Urgent Communique – State of Siege in Santa Cruz Barillas Lifted
Unofficial translation by NISGUA - Original Spanish Below Traducción no oficial por NISGUA - Español abajo WESTERN PEOPLES' COUNCIL In defense of Life, Territory, the Mother Earth and the Collective Rights of the Peoples URGENT COMMUNIQUE In light of the announcement of the lifting of the state of siege in the Municipality of Santa Cruz Barillas of [...]
We are all Barillas – Statement of the Western Peoples’ Council
Unofficial translation by NISGUAComunicado original en español¡In Defense of Life, Territory, Mother Earth and the collective Rights of our Peoples! “WE ARE ALL BARILLAS” No to the submission of the Guatemalan state to multinational companies. Yes to life.To: Our indigenous brothers and sisters around the worldAnd the national and international publicOur people have a long history of ongoing struggle to [...]
*URGENT COMMUNIQUE*
*URGENT COMMUNIQUE*To the national and international public, regarding the recent events in the municipality of Santa Cruz Barillas Huehuetenango, WE DECLARE:Yesterday, at around one o'clock in the afternoon, armed men ambushed three community leaders as they returned from the municipal center to their nearby community of Posa Verde, where the Hidro Santa Cruz company plans to build a hydroelectric dam. [...]
*COMUNICADO URGENTE*
*COMUNICADO URGENTE*Ante la opinión pública nacional e internacional, ante los últimos acontecimientos sucedidos en el municipio de Santa Cruz Barillas Huehuetenango MANIFESTAMOS:El día de ayer a eso de la una de la tarde; hombres armados emboscaron a tres personas, líderes comunitarios; que retornaban de la cabecera municipal hacia su comunidad cercana a Posa Verde, lugar donde la empresa hidrosanta cruz [...]
Take Action! Sign Petition on Goldcorp’s Marlin Mine
Participe en la acción urgente dirigida a Goldcorp - Versión en españolCanadian mining company with U.S. investors could leave indigenous communities with multi-million dollar bill to pay.We need your support to help defend the rights of indigenous peoples affected by mining in Guatemala's western highlands.On April 26, Goldcorp will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) of shareholders in South Porcupine, [...]
NISGUA visits Sponsoring Community in Washington, D.C. area
The victim asks the bystander to share the burden of pain. The victim demands action, engagement and remembering. ... To hold traumatic reality in consciousness requires a social context that affirms and protects the victim and that joins victim and witness in a common alliance. ... In the absence of strong political movements for human rights, the active process of [...]