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Verdict in Guatemala Disappearance Case!

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Benetech Statistical Expert Testifies in Guatemala Disappearance Case The Benetech Human Rights Program uses cutting edge computing methods and statistical analysis to provide objective evidence of human rights violations. Tags: Guzmán archive National Police Archive human rights trial Guatemala disappeances. The estimated 31.7

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Testimony From Benetech’s Daniel Guzmán Helps Establish Legal Precedent and Convictions for Forced Disappearance in Guatemala

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I announced in this blog last month that judges in Guatemala had found two former police officers guilty in the 1984 forced disappearance of Guatemalan student and union leader Edgar Fernando García. The archive includes documents generated during Guatemala’s internal armed conflict which took place from 1960 to 1996.

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A Human Rights Breakthrough in Guatemala | Smithsonian Magazine

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Tags: Ann Harrison HRDAG human rights Smithsonian Patrick Ball Guatemala. And don’t forget to look at the photo gallery, which features some great pictures taken by Benetech’s Communications Director Ann Harrison. One photo features Patrick Ball, director of Benetech’s human rights program examining documents from the archive.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Tips for Good Openings

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I’ve just returned from a two-week trip to Guatemala hosted by Wake. We worked with a network of women’s rights NGOs located throughout Latin America and Guatemala who traveled to Antigua for the multi-day training. So, before we did the icebreaker, I had everyone put dots on their name tags. … Read More

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Guest Post by Steve Waddell: Systems Mapping for Non-Profits - Part 1

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A Learning History of the CARE LAC - Institute for Strategic Clarity Guatemala Poverty Project. The map illustrating this post was developed by a couple of dozen people in Guatemala from their mental models, to support CARE to vastly enhance its impact. See larger image here: Map from: Waddell, Steve.

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Member Spotlight: Ashley Messick of Faith in Practice and Blood Centers of the Pacific

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I work full - time with Faith In Practice (FIP), a nonprofit organization out of Houston, Texas that does medical mission work in Guatemala. Tags: Running Your Organization Social Networking Spotlight Using the Web and Internet Web 2.0 Tell us briefly about the mission of your organization and your work.

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Tracy Justesen visits Benetech

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He had spotted the Frontline PBS special on our work in Guatemala, which had led to him deciding he wanted to visit us. Tags: Department of Education OSEP Justesen Bookshare. He made a special point of wanting to meet with our Chief Scientist Patrick Ball (also head of our Human Rights Program).

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