In the latest episode of a lengthy saga of repression and resistance, Maya communities demanding to be consulted about a foreign-owned nickel mine in their territories now live under a state of siege. Vaclav Masek writes in NACLA on the… Read More ›
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Guatemala: A Fragile Rule of Law
María Reyes has written a blog post on the Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence (BTS) Network website highlighting the levels of corruption currently inherent at all levels of the Guatemala state. October 13th marks two years without electing new magistrates for… Read More ›
Solidarity And Support For ACOGUATE And CUC
The above statement was released by the Convergence for Human Rights Coalition in response to the criminalisation of human rights organisations ACOGUATE and CUC. The current political and judicial environment is part of an increasingly repressive approach of the Guatemala… Read More ›
GHRC – Human Rights Accompaniment Comes Under Attack
GHRC published the above joint statement with Due Process of Law Foundation, Washington Office on Latin America, and Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Initiative in solidarity with the human rights accompaniment organization ACOGUATE. In recognition of the worsening human rights… Read More ›
“We weren’t dreaming of a coffin… now our family is just trying to survive”
Daniela Rea wrote in Pie De Página about the murder of 19 year old Santa Cristina García Pérez and eighteen others, for which Mexican state police officers have been accused by the State Attorney General. There tends to be plenty… Read More ›
Guatemala’s growing palm oil industry fuels Indigenous land fight
Sandra Cuffe writes in Al Jazeera about the ongoing land struggles in Guatemala primarily focusing on palm oil production, its destructive legacies, and Indigenous resistance. Anibal Agurtia blows into the conch shell tied to a red string around his hand,… Read More ›
We Reject The Transfer Of Prosecutor Hilda Pineda
In response to the transfer of Hilda Pineda from the Public Prosecutor’s Office to that of Tourist Crimes, the Genocide Never Again Coalition (Coordinación Genocidio Nunca Más) published a rejection (above) on the grounds of justice. Below the following translation,… Read More ›
More Dismantling Of Human Rights In Guatemala
News came through, the other day, of yet more egregious dismantling of the Guatemala judiciary in favour of promoting impunity for crimes against humanity. AP announced that: Guatemala’s attorney general has transferred the prosecutor leading the office that took former… Read More ›
“It’s not tiring for us to be here”: Anti-mining resistance in Guatemala
Avispa Midia published a piece on a non-violent, anti-mining resistance encampment situated in El Estor. The camp is looking to highlight violence being carried out against the local Q’eqchi’ people and has garnered support from other indigenous groups in Guatemala…. Read More ›
Guatemala judge says those he’s sentenced seeking revenge
The Westport News has a piece by Sonia Pérez relating to yet another instance where members of the judiciary are being targeted by supporters of corruption in Guatemala. Judge Pablo Xitumul has been involved in the sentencing of high profile… Read More ›
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