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Justice
Guatemala farmers losing their land to Europe’s demand for biofuels
We have written before about the scandal of the evictions in the
We want Pencils, not Weapons: San Juan Sacatepéquez rejects new Military Brigade
“During the annual June 30th observance of Guatemalan Armed Forces Day, thousands of people marched in San Juan Sacatepéquez from their rural communities to the central square in rejection to the newly assigned military brigade in the municipality. Locals were… Read More ›
Attempted assassination of community activist
We featured recently <a href=http://gsntest.jocote.org/uncategorized/third-month-of-resistance-against-a-radius-gold-owned-mine-in-guatemala/”Yoli” Oquelí – pictured above. “On June 13th, at approximately 6:30pm, Yoli was ambushed by two men on a motorcycle while driving to her home in San José del Golfo. She was shot at repeatedly; one… Read More ›
Third Month of Resistance Against a Radius Gold-owned Mine in Guatemala
Resistance Against EXMINGUA Gold Mine “Barely 28 kilometers northeast from Guatemala City, community members from the municipalities of San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc, also within the Department of Guatemala, have blocked the entrance to the Tambor gold… Read More ›
Guatemalan Government to Dismantle its “Archives of Peace”
Kate Doyle, of the National Security Archive, writes that “in a surprise move, the Guatemalan government has announced the effective closing of the “Peace Archives,” one of the most active and important institutions created in the wake of the 1996… Read More ›
Finding Oscar: Massacre, Memory and Justice in Guatemala
“In 1982 amid Guatemala’s brutal civil war, 20 army commandos invaded the jungle hamlet of Dos Erres disguised as rebels. The squad members, called Kaibiles, cut their way through the town, killing more than 250 people. Only a handful survived…. Read More ›
Goldcorp’s Legacy: Criminalization and Mining Resistance in San Rafael Las Flores
“Clodoveo Rodriguez, better known as Don Clodo in his native San Rafael Las Flores, Santa Rosa, has lived his 78 years in the arid community. Since late 2011, his home has literally been fenced-in by the neighboring Escobal silver mine,… Read More ›
“The Scandal of Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean”
“In Guatemala’s case, the insidious effects of inequality are clear. There can be no suggestion that the continued and increasing suffering of Guatemala’s poor – most particularly its indigenous population – is due to a lack of resources or institutional… Read More ›
“Dos Erres: the long road to justice”
“Dos Erres: the long road to justice” By Louisa Reynolds I In 1979, Juan Pablo Arévalo dug a well in his land, unaware of the fact that he was digging his own grave. His son, Saúl Arévalo, 54, takes off… Read More ›
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