Compilación de noticias sobre el desalojo violento de Autoridades Ancestrales en Nebaj
Por Feliciana Herrera Los 48 cantones de Totonicapán dan «respaldo total» a autoridades indígenas de Nebaj “Las autoridades indígenas de Nebaj lograron detener legalmente el desalojo que pretendía llevar a cabo el alcalde municipal Gerónimo Bernal Guzmán,, y han sumado como apoyo a los 48 [...]
Compilation of news in the context of the violent eviction of Ancestral Authorities in Nebaj
By Feliciana Herrera The 48 cantons of Totonicapán give "full support" to the indigenous authorities of Nebaj. "The indigenous authorities of Nebaj managed to legally stop the eviction that the municipal mayor Geronimo Bernal Guzman intended to carry out, and have joined to support the [...]
Statement: Consultation of Neighbors in rejection of all mining activity in Asunciòn Mita, Jutiapa.
September 2022 ASSEMBLY OF THE PEOPLES OF HUEHUETENANGO IN DEFENSE OF THE TERRITORY, FOR THE AUTONOMY AND SELF-DETERMINATION OF THE PEOPLES -ADH-. The Assembly of the Peoples of Huehuetenango -ADH, categorically rejects the imposition of the extractive model, which is expressed in mining, hydroelectric and [...]
Statement: Start of discussion against 21 comrades of the Chicoyogüito Community Criminalized for holding demonstrations
Start of discussion Against 21 comrades of the Chicoyoguito Community Criminalized for holding demonstrations Today, September 8, more than a year after 21 of our comrades from the Maya Q’eqchi’ community of Chocoyoguito were detained when we began a peaceful demonstration, the oral and public [...]
Statement UDEFEGUA: Increased repression and political persecution
Guatemala Increased repression and political persecution Situation of individuals, organizations and communities that defend human rights January to June 2022 Since 2021, the Unit for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders -Guatemala (UDEFEGUA) has expressed its concern about the deteriorating political, economic and social [...]
Statement Indigenous Council of Nebaj, Quiché.
Ixil Region B'OQ'OL Q'ESAL TENAM NAAB'A' INDIGENOUS COUNCIL OF NEBAJ, EL QUICHÉ LOS B'OQ'OL Q'ESAL TENAM NAAB'A' TO THE MAYA IXIL PEOPLE, THE NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, WE COMMUNICATE: 1. We have information about the arbitrary and illegal decision of the Municipal Mayor Virgilio Geronimo [...]