Human Security
We support communities in the struggles of and attainment of their basic rights for human security including the right to health, the right to education, the right to work, the right to livelihood, and the right to freedom. Our efforts focus on supporting our partners in their struggle of basic human rights. We see community leadership and empowerment as fundamental drivers for upholding human rights by holding governments and institutions accountable to the people.
Some subthemes in this area include basic human rights such as the right to health, right to work, right to livelihood; the Guatemalan government’s response to COVID-19 and hurricane affected communities; ongoing militarization of the country; feminicide; as well as threats, intimidation and violence against human rights defenders.
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Cooperant Program 2022
2022 BTS Cooperant Program The Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network (BTS) is recruiting a team of cooperants to serve in Guatemala for 3-12 months to support the work of our Guatemalan partners. As a BTS Cooperant, you will support Guatemalan organizations engaged in the struggle for defense [...]
Remembering Wilf Bean
Wilf (second from right) and BTS members and supporters on the 2016 Boat Cruise Dear BTS community, We write to you with full but heavy hearts as we share the news that on June 15th Wilf Bean, longtime BTS member and life partner of BTS founder Kathryn Anderson, passed on. [...]
Seventy years after land reform promise, Indigenous Guatemalans struggle for land rights
President Arbenz achieves: ‘Farmer, here is your land. Defend it, care for it, cultivate it.’” (C.P.R. Urbana from LIFE magazine). President Jacobo Arbenz (Cubadebate). Bitter Fruit tells the story of the 1954 coup. Tanks in front of the National Palace after the coup (TeleSUR). Seventy years after land reform promise, [...]
Protected: Letter of support for Relatives of Victims of the Military Diary Case to the Embassy
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And the 7th Topacio Reynoso Pacheco Award Goes to…
We are very excited to announce the recipients of the 7th Topacio Reynoso Pacheco Award!Since 2016, this award has recognized and supported the efforts of youth groups in Guatemala using art to defend their territory and protect the environment. This award was created to honour the memory, life, and legacy [...]
Se Otorga el 7to Premio Topacio Reynoso Pacheco A…
Estamos muy emocionadxs de anunciar a quienes se les otorga el 7to Premio Topacio Reynoso Pacheco! Desde 2016, este premio ha reconocido y apoyado los esfuerzos de grupos juveniles en Guatemala utilizando el arte para defender su territorio y protejer el ambiente. Este premio fue creado en memoria [...]