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OEA/Ser.L/V/II.53
doc. 21 rev. 2
13 October 1981
Original: Spanish
REPORT
ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
IN THE REPUBLIC OF
GUATEMALA
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
A.
Background
B.
Method employed
CHAPTER
I - POLITICAL AND REGULATORY SYSTEM
A.
Political Organization of the State of Guatemala
B.
Human Rights in the Constitution of Guatemala
C.
Other Legal Provisions
D.
International Juridical Regulations
CHAPTER
II - RIGHT TO LIFE
A.
General Considerations
B. Origins and Agents of the
Violence in Guatemala
C. Deaths Attributed to
Governmental authorities
or their Agents
D.
Massive Deaths of Campesinos and Indians
E.
Missing Persons
F.
The Secret Cemeteries
G.
The Right to Life and its Effect on Observance
of Other Rights
CHAPTER
III - RIGHT TO LIBERTY
A.
General Considerations
B.
Effectiveness of personal freedom in practice
CHAPTER
IV - RIGHT TO SAFETY AND TO HUMANE TREATMENT
A.
General Considerations
B.
Respect for this right in practice
CHAPTER
V - RIGHT TO JUSTICE AND TO DUE PROCESS
A.
General Considerations
B.
Theoretical Concept of this Right from the
Judicial Standpoint
C.
Appeals of Amparo, Habeas Corpus, and of Judicial
Standpoint
D.
The administration of justice in practice
E.
The case of lawyers and judges
CHAPTER
VI - FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE AND RELIGION
A.
General Considerations
B.
Effect on this right in practice
C.
Some examples of violations of this right
CHAPTER
VII - FREEDOM OF THOUGHT AND EXPRESSION
A.
General Considerations
B.
Validity of these rights in practice
CHAPTER
VIII - RIGHT OF ASSEMBLY AND FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION,
TRADE UNION
RIGHTS
A.
General Considerations
B.
Validity of these rights in practice
C.
Some examples of violations of these rights
CHAPTER
IX - POLITICAL RIGHTS
A.
General Observations
B.
Political history in recent decades
C.
The political rights in the Constitution
D.
The electoral and party system
E.
The Actual Political Rights Situation
CHAPTER
X - ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
RIGHTS
A. General Considerations
B. The Socio-economic
Structure
C. Health, Nutrition and
Education
CONCLUSIONS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS
A. Conclusions
B. Recommendations
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