Elisabeth Malkin
Monday, January 23, 2012 - 00:00
A Guatemalan judge has ordered a former military dictator, Efrain Rios Montt, to appear in court on Thursday, the first step in a process that could lead to his being tried on genocide.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 00:00
This burst of largess is relatively new for Mexico, where until recently corporate philanthropy had moved little past handing out toys to orphans at Christmas.
Friday, October 21, 2011 - 00:00
In a muted ceremony at the National Palace in Guatemala City, Mr. Colom turned to Mr. Arbenz's son Juan Jacobo and asked for forgiveness on behalf of the state.
Monday, September 26, 2011 - 00:00
Since the anonymous threats began last month, when students returned to classes after summer break, hundreds of schools have shut down.
Friday, September 16, 2011 - 00:00
The settlement on the giant Maranones plantation looks like a refugee camp, where children play between rows of huts and chickens peck at garbage heaps. But the farmworkers living here plan to stay, laying claim to land owned by one of the country’s ric
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 00:00
The new state investigation suggests that Mr. Hank Rhon, long believed to be untouchable despite rumors, never proved, of ties to organized crime, may be losing some of his protection.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 00:00
A Guatemalan court has acquitted a former president, Alfonso Portillo, of charges that he embezzled state money.
Monday, May 9, 2011 - 00:00
Mr. Sicilia's grief and fury have resonated with many Mexicans who believe they have become the ignored victims in a battle between organized crime on one side and soldiers and the police on the other.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 00:00
The authorities have detained 74 people, including 17 police officers from the municipality of San Fernando, on suspicion of involvement in the killings, Mexico's attorney general, Marisela Morales, said
Friday, April 8, 2011 - 00:00
The discovery of 59 bodies buried in mass graves in northern Mexico led officials on Thursday to acknowledge that criminal gangs had begun to inflict a new form of terror: stopping buses and removing passengers, some never to be seen again.