Specific crimes against children are to be understood in the context of a country where the “Peace Accords” of the 1990s did not work; where the unjust economic, political and military structures of the past (dating back to the 1954 USA-orchestrated coup against the democratic government of Guatemala) are intact; where the wealthy and powerful are protected by impunity and a fundamental lack of democracy. Guatemala is not a “failed state” ... it is a crushed state, dominated and manipulated by the greedy and repressive interests of internal and international economic and political forces. An item from our friends in NISGUA (Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala) regarding the recent rise in violence related to kidnapping, illegal adoptions, and the trafficking of human organs. Noting that Rights Action have put together a short collection of articles as well as some much-needed analysis on the context in which this violence is occurring. Despite this news, another world is possible, and many people across the globe are working for it.   more »