Violence Near Goldcorp Mine in Guatemala Underscores Need for Mine Suspension
In the following letter to Guatemalan authorities and Goldcorp Inc., the Coalition Against Unjust Mining in Guatemala (CAMIGUA) expresses its profound concern following reports of violence in the municipality of San Miguel Ixtahuacán. CAMIGUA believes that the recent incident underscores an urgent need for the Guatemalan government to fully implement precautionary measures issued by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights [...]
Communities reject initiative to regulate community referenda
A man waves a banner with the logo of the Comité de Unidad Campesina. Graham HuntIn an interview with the Guatemalan newspaper Prensa Libre in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Carlos Daniel de León of the Commerce and Investment Agency of Guatemala made known on February 19 that representatives of Guatemala's private sector had submitted to the executive branch of the [...]
Comunidades rechazan iniciativa por normar las consultas comunitarias
Un hombre agita una bandera que lleva el logotipo del Comité de Unidad Campesina. Graham HuntEn una entrevista con el diario guatemalteco la Prensa Libre en San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Carlos Daniel de León, de la Agencia de Comercio e Inversión de Guatemala, dio a conocer el 19 de febrero que representantes del sector privado en Guatemala habían entregado al [...]
Comunicado urgente de preocupación para la seguridad de los defensores y defensoras de San Miguel Ixtahuacan en protesta pacifica
TAKE ACTION through Amnesty International Guatemala 28 de febrero de 2011La Red de Solidaridad con el Pueblo de Guatemala Collectif GuatemalaBreaking the SilenceRights ActionComunicado urgente de preocupación para la seguridad de los defensores y defensoras de San Miguel Ixtahuacan en protesta pacificaDenunciamos las violaciones de derechos humanos y abusos cometidos hoy en contra de manifestantes pacíficos en San Miguel Ixtahuacán. [...]
Urgent concern for safety of human rights defenders of San Miguel Ixtahuacán following peaceful protests
TAKE ACTION through Amnesty International Guatemala 28 February 2011The Network in Solidarity with the People of GuatemalaCollectif GuatemalaBreaking the SilenceRights ActionUrgent concern for safety of human rights defenders of San Miguel Ixtahuacán following peaceful protests We denounce the human rights violations and abuses committed today against peaceful protesters in San Miguel Ixtahuacán, Guatemala. The protest, demanding compliance with precautionary measures [...]
Jennifer Harbury releases evidence in Bamaca case – Jennifer Harbury divulga pruebas en caso Bamaca
Jennifer Harbury speaks to the press. Graham HuntJennifer Harbury da declaraciones a la prensa.On Tuesday, February 22, 2010, following the Guatemalan Constitutional Court's February 11 decision to suspend the reopening of investigations regarding the 1992 forced disappearance of her husband, guerrilla commander Efraín Bamaca, Jennifer Harbury released to the Guatemalan public a trove of evidence revealing the circumstances of Bamaca's [...]