Central American Studies

Central American and Transborder Studies Events

The Deception - a short documentary by Florence Jaugey

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 5:00pm

El Engano (The Deception) publicity stil

Seven survivors of human trafficking try to find words for their trauma. Grinding poverty in Nicaragua leads parents to pimp their daughters; women are abducted and sold at the border to Honduras. Some of them manage to escape and even find the strength to build up prevention projects for at-risk girls.

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The Tiniest Place - El lugar mas pequeño

Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 5:00pm

The Tiniest Place poster detail

A documentary by Tatiana Huezo

This is a story about mankind’s ability to rise up, rebuild and reinvent himself after surviving a tragedy. A story about a people that have learned to live with their sorrow; an annihilated town that re-emerges through Read more

My Name is Not "XX"

Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 9:30am to 11:00am

My Name is Not "XX"

Óscar Ramírez, a survivor of the Dos Erres Massacre. Fredy Peccerelli, the Executive Director of the Fundación de Antropología Forense de Guatemala (FAFG, www.fafg.org), and Scott Greathead, a lawyerand human rights advocate will make presentations on FAFG’s mission to locate Read more

Honduras Presidential Elections, Political Forum

Thursday, November 21, 2013 - 6:30pm

Hondural Elections debate

An electoral debate with the participation of members of the political parties. After the constitutional crisis of 2009 the political spectrum has widening allowing the participation of eight political parties. Read more

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