Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA

The Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, humanitarian organization founded in 1982 to monitor, document, and report on the human rights situation in Guatemala. GHRC/USA promotes advocacy for and aid to victims of human rights violations. To this end, GHRC/USA has conducted on-site investigations of specific Guatemalan cases, organized briefings and speaking tours for activists, and led educational delegations to Guatemala. GHRC/USA also publishes the bi-weekly Guatemala Human Rights UPDATE, an eight-page summary of recent human rights news, and periodically issues urgent actions and special reports. Staff members provide vital information for political asylum cases, including expert witness testimony. Currently, GHRC/USA is working on a campaign, For Women's Right to Live, to pressure the Guatemalan government to investigate the over 2,500 brutal murders of women since 2000, and to stem future violence.

The Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, humanitarian organization founded in 1982 to monitor, document, and report on the human rights situation in Guatemala. GHRC/USA promotes advocacy for, and aid to, victims of human rights violations. To this end, GHRC/USA has conducted on-site investigations of specific Guatemalan cases, organized briefings and speaking tours for activists, and led educational delegations to Guatemala. GHRC/USA also publishes the bi-weekly Guatemala Human Rights UPDATE, an eight-page summary of recent human rights news, and periodically issues urgent actions and special reports. Staff members provide vital information for political asylum cases, including expert witness testimony. Currently, GHRC/USA is currently working on a campaign, For Women's Right to Live, to pressure the Guatemalan government to investigate the over 2,500 brutal murders of women since 2000, and to stem future violence. Also, the commission is launching a Human Rights Defenders Program to support those persons and institutions which have been attacked because of their work.

The Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, humanitarian organization founded in 1982 to monitor, document, and report on the human rights situation in Guatemala. GHRC/USA promotes advocacy for and aid to victims of human rights violations. To this end, GHRC/USA has conducted on-site investigations of specific Guatemalan cases, organized briefings and speaking tours for activists, and led educational delegations to Guatemala. GHRC/USA also publishes the bi-weekly Guatemala Human Rights UPDATE, an eight-page summary of recent human rights news, and periodically issues urgent actions and special reports. Staff members provide vital information for political asylum cases, including expert witness testimony. Currently, GHRC/USA is currently working on a campaign, For Women's Right to Live, to pressure the Guatemalan government to investigate the over 2,500 brutal murders of women since 2000, and to stem future violence. Also, the commission is launching a Human Rights Defenders Program to support those persons and institutions which have been attacked because of their work.

Historical Sketch information from the GHRC website – www.ghrc-usa.org/About/AboutGHRC.htm