Guatemala

About this book

"'Guatemala: Unnatural Disaster' looks behind the immediate affects of the earthquake to the nature of the society which was struck by it. It documents the violations of human rights and analyses the grossly inegalitarian structures of Guatemalan society which have given rise to such violence, dealing in particular with the repression of the trade union and peasant movements. The report also critically examines current initiatives to link foreign aid with human rights issues and looks at the questions to be faced if international pressure is to have any effect on one of the most repressive countries in contemporary Latin America"--Back cover.