Guatemala
Program
Operating since 2010.
Projects in progress Projects in progress
4– Strengthening capacities to combat human trafficking – FINTRATA (2022-2026)
– Human Rights Protection in Guatemala (2022-2024)
– Human Rights Defenders Protection Fund in Guatemala (2021-2026)
– LWB Canada’s operations in Guatemala are also supported by the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Fondo Centroamericano para las Mujeres (FCAM) and the American Bar Association (ABA)
Partners Partners
7– Asociación de Abogados y Notarios mayas de Guatemala (ANMAG – «Nim Ajpu»)
– Asociación Justicia y Reconciliación (AJR)
– Bufete Jurídico de Derechos Humanos (BDH)
– Centro para la Acción Legal en Derechos Humanos (CALDH)
– Equipo de Estudios Comunitarios y Atención Psicosocial (ECAP)
– Refugio de la Niñez (RDN)
– Unidad de Protección a defensoras y defensores de Derechos Humanos de Guatemala (UDEFEGUA)
Lawyers Without Borders Canada has been operating in Guatemala since 2010 and has had a permanent presence there since 2018. Its team operates from its office in Guatemala City.
“The support I received has allowed me to obtain safety measures for myself and my two children. I am able to follow the trial closely and I have received child support.”
- Aboriginal Ixil woman in a domestic violence case
Projects
From 2010 to present.
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In progress
Strengthening capacities to combat human trafficking - FINTRATA
Funded by Global Affairs Canada
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In progress
Human Rights Protection in Guatemala
Funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
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In progress
Human Rights Defenders Protection Fund in Guatemala
Funded by Global Affairs Canada
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In progress
Volunteer Cooperation Program
Mainly funded by the Quebec Bar
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2018-2023
Women’s Rights in Guatemala
Funded by Global Affairs Canada
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2018-2021
Strengthening Criminal Law Enforcement Capacity for Cross-Border Crimes in the Northern Triangle of Central America
Funded by Global Affairs Canada
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2016-2018
Strengthening the Defence of the Human Rights of Indigenous Women
Funded by the ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie
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2015-2016
Fight against impunity for violence against women and other violations
Funded by Global Affairs Canada
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2010-2013
Strengthening legal representation in strategic human rights litigation
Funded by Global Affairs Canada
Results
Advances that have been made in the Guatemala program.
Victim of a massacre, his call for help is ignored by the Canadian government
News Press releases
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Access to justice strengthened for indigenous women in Guatemala
News
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Significant judicial progress for two indigenous Guatemalan youth
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Publications
Legal legacies on critical issues addressed in the Guatemala program.
Acting
in Guatemala
Together, let’s give indigenous communities the tools to defend themselves, fight against gender-based sexual violence and train human rights defenders.