Acción mundial por el primer aniversario de la sentencia por genocidio
"No queremos que hechos de esta naturaleza vuelvan a repetirse, creemos en realidad que para que exista paz en Guatemala debe existir previamente justicia." - Sentencia por genocidio Foto: CMI Guatemala Este próximo 10 de mayo, se celebra a nivel mundial el primer aniversario de la sentencia por genocidio y por delitos contra los deberes de la humanidad en [...]
Organizaciones internacionales exigen justicia ante ataque armado en contra de líderes comunitarios opuestos a la mina Escobal de Tahoe Resources
Merilyn Topacio Reynoso Pacheco, 1997 -2014 (Foto: Danilo Zuleta) Han pasado dos semanas desde el ataque mortal contra Alex y Topacio Reynoso, lideres comunitarios de Mataquescuintla, Jalapa, quienes estuvieron oponiéndose activamente a la mina El Escobal de Tahoe Resources en el sureste de Guatemala. Murió Topacio, quien tenía solo 16 años, y fue gravemente herido su papa, quien sigue [...]
International organizations demand justice in deadly attack against opponents of Tahoe Resources’ mine
Merilyn Topacio Reynoso Pacheco, 1997 - 2014. (Photo: Danilo Zuleta) Two weeks have passed since the deadly attack against Alex and Topacio Reynoso, community leaders from Mataquescuintla, Jalapa who were actively opposed to Tahoe Resources' Escobal mine in southeastern Guatemala. Topacio, just 16 years old, was killed, and her father was seriously injured. He remains in hospital [...]
Organizations in defense of territory denounce violence against their communities
Late Sunday night, around 10:30PM, father and daughter activists involved in the resistance against Tahoe Resources' Escobal Mine, Edwin Alex Reynoso and Merilyn Topacio Reynoso, were attacked by unknown suspects. Alex and Topacio were on their way home from Matequescuintla after attending an activity there. Topacio was shot and killed; Alex was severely wounded and remains in intensive care. [...]
Urgent Action from La Puya: Call for an End to Police Intimidation and Eviction Threats
The National Police, at the service of US mining company Kappes Cassiday and Associates (KCA), have been carrying out acts of intimidation and threatening eviction against communities in resistance at La Puya, just north of Guatemala City. Early April 9, a local company contracted by KCA, Transmac S.A., arrived at the mine site with heavy machinery, and with a [...]
Accusations of anomalies and corruption place contract for Xalalá Dam studies in question
Following the "emergency contract" for geological feasibility studies signed between Guatemala's National Electrification Institute (INDE) and Brazilian company Intertechne Consultores S.A. last November, communities organized against the Xalalá Dam publicized the controversial transaction and undertook strategic meetings in Guatemala City to draw attention to the contract. One Congressman and President of the Congressional Integrity Commission with whom the communities [...]