Guatemala

The Guatemalan government said it delivered food on Oct. thirteen to remote rural communities after Tropical Storm Julia brought heavy rains and landslides. Food had been delivered to 3 municipalities of Huehuetenango: Chiantla, San Juan Ixcoy and Santa Eulalia. Credit: CONRED Storyful

We wrote ahead of the 85th previous session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (“the Committee”) and its review of Guatemala to highlight the spaces of fear related to the Government of Guatemala’s compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This presentation addresses Articles 1, 10, 11 and 12 of the Convention and covers access to education School closures due to Covid-19, discrimination and violence against lesbian, bisexual and transgender women, and access to abortion

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