Center for Independent Media denounces attacks following its coverage of violence in Alta Verapaz
Below is NISGUA's translation of a press release by Guatemala's Center for Independent Media (CMI-G) regarding attacks suffered as a result of its coverage of the violent eviction of [...]
Will new World Bank lending policies undermine advances for justice in Guatemala?
Only days after a Guatemalan appeals court emitted an historic ruling strengthening the domestic jurisdiction of Convention 169 of the International Labor Organization (ILO 169), a leaked draft of the [...]
Court rules that Guatemala must recognize results of community consultations
In an historic resolution, a Guatemalan Appeals Court ruled last week that the government must take into account the right to free, prior and informed consent when granting mining licenses [...]