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Did You Know?
> Guatemala has the most unequal land distribution in the Western Hemisphere, with large landholders who comprise only 2% of the population possessing 70% of the productive lands. > Attacks against human rights defenders in Guatemala increased between 2004 and 2005. In 2005, El Movimiento Nacional por los Derechos Humanos documented 224 attacks against human rights defenders, in comparison with 122 attacks in 2004. > On March 30, 2006, the 11th anniversary of the signing of the indigenous accord, tens of thousands of workers, farmers and indigenous people marched in Guatemala City to demand the strengthening of indigenous rights, restriction of open pit mining licenses, and funds for the Ministry of Agriculture to purchase land for redistribution. | |
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Themes & Campaigns
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Trade and Development
As part of our mission to support a multicultural, democratic society in Guatemala based on socioeconomic justice and full respect for human rights, NISGUA works with social movements in Guatemala, the U.S. and across the region to oppose neoliberal initiatives and end economic injustice. Help us educate the U.S. public to better understand the true impact of corporate globalization and mobilize to end corporate power.
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Impunity
Human rights violators have generally gone unpunished by Guatemalan and international courts. However, with ongoing help from organizations such as NISGUA, precedent setting cases are being brought against the responsible participants. Additionally, with the creation of CICIACS, the Commission for the Investigation of Illegal Bodies and Clandestine Security Apparatuses, the search for justice in Guatemala continues.
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Land Rights and Agrarian Reform
Land distribution is one of the most overt signs of social and economic inequality that exists in Guatemala. Guatemala's rural poor strive for socially equitable agrarian reforms which will raise the standard of living for those who have been marginalized without a source of income. There has been no attempt at land redistribution since the early 1950's keeping Guatemala one of the most inequitable countries in the Americas.
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Militarization
It is estimated that the Guatemala military was responsible for approximately 90 percent of the 200,000 deaths during the civil war. The army performed thousands of operations of murder, rape and intimidation over the course of the last 60 years. Throughout this history of violence, the United States military has witnessed or aided many of these campaigns of coercion. Recently however, the U.S. has scaled back its military involvement with Guatemala.
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Femicide and Women's Rights
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