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• NISGUA – February Solidarity Update

  By kevodell on March 11, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Highlights from NISGUA’s February 2020 Solidarity Update include: 21st Celebration of the Day of Dignification for Victims February 25th marked the 21st anniversary of the presentation of the UN-sponsored Historical Clarification Commission Report for Truth and Reconciliation. The report, Guatemala:… Read More ›

• In Resistance, there is Revival: Delegation Reflection

  By kevodell on March 11, 2020 • ( 0 )

  From February 22-29th, a Canadian delegation visited communities and organizations resisting the Escobal mine in Guatemala. The delegation was organized by BTS and Mining Watch. Charlotte Connolly writes about the experience. The week-long delegation to the Escobal Mine, facilitated by… Read More ›

• Guatemala: violence against women

  By kevodell on March 10, 2020 • ( 0 )

  On International Women’s Day gender equity is still a long way off. Nathalie Mercier, of Christian Aid, writes in LAB – Latin America Bureau. The 8th March is celebrated as International Women’s Day. However, in Guatemala for the past three… Read More ›

• ‘Helen’ – a story of persistence and justice

  By kevodell on March 8, 2020 • ( 0 )

  ‘Helen’, by Agencia Ocote, is the audiovisual profile of one of the most important women in the fight for human rights in Guatemala and Central America: Helen Mack. This documentary, by Julio Serrano Echeverría and Alejandra Gutiérrez Valdizán, builds a… Read More ›

• Commemoration of the Xococ Massacre

  By kevodell on March 8, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Laura Robinson, from Breaking the Silence (BTS), accompanied the Rabinal Legal Clinic and The New Hope Foundation School to what had been used as a clandestine cemetery in Xococ, a town outside of Rabinal. It was the 38th anniversary of… Read More ›

• Canada: The Other Imperial Power in Latin America

  By kevodell on March 8, 2020 • ( 0 )

  “In 2020, more than a decade after assailants hacked her husband with a machete and shot him in the head, Angelica Choc is still fighting for justice. A teacher and respected leader in their Maya Q’eqchi community in eastern Guatemala,… Read More ›

• Anniversary of the fire in the Hogar Seguro

  By kevodell on March 7, 2020 • ( 0 )

  It is now just three years since the fire in the Virgin of the Assumption ‘Safe/Secure’ Home (Hogar Seguro Virgen de la Asunción) in San José Pinula, some 25 km from Guatemala City. While their lives can never be returned,… Read More ›

• Guatemala: New Law Threatens NGOs's Work

  By kevodell on February 16, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Amnesty International have launched an urgent action in response to the threatened new law. ‘On 11 February the Guatemalan Congress enacted Decree 4-2020 (formerly known as Bill 5257). This initiative imposes undue restrictions, controls and sanctions on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)…. Read More ›

• PBI-Guatemala visits La Puya blockade at entrance to gold mine

  By kevodell on February 16, 2020 • ( 0 )

  This post from Brent Patterson on the PBI-Canada website. On February 13, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted, “Yesterday we visited the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya camp, composed of 12 communities of San Pedro Ayampuc and San José del… Read More ›

• Revolving Door Raises Concern about Corporate influence over Escobal Mine Consultation

  By kevodell on February 14, 2020 • ( 0 )

  “Just weeks into his administration, President Giammattei has already declared martial law in two municipalities opposed to resource extraction. He also promised to fast-track a highly controversial law to regulate the consultation process. While sure to be contested, many fear… Read More ›

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