Regina Pérez writes in Prensa Comunitaria about the Escazú Agreement and what it means for environment and land defenders, who continue to face serious threats in their daly lives. In Guatemala, according to Front Line Defenders (FLD), 15 human rights… Read More ›
Environment
Traditional Guatemalan elites must change now. Here is where to start.
“Let’s suppose we were willing to meet with them [indigenous leaders and communities],” he said, “how would we even know where to find them?” Anita Isaacs writes a thoughtful and interesting piece in Plaza Pública about five traits of the… Read More ›
Lolita Chávez: ‘We have the right to live in a territory that for us is sacred’
Barbara Fraser presents, in EarthBeat, an interview with Lolita Chavez, who is to receive the annual Romero Human Rights Award, named for St. Óscar Romero. The award was established by the University of Dayton Ohio, in the United States, in… Read More ›
US and Canadian Organizations Alarmed Over Illegal Mining
A blog post on MiningWatch Canada links to a letter sent to the CEO of Goldex Resources about illegal mining in Guatemala. Seven organizations, including MiningWatch Canada, sent a letter to the President & CEO and Director of Goldex Resources… Read More ›
Podcast: The Search for the Disappeared in Guatemala
‘Memory Cultures in Dialogue’ is a podcast and blog of the Humanitarian Law Center from Belgrade, Serbia. They recently featured The Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation (FAFG) in an episode. What is the role of forensic anthropology in the post-conflict context?… Read More ›
Interview with wrongfully imprisoned Maya Q’eqchi river defender Bernardo Caal Xol
Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted a video of its Acércate (‘come closer’) interview with Maya Q’eqchi river defender Bernardo Caal Xol in prison in Cobán, Alta Verapaz. Caal Xol is a leader of the Peaceful Resistance of Cahabón, a collective… Read More ›
World Water Day – It Is Time To Free Bernardo Caal Xol
Yesterday, 22nd March, was World Water Day, and we wanted to bring attention to the case of Bernardo Caal Xol, who has been unjustly detained for three years now. Since 2015, Bernardo Caal has defended the rights of the communities… Read More ›
Women Weavers: To Outsiders We’re Exotic; In Guatemala We’re the “Marías”
An article by Kimberly Rocío López, has been translated into English and published in El Faro, outlining the struggle for recognition of, and respect for the craft of, women textile weavers in Guatemala. The original article is in Spanish and… Read More ›
Canada’s Diplomatic Support to Mining Under Scrutiny
In a series of tweets, Jackie McVicar has outlined the background to an important court case taking place in Canada regarding Canadian Government pressure on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights regarding the Marlin Mine in Western Guatemala. Guate’s constitutional… Read More ›
Guatemala Takes a Hard Line Against Migrants—With US Support
Long before Trump, Washington was exporting control of migratory routes, along with repressive policing, to Mexico and Central America. Jeff Abbott writes in The Nation magazine about the response of Guatemalan authorities to the recent ‘caravan’ of Honduran refugees and… Read More ›
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