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Celebrating 75 Years of Japan Ties
6 THE JAPAN TIMES WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2010 (3) world Israel loyalty oath applicable to all citizens: Netanyahu Hamas ‘has antiaircraft missiles’ Jerusalem AFP-JIJI automatically entitled to citizenship in the state of Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday Israel. ordered that a controversial loyalty oath to Israel as a Israeli-Arab lawmaker Jamel Zahalka charged know if you know this, but to- Hamas has yet to deploy the ready for it. But it will not be ‘‘Jewish state’’ be amended to apply to both Jews that Netanyahu’s changes did not make the bill Netanyahu says Israeli domination day we are struggling to fly weapons, but Israeli pilots fly like the last war in 2009 in and non-Jews, a statement from his office said. less racist as ‘‘it forces Arab citizens to take an near Gaza because they have over Gaza with the assumption which we realized the strength ‘‘Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered oath of allegiance to a Jewish state.’’ of skies over Gaza compromised antiaircraft missiles there,’’ that the missiles are there, the and weakness of our enemy,’’ Justice Minister (Yaakov) Neeman to prepare a Israeli-Arab lawmaker Ahmed Tibi said Monday Netanyahu said. officials said, speaking on con- he said. government bill that will apply the declaration of ‘‘imposing identity values by force — on Jews or Jerusalem Israel’s aerial freedom has He warned that the missiles dition of anonymity according Hamas has fired thousands loyalty to a Jewish and democratic state also to non-Jews — is absolutely useless.’’ AP been compromised by the new could also threaten air traffic to military protocol. -
LATIN AMERICA ADVISOR a DAILY PUBLICATION of the DIALOGUE Monday, June 3, 2019
LATIN AMERICA ADVISOR A DAILY PUBLICATION OF THE DIALOGUE www.thedialogue.org Monday, June 3, 2019 BOARD OF ADVISORS FEATURED Q&A TODAY’S NEWS Diego Arria Director, Columbus Group POLITICAL Devry Boughner Vorwerk Corporate VP, Global Corporate Affairs Has Trump Gone Canada Halts Cargill Operations at Joyce Chang Global Head of Research, Too Far With New Caracas Embassy JPMorgan Chase & Co. Canada is temporarily suspending Marlene Fernández operations at its embassy in Ven- Corporate Vice President for Tariffs on Mexico? Government Relations, ezuela. Canadian Foreign Minister Arcos Dorados Chrystia Freeland said foreign Peter Hakim embassies in the South American President Emeritus, country are unable to perform Inter-American Dialogue basic functions. Donna Hrinak Page 2 President, Boeing Latin America Jon Huenemann Retired VP, U.S. & Int’l Affairs, BUSINESS Philip Morris International James R. Jones Carnival Seeking Chairman, Monarch Global Strategies Dismissal of Cuba Craig A. Kelly Property Lawsuits Director, Americas International Gov’t Relations, Exxon Mobil Carnival Cruise Line is asking a U.S. court to dismiss lawsuits by John Maisto President Donald Trump last Thursday announced that the United States would impose new Director, U.S. Education tariffs on imports from Mexico beginning June 10, saying the country has failed to stop flows U.S. citizens who claim the com- Finance Group of migrants from coming to the United States. // File Photo: White House. pany profited from nationalized Nicolás Mariscal property in Cuba. Chairman, U.S. President Donald Trump announced last week that he Page 3 Grupo Marhnos would impose new tariffs that could rise as high as 25 per- Thomas F. -
El Quetzal a Quarterly Publication Issue #10 GHRC June/Sept 2011 Polochic: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Pérez Molina And
Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA El Quetzal A Quarterly Publication Issue #10 GHRC June/Sept 2011 Polochic: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Pérez Molina and "We went looking for solutions, and found only pain." Baldizón to Compete in - A survivor of the Panzos massacre - Presidential Runoff The Maya Q‘eqchi‘ communi- Presidential candidates Otto Pérez Molina ties of Guatemala's Polochic and Manuel Baldizón came out on top in Valley have suffered a long Guatemala‘s elections on September 11. history of threats, displacement, The two will compete in a runoff election brutal violence, and crushing on November 6. poverty. After a series of vio- lent evictions in March 2011, The elections concluded a long and in- over 700 families are just try- tense campaign season marked by court ing to stay alive. battles, pre-election violence and intimi- dation. The elections also brought Guate- In 1954, a CIA-sponsored coup (Photo: Rob(Photo: Mercetante) mala into the international spotlight due cut short promising land reform to allegations that the candidates are efforts in Guatemala because linked to organized crime, corruption and the reform affected the eco- human rights violations. nomic interests of US compa- nies operating in the country. Pérez Molina, of the Patriot Party, re- During the military govern- ceived 36% of the vote. Baldizón, of the ments that ruled Guatemala The lives of hundreds of indigenous men, women and Renewed Democratic Freedom party throughout the three decades children are at risk today in the Polochic Valley (Líder), came in second with 23%. following the coup, powerful families (both local and foreign) gained On May 27, 1978 campesinos Until recently, Pérez Molina´s top chal- ―legal‖ title to the land in the Polochic (subsistence farmers) of San Vincente, lenger was Sandra Torres, the ex-wife of Valley through a combination of fraud, Panzós, went to plant corn by the banks of current president Alvaro Colom. -
The International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala Wola a Wola Report on the Cicig Experience
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION AGAINST IMPUNITY IN GUATEMALA WOLA A WOLA REPORT ON THE CICIG EXPERIENCE THE CICIG: AN INNOVATIVE INSTRUMENT FOR FIGHTING CRIMINAL REPORT ORGANIZATIONS AND STRENGTHENING THE RULE OF LAW 6/2015 THE WASHINGTON OFFICE ON LATIN AMERICA KEY FINDINGS: FORCES THAT OPERATED DURING THE 1960-1996 ARMED CONFLICT. The Guatemalan state did not dismantle these counterinsurgency forces after the 1996 peace accords, allowing for their evolution into organized crime and organized corruption. These transformed entities co-opted state institutions to operate with impunity and achieve their illicit goals. They continue to threaten Guatemalan governability and rule of law. UNIQUE TO GUATEMALA. These parallel structures of repression have morphed into organized crime groups in many countries that have endured armed conflicts. LA COMISIÓN INTERNACIONAL CONTRA LA IMPUNIDAD EN GUATEMALA, CICIG) IS A UNIQUE MODEL OF COOPERATION FOR In contrast to other international mechanisms, the CICIG is an independent investigative entity that operates under Guatemalan law and works alongside the Guatemalan justice system. As a result, it works hand in hand with the country’s judiciary and security institutions, building their capacities in the process. The CICIG has passed and implemented important legislative reforms; provided fundamental tools for the investigation and prosecution of organized crime that the country had previously lacked; and removed public officials that had been colluding -
IFES, Faqs, 'Elections in Guatemala: 2019 General Elections', June 2019
Elections in Guatemala 2019 General Elections Frequently Asked Questions Americas International Foundation for Electoral Systems 2011 Crystal Drive | Floor 10 | Arlington, VA 22202 | www.IFES.org June 11, 2019 Frequently Asked Questions When is Election Day? ................................................................................................................................... 1 Who are citizens voting for on Election Day? ............................................................................................... 1 How is Guatemala’s political system structured? ......................................................................................... 1 What is the election management body? What are its powers? ................................................................. 2 What are the phases of the electoral process? ............................................................................................ 2 What are the reforms enacted in the new 2016 Electoral and Political Parties Law? ................................. 3 Who can vote in these elections? How many registered voters are there? How do citizens register to vote? ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 Will there be out-of-country voting? ............................................................................................................ 5 Who are the presidential candidates? ......................................................................................................... -
LATIN AMERICA ADVISOR a DAILY PUBLICATION of the DIALOGUE Friday, February 1, 2019
LATIN AMERICA ADVISOR A DAILY PUBLICATION OF THE DIALOGUE www.thedialogue.org Friday, February 1, 2019 BOARD OF ADVISORS FEATURED Q&A TODAY’S NEWS Diego Arria Director, Columbus Group ECONOMIC Devry Boughner Vorwerk Which Candidate Brazil, China to Corporate VP, Global Corporate Affairs Cargill Begin High-Level Joyce Chang Global Head of Research, Has the Edge Trade Talks JPMorgan Chase & Co. The two countries are expected to Marlene Fernández start the talks this year, their first Corporate Vice President for in Guatemala? such meetings since 2015. The Government Relations, Arcos Dorados move is likely to boost agricultural Peter Hakim trade. President Emeritus, Page 2 Inter-American Dialogue Donna Hrinak President, Boeing Latin America BUSINESS Jon Huenemann Vale Seeks to Start Vice President, U.S. & Int’l Affairs, Philip Morris International Paying Victims James R. Jones Chairman, of Dam Disaster Monarch Global Strategies The Brazilian mining giant is Craig A. Kelly seeking a deal with Mina Gerais Director, Americas International State to begin paying damages Gov’t Relations, Exxon Mobil Among the hopefuls ahead of Guatemala’s presidential election is former First Lady Sandra Torres. // File Photo: Facebook site of Sandra Torres. to victims of a deadly dam failure John Maisto last week. Director, U.S. Education Finance Group Campaigns have been shaping up ahead of Guatemala’s Page 3 Nicolás Mariscal Chairman, presidential election scheduled for June 16. Candidates POLITICAL Grupo Marhnos include former First Lady Sandra Torres, who was the Thomas F. McLarty III Q runner-up in 2015, and Zury Ríos, daughter of former Guaidó Wins Chairman, McLarty Associates strongman Efraín Ríos Montt. -
Murder, Scandal, Crisis and Videotape … and Change?
EKF-13 • GUATEMALA• May 2009 ICWA Letters INSTITUTE OF CURRENT WORLD AFFaiRS Ezra Fieser is an ICWA fellow living in Guatemala where he writes about the coun- try’s rapidly changing economic structure and the effects on its poli- tics, culture and people. Ezra was formerly the deputy city editor for The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal, a staff writer for Spring- field (Mass.) Repub- lican and a Pulliam Slain lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg’s video — in which he accuses the president of ordering his Fellow at The Ari- assassination — is shown to a crowd of demonstrators in front of the presidential palace. zona Republic. He is a graduate of Emerson College in Boston. Murder, Scandal, Crisis and Videotape … and Change? Institute of Current World Affairs By Ezra K. Fieser The Crane-Rogers Foundation n the afternoon of May 7, Rodrigo Rosen- President Alvaro Colom with help from [presi- 4545 42nd St. NW, Ste 311 berg walked into offices of a popular day- dential secretary] Gustavo Alejos.” Washington, D.C. 20016 timeO radio show that sit off a tree-lined boule- Tel: 202-364-4068 vard not far from the U.S. embassy. A lawyer Three days later, on Mother’s Day, Rosen- Fax: 202-364-0498 and graduate of Harvard and Cambridge uni- berg left his house in an upscale neighborhood E-mail: [email protected] versities, Rosenberg wore a suit and sky blue tie a few miles from the radio host’s offices. Despite Web: www.icwa.org and brought with him the belief he was about to the threat of his murder, he left his armed driver be murdered. -
Escenarios, Actores Y Realidades En La Negociación De La Segunda Vuelta Electoral Del 4 De Noviembre
El Observador Electoral versión electrónic@ Guatemala, 1 de octubre de 2007 No. 5, año 1 Escenarios, actores y realidades en la negociación de la segunda vuelta electoral del 4 de noviembre Por Alfredo Anckermann 1 Camino a la segunda vuelta Como estaba previsto, el civil Alvaro Colom Caballeros se impuso al ex general Otto Pérez Molina en la competencia por la Presidencia de la República en las elecciones generales celebradas el 9 de septiembre del año en curso. Con ello se cerró un proceso de maduración de la candidatura presidencial de Colom, quien en los últimos ocho años había participado en dos eventos electorales, en un proceso donde paulatinamente fue de menos a más, mostrando perseverancia en la construcción de su candidatura y la paralela consolidación de su partido político. Nacido a la vida político electoral en 1999 como candidato de una coalición de izquierda 2, Colom logra arrastrar con su desplazamiento hacia el centro derecha buena parte del capital electoral de la izquierda. Para ello, Colom, sobrino de Manuel Colom Argueta, el ex alcalde capitalino (1970-1974) y asesinado líder del desaparecido Frente Unido de la Revolución (FUR), ha venido tratando de convencer al electorado de su carácter centrista, pregonando su filiación socialdemócrata. Así se ha granjeado la aceptación en sectores pobres de la población, con especial énfasis en las zonas rurales 3. Frente a él, Otto Perez Molina, el controvertido militar miembro de la comunidad de inteligencia, fogueado en el terreno de las operaciones durante las campañas de contrainsurgencia desarrolladas en el altiplano en la primera mitad de los años 80’s, donde afirma que tuvo el mando de la fuerza de tarea Gumarcaj, lo que le granjeó ser conocido como el Comandante Tito 4. -
Breaking the Wave: Critical Steps in the Fight Against Crime in Guatemala
Clingendael Institute Breaking the wave: critical steps in the fight against crime in Guatemala Ivan Briscoe Marlies Stappers January 2012 Clingendael Institute Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Anabella Sibrián from the Dutch Platform Against Impunity for her advice, street wisdom and ability to drive on all terrains. Thanks must also go to Maritza Muralles from the Dutch Platform for her invaluable assistance, to Alexandra Valkenburg from the Dutch embassy, and to Martín Rodríguez Pellecer from Plaza Pública. Above all else, we wish to extend a heartfelt thanks to the innumerable interviewees who freely handed over their time and inexhaustible stores of experience and knowledge to guide us. All mistakes and errors of interpretation are naturally those of the authors alone. © Clingendael Institute © Impunity Watch Clingendael Institute Table of contents Abbreviations ..............................................................................................................1 Executive summary......................................................................................................3 1. Introduction............................................................................................................5 Paralysis, progress and the new government .............................................................6 Structure of the paper..............................................................................................8 2. The faltering path of reform: CICIG and the government of Álvaro Colom ............11 -
Elites, Criminal Networks and Institutional Reform in Guatemala
A state under siege: elites, criminal networks and institutional reform in Guatemala By Ivan Briscoe and Martín Rodríguez Pellecer September, 2010 Language editing: Jane Carroll Desktop publishing: Nicole den Heijer Author information: Ivan Briscoe is a fellow of the Conflict Research Unit of the Clingendael Institute. Martín Rodríguez Pellecer is a Guatemalan journalist. Special thanks to Edgar Gutiérrez for his assistance in the preparation of this report. Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’ Clingendael 7 2597 VH The Hague Phonenumber: +31 (0)70 3245384 Telefax: +31 (0)70 3282002 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.clingendael.nl/cru © Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright holders. Clingendael Institute, P.O Box 93080, 2509 AB The Hague, The Netherlands. Contents Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................... i Executive summary ................................................................................................................ iii 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1 2. The political system in Guatemala ...................................................................................... -
Trust Deficit: Guatemala’S New President Must Overcome Skepticism to Improve Press Freedom
Trust deficit: Guatemala’s new president must overcome skepticism to improve press freedom A special report by the Committee to Protect Journalists Trust deficit: Guatemala’s new president must overcome skepticism to improve press freedom A special report by the Committee to Protect Journalists Founded in 1981, the Committee to Protect Journalists responds to attacks on the press worldwide. CPJ documents hundreds of cases every year and takes action on behalf of journalists and news organizations without regard to political ideology. To maintain its independence, CPJ accepts no government funding. CPJ is funded entirely by private contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations. CHAIR VICE CHAIR HONORARY CHAIRMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Kathleen Carroll Jacob Weisberg Terry Anderson Joel Simon DIRECTORS Jonathan Klein Norman Pearlstine getty images los angeles times Stephen J. Adler reuters Jane Kramer Lydia Polgreen the new yorker huffpost Andrew Alexander Mhamed Krichen Ahmed Rashid Franz Allina al-jazeera David Remnick Amanda Bennett Isaac Lee the new yorker Krishna Bharat Rebecca MacKinnon Maria Teresa Ronderos google Kati Marton Alan Rusbridger Diane Brayton lady margaret hall, oxford new york times company Michael Massing Karen Amanda Toulon Geraldine Fabrikant Metz Susan Chira bloomberg news the marshall project the new york times Darren Walker Sheila Coronel Matt Murray ford foundation columbia university the wall street journal and school of journalism dow jones newswires Jon Williams rté Anne Garrels Victor Navasky the nation Matthew Winkler Cheryl Gould bloomberg news Clarence Page Lester Holt chicago tribune Roger Widmann nbc SENIOR ADVISORS David Marash Sandra Mims Rowe Christiane Amanpour Charles L. Overby Paul E. Steiger cnn international freedom forum propublica Tom Brokaw Dan Rather Brian Williams nbc news axs tv msnbc James C. -
Guatemala Background Paper
AMERICAS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN SERIES GUATEMALA BACKGROUND PAPER October 2013 Paula Worby Visiting Scholar, Center for Latin American Studies University of California, Berkeley Regional Bureau for the Americas United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees P.O. Box 2500, 1211 Geneva 2 Switzerland E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.unhcr.org RBA/COI/GUA/13/01 The present paper has been prepared by Paula Worby, Visiting Scholar at the Center for Latin American Studies of the University of California, Berkeley. Ms. Worby holds a doctorate in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley, has conducted research in Guatemala beginning in 1985, and is the author of various related articles and monographs. She worked for UNHCR Guatemala from 1992 to 1998 and currently is Associate Director of a non-profit organization providing social services to immigrant families in California. The author would like to thank Luis Solano for extensive background research for this project and the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) at University of California, Berkeley, especially for access to research resources and for administrative support. The document was prepared on the basis of publicly available information and analysis. The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position of the United Nations or the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. This paper may be freely quoted, cited and copied for academic, educational or other non-commercial purposes without prior permission from UNHCR, provided that the source and author are acknowledged. This paper is not, and does not purport to be fully exhaustive with regard to conditions in the country surveyed, or conclusive as to the merits of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.