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Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Guatemala, and is carried out by lethal injection and, to a lesser extent, the firing squad. The death penalty today remains only in Guatemala's military codes of justice, and was abolished for civilian offences in October 2017.
It was created on December 12, 2006, when the United Nations and Guatemala signed a treaty-level agreement setting up CICIG as an independent body to support the Public Prosecutor's Office (Procuraduría General de la Nación), the National Civilian Police (Policía Nacional Civil) and other state institutions in the investigation of sensitive and difficult cases.
According to Asociación Mexicana de Instituciones de Seguros (AMIS), it was estimated that insurance companies would have to pay 2.07 billion pesos ($100.9 million USD) due to the earthquake. 80% of the loss was concentrated in Guerrero, followed by Mexico City, Oaxaca, and Puebla. [32]
Guatemala: Alero Presencia Revista de Guatemala: Disappeared [23] 28 July 1975: Carlos Humberto Oliveros: Guatemala City, Guatemala Department: Nuevo Diario del Aire: Disappeared [24] 15 December 1976: Manuel de Jesús Mendizábal: Guatemala: N/A: Disappeared [24] 19 May 1979: Carlos Gilberto Aquino Cruz: Jalapa, Jalapa: Oriental: Killed [24 ...
The increased militarization of Guatemala has resulted in abuse and mistreatment of the people of Guatemala. [24] Militarism spreads a perception of brutality and makes it easier to access weapons, which makes the rates of domestic violence against women go up. [8] Guatemala's military has a substantial history of human rights violations. [25]
Panchoy – Antigua Guatemala In 1543, Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala was once again refounded, this time at Panchoy. The new city survived as the capital of colonial Guatemala through the rest of the 16th century, the 17th century, and most of the 18th century, until it was severely damaged by the 1773 Guatemala earthquake.
Cannabis in Guatemala, as of 2016, is illegal. Otto Pérez, when he was president of the country, tried to lead a legalization drive, and several congressmen attempted to pass a law for legalization, but those efforts failed. A poll conducted in 2012 said that 41% of Guatemalans might support decriminalization.
The Guatemalan Civil War was a civil war in Guatemala which was fought from 1960 to 1996 between the government of Guatemala and various leftist rebel groups. The Guatemalan government forces committed genocide against the Maya population of Guatemala during the civil war and there were widespread human rights violations against civilians. [15]