violence, and Resistance, Keene NH, April 4, 2011

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