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Guatemala In December 2004, the U.N. Verification Mission in Guatemala (MINUGUA) ceased monitoring the implementation of the 1996 peace accords that ended decades of civil conflict. The end of the MINUGUA mission was a political milestone for Guatemala, yet the peace accords have not been fully implemented, and human rights abuses remain widespread.
Seven years after the government and former guerrillas signed the last of a series of peace accords ending Guatemala’s 36-year civil conflict, the nation continued its struggle with a legacy of massive human rights violations and impunity. As relations between the government and the local press became more hostile, the number of attacks and threats…
New York, January 2, 2004—A total of 36 journalists were killed worldwide as a direct result of their work in 2003, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). This is a sharp increase from 2002, when 19 journalists were killed. The war in Iraq was the primary reason for the increase, as 13 journalists,…
Guatemala City, October 24, 2003—A delegation from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today verified a climate of threats and intimidation against the Guatemalan press, following a five-day visit to the country. The purpose of CPJ’s visit was to assess press freedom conditions in Guatemala; ask the Guatemalan government to provide information about the status…
Cidade da Guatemala, 24 de outubro de 2003 –Uma delegação do Comitê para a Proteção dos Jornalistas (CPJ) verificou o clima de ameaças e intimidações que vive a imprensa guatemalteca, após uma visita de cinco dias à Guatemala. A visita do CPJ teve como objetivo constatar in loco a situação da liberdade de imprensa na…
Nova York, 24 de julho de 2003 — O Comitê de Proteção aos Jornalistas (CPJ) está chocado e pesaroso com a morte de Héctor Ramírez, repórter do Canal 7 da televisão, que morreu hoje quando cobria protestos na capital, Cidade de Guatemala. Juan Carlos Lange, diretor de notícias de Notisiete, o programa de notícias para…
New York, July 24, 2003— The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is shocked and saddened by the death of Héctor Ramírez, a reporter for Guatemala’s Channel 7 television station, who died today while covering protests in the capital, Guatemala City. Juan Carlos Lange, news director at “Notisiete,” the news program for which Ramírez worked, told…
Colombia’s civil conflict once again took a brutal toll on the country’s press, with journalists threatened, attacked, kidnapped, and murdered. At least three journalists were killed for their work in 2002, and CPJ continues to investigate the slayings of five others whose deaths may have been related to their reporting. At year’s end, Colombia’s overburdened…