Guatemalan Street Girls Raped

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  • It has been brought to our attention through Casa Alianza that yet another street girl was raped and also shot on May 9. This follows the breakin on their Matheir office was broken into on April 2. We were aware through the OMCT that an investigation has been started about the rape of two street girls by two uniformed members of the Guatemalan National Civil Police which happened on 30 January 2001, in Guatemala City. We have not yet heard any results of this investigation. We call for this violence to stop immediately! The routine rape of street children must end. We are asking the Guatemalan authorities that they guarantee and carry out without delay an independent inquiry into the rape, shooting and sexual harassment of these street girls and into the April 2nd break-in of Casa Alianza. We ask that they bring those responsible before a competent and impartial tribunal and apply the penal, civil and administrative sanctions provided by law. We ask that they guarantee that the above-mentioned girls get access to specialised programmes of medical assistance and rehabilitation. We ask that they guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms of all children throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards, in particularly the Convention on the Rights of the Child. We urge them to ensure that those involved in legitimate efforts to return Guatemala to a state of law can work in safety, and to bring those responsible for past abuses to justice. We remind them that continued international support for the country's peace process depends on progress in human rights, and that attacks on the offices of human rights defenders, such as Casa Alianza, cannot be tolerated.


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