The Right to Apply for Asylum and Refuge: Changes in Policy and Regional Dialogue in Guatemala
The Right to Apply for Asylum and Refuge: Changes in Policy and Regional Dialogue in Guatemala

Author(s): Aracely Martínez, Danilo Rivera, Lesbia Ortiz
Subject(s): Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Asylum; Refuge; Policy; Regional Dialogue; Guatemala;
Summary/Abstract: From the late 1970s onward, Central America underwent revolutionary processes aimed at profound social transformations. As a result, the 1980s witnessed the emergence of civil wars in countries such as Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, sparked by revolutionary endeavors seeking structural changes. These conflicts led to internal displacement and prompted individuals to seek refuge abroad in Mexico, other Central American nations, the United States, and Europe. Transitioning from the Cold War era to the postwar period during the 1990s, the Central American region saw Peace Agreements being signed. However, pressing challenges persisted, resulting in a surge of extra-regional migration by Central Americans and a decline in intra-regional movement.

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