Pressure to construct Xalalá hydroelectric dam; Local opposition remains strong
The following is a summary of an in-depth report published by ACOGUATE on January 22, 2014 and translated by NISGUA. Read the full report, Pressure to Construct Xalalá Hydroelectric Dam; Local Opposition Remains Strong. Cultivated fields would be flooded by the Xalalá dam. Nearly two years after the Guatemalan government announced its renewed interest in constructing the Xalalá Hydroelectric [...]
Organizations denounce high court decision to remove Attorney General Paz y Paz
Guatemalan Attorney General Claudia Paz y Paz Photo: Ministerio Público Last week Guatemala's Constitutional Court (CC) emitted a provisional ruling stating that Attorney General Claudia Paz y Paz should end her term in May 2014, seven months before schedule. Friday, the CC dismissed an appeal by Paz y Paz to reconsider its ruling. US Ambassador to Guatemala, Arnold Chacón, [...]
ADH denuncia al Banco Mundial y el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
La Asamblea de los Pueblos de Huehuetenango en Defensa del Territorio y por la Autonomía y La Libre Determinación de los Pueblos – ADH- a la comunidad nacional e internacional INFORMAMOS: Que en los años 1981, 1982, 1983, las comunidades del pueblo Achi que vivían en las orillas del Rio Chixoy fueron masacradas y 444 personas entre adultos, [...]
ADH denounces World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank
The Departmental Assembly of Huehuetenango in Defense of Territory and for the Autonomy and Free Determination of the People – ADH – informs the national and international community: During 1981, 1982, 1983, the Guatemalan Army massacred the Achí communities that lived on the banks of the Chixoy River; 444 people, including youth, children, men and women were executed. The [...]
Communities denounce forced labor in San Miguel Ixtahuacán
CALAS and Plurijul denounce mayor of San Miguel Ixtahuacán Photo: Breaking the Silence Press Conference Communiqué Article 4 of the political constitution of the Republic of Guatemala establishes that no person can be subjected to servitude or any other condition which undermines their dignity. On January 8, 2014, five communities of San Miguel Ixtahuacán, department of San Marcos, where [...]
Comunidades denuncian sometimiento a servidumbre en San Miguel Ixtahuacán
CALAS y Plurijur denuncian al alcade de San Miguel Ixtahuacán. Foto: Rompiendo el Silencio Comunicado Conferencia de Prensa La Constitución Política de la República establece en el artículo 4° que, ninguna persona puede ser sometida a servidumbre ni a otra condición que menoscabe su dignidad. Cinco comunidades de San Miguel Ixtahuacán en San Marcos donde opera la mina Marlin, [...]