Juez Gálvez ordena la apertura de un debate oral y público | Comunicado de AJR y CALDH
CAMINANDO HACIA LA JUSTICIA La sociedad guatemalteca hoy es testiga de un hecho histórico, por primera vez en nuestro país se dicta apertura a juicio por los delitos de [...]
Guatemalan Government Restarts Xalalá Hydroelectric Dam Project in Spite of Community Opposition
In response to the government’s announcement that it will restart the bidding process for the construction of the Xalalá hydroelectric dam in 2013, a delegation from the affected region [...]
2012: Defense of Territory and Natural Resources
2012 was marked by a high level of conflict in Guatemala, especially related to the exploitation of natural resources. Here we summarize some of the cases in which ACOGUATE [...]
2012: The Search for Justice and Against Impunity
2012 was a very active year for ACOGUATE and the cases in which we accompany witnesses and plaintiffs in search for justice. Human rights defenders working for truth are [...]
Political Statement in Mark of Oxlajuj B’ak’tun
THE WESTERN PEOPLE'S COUNCIL "In defense of LIFE and territory" POLITICAL STATEMENT IN MARK OF OXLAJUJ B'AK'TUN (Original in Spanish here) Authorities of the Maya People of Western Guatemala, [...]
Across Guatemala: Communities Continue to Defend Their Right to Life
In September of this year NISGUA reported on the series of violent attacks against community members in San Rafael Las Flores, Santa Rosa and Mataquescuintla, Jalapa who were peacefully [...]