A tres años del secuestro y asesinato de Tat Lisandro Guarcax González
Florece tu corazón en el caminar del arte y la creación de nuestras expresiones, el Saqb’e aún no termina, inicia un nuevo B’ak’tun que marca pleno reconocimiento de la nuestra historia y memoria de resistencia, cantamos y danzamos ante el mundo nuestra eterna existencia y seguir aportando sabiduría a la humanidad, desde nuestra esencia y cultura como Pueblo milenario.Hace [...]
Gains for communities defending life and territory as mining takes a hit in Guatemala
On July 22, a Canadian court ruled that Hudbay Minerals will stand trial in Canada for violence, including murder and rape, carried out by employees of its former Guatemalan subsidiary, Compañía Guatemalteca de Níquel S.A. (CGN). The struggle to hold this Canadian mining company responsible for human rights abuses committed abroad began in 2010 when Angelica Choc initiated a [...]
Querellantes guatemaltecos celebran la efectiva suspensión de la licencia otorgada a Tahoe Resources
(Ottawa/Ciudad de Guatemala) El martes pasado, la Sala Primera de la Corte de Apelaciones del Ramo Civil y Mercantil notificó al Centro de Acción Legal Ambiental y Social (calas) su aceptación del recurso relacionado con la licencia de producción de Tahoe Resources para el proyecto Escobal de esta empresa. El pasado mes de mayo, Quelvin Jiménez, del Parlamento Xinka, [...]
Guatemalan complainants celebrate effective suspension of Tahoe Resources license
CALAS and the Xinca Parliament announce the suspension of Tahoe Resources' mining license on Wednesday morning. Photo: Prensa Libre (Ottawa/Guatemala City) On Tuesday, the Civil and Mercantile Division of Guatemala’s First Court of Appeals notified the Centre for Environmental and Social Legal Action (CALAS) that it is upholding an appeal associated with Tahoe Resources' production license for the Escobal [...]
Tahoe Myths: Setting the record straight
On Monday July 8, Guatemala's Public Prosecutor, on behalf of the six victims and co-plaintiffs in the case, filed a formal accusation against Alberto Rotondo, former security manager for Minera San Rafael, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian mining company Tahoe Resources. Rotondo was employed by the company when he allegedly ordered private security guards under his command to shoot [...]
Urgent communique denouncing assassination of Santos Fidel Ajau Suret, member of La Puya encampment
On Tuesday, July 9, Santos Fidel Ajau Suret, a member of the ongoing peaceful resistance at La Puya, was assassinated. The MadreSelva Collective released the following communique denouncing his assassination. Translation by NISGUA, in Spanish here. Urgent Communique We denounce the cowardly assassination of Santos Fidel Ajau Suret, activist of La Puya encampment Santo Fidel Ajau Suret, 54 years [...]