"The Committee requests the Government to neither grant nor renew any licence for the exploration and exploitation of natural resources as referred to in Article 15 of the Convention while the participation and consultation provided for by the Convention are… Read More ›
Legal
Supreme Court reactivates Dos Erres case – action at last
As we reported on 7 January the state of Guatemala was found to have so obstructed the progress of the case against those accused of the Dos Erres massacre that it constituted a denial of the right to justice. Following… Read More ›
Guatemala: A Tax Code by and for the Oligarchs?
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Universal Jurisdiction in the UK – why it matters
On the dome of the Old Bailey, England’s Central Criminal Court, stands the statue of Justice, with her sword and scales, above an inscription which exhorts us to “Defend the children of the poor and punish the wrongdoer.” There is… Read More ›
Do we need another anti-impunity commission?
You might think that the only anti-impunity measure that Guatemala needs is to have a justice system that works. However, that is simple to say and very difficult to bring about after “agents or former agents of the State have… Read More ›
Mining in San Miguel Ixtahuacán: Conflict and Criminalization
“Experts often consider open-pit mining to be the most destructive industrial activity in terms of environmental depletion, social and cultural impact… In San Miguel Ixtahuacán and Sipakapa, San Marcos, intensive mineral exploitation has already left its mark. Local residents from… Read More ›
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