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• Defense of Indigenous and Land Rights in Guatemala – Aura Lolita Chávez

  By kevodell on July 28, 2014 • ( 0 )

  Aura Lolita Chávez is a leader of the Council of K’iche’ People for the Defense of Life, Mother Nature, Land and Territory (CPK) of Guatemala. The CPK coordinates processes of dialogue, good faith community consultations and collective actions against the… Read More ›

• Cancelation of temporary residence permits of two volunteers of PBI Guatemala reversed

  By kevodell on July 20, 2014 • ( 0 )

  This good news from Peace Brigades International regarding the cancelation of temporary residence permits for two volunteers. We are happy to be able to share some good news we have received today: The cancellation of the temporary residence permits of… Read More ›

• URGENT: Cancellation of temporary residence permits of two volunteers of PBI Guatemala

  By kevodell on July 5, 2014 • ( 0 )

  Peace Brigades International (PBI) Guatemala would like to bring attention to and share its grave concern following the cancellation of the temporary residence permits of two volunteers of the PBI Guatemala project working in the country. This measure was decided… Read More ›

• Child migrants head north fleeing violence, and believing they will be allowed to stay

  By kevodell on June 29, 2014 • ( 0 )

  “On the last day of school, Gladys Chinoy memorized her mother’s phone number in New York City and boarded a bus to Guatemala’s northern border. With nothing but the clothes on her back, the 14-year-old took a truck-tire raft across… Read More ›

• Tahoe on Trial – a great new resource

  By kevodell on June 26, 2014 • ( 0 )

  Guatemalan plaintiffs seek corporate accountability in Canada for violence A fantastic new blogsite has recently been launched by Breaking the Silence, NISGUA and MiningWatch Canada revolving around the struggle taking place in the municipality of San Rafael las Flores in… Read More ›

• Justice for Rape and Sexual Slavery in Guatemala

  By kevodell on June 25, 2014 • ( 0 )

  On the ‘Women’s rights, social inclusion and the media’ blog, the following on the judicial process regarding Zepur Zarco (Sepur Zarco), which we mentioned recently here. Thanks to Central America Women’s Network (CAWN). by Quimy De Leon – Community Newspapers… Read More ›

• Zepur Zarco campaign

  By kevodell on June 23, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  This from our friends at the Central America Women’s Network (CAWN) A military detachment was placed in the Sepur Zarco community located in the Polochic area, where, since the colonial times, there was demand for land by indigenous communities. The… Read More ›

• ‘The Golden Dream’ (La Jaula de Oro)

  By kevodell on June 22, 2014 • ( 0 )

  Immigration is a burning issue in the North, whether Europe or the US, but very seldom do we come across a film which tells the stories of poor migrants, never mind in such a poignant and gritty way. The four… Read More ›

• Why We Need an Immediate Moratorium on Gold Mining

  By kevodell on June 18, 2014 • ( 0 )

  Written by Eduardo Gudynas Original Source: América Latina en Movimiento, this from Upside Down World. Gold mining has become a scourge that afflicts most Latin American countries. In some places, a few giant transnational corporations operate. In others, hundreds or… Read More ›

• They return, 32 years later

  By kevodell on June 12, 2014 • ( 2 )

  They await them at the entrance to the village, in the rain. Some cover themselves with torn umbrellas while others prefer to feel the water. They were waiting for those absent for 32 years. The army took 80 men alive… Read More ›