ACTIVE: Community Consultations

Community Consultations: A model of resistance under attack in Guatemala

A bill currently before Guatemalan Congress seeks to co-opt the consultation process and violate the rights of indigenous communities to free, prior, and informed consent. Add your voice in calling on the Guatemalan government to respect the results of community-organized consultations.

Three ways to take action:

1. Print out the postcard and mail it to NISGUA’s office for delivery

2. Read more about the incredible role that consultations play in community organizing to protect land, life, and self-determination

3. Sign the extended action! Petition available here.

Photo: Graham Hunt

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Additional reading about community consultations

18November, 2010

Uspantan: 25,000 Demand a Different Development / 25,000 exigen un desarrollo digno

Mayan ceremony held the night before the referendum.Se lleva a cabo una ceremonia la noche antes de la consulta. Graham HuntOn October 28, one day before the referendum, helicopters and planes flew over one of the regional centers where organizers were planning to compile results. The mayor also published a [...]

2November, 2010

Comunidades afectadas por las represas exigen sus derechos

“Las comunidades queremos un desarrollo digno y justo,con armonía y respeto con la Madre Tierra.”[i] Representantes de comunidades afectadas por represas viajaron a la capital de Guatemala el 30 de septiembre de 2010 para presentar sus preocupaciones y demandas sobre la planificación y la inauguración de varios proyectos hidroeléctricos en [...]

2November, 2010

Dam-Affected Communities Speak Out for Free, Prior, Informed Consent

"We, the communities, want a development with dignity and justice, with harmony and respect for Mother Earth.”[i] Representatives from affected communities traveled to Guatemala City on September 30, 2010 to present their concerns and demands regarding the planned construction or inauguration of a number of large-scale hydroelectric projects throughout Guatemala.In [...]

13August, 2010

Human Rights Accompaniers Needed in Guatemala!

Join us as we enter our 30th year of solidarity work in Guatemala! Human Rights Accompaniers Needed in Guatemala Next training: January 2011 in Bay Area, CAApplication Deadline: October 31st, 2010For more information: http://www.nisgua.org/get_involved/join_gap/

28July, 2010

James Anaya visit to Guatemala / James Anaya visita a Guatemala

UN Rapporteur James Anaya meets with Guatemalan indigenous groupsRelator James Anaya de la ONU reune con movimiento indígena de GuatemalaOn June 17, 2010, UN Special Rapporteur for Indigenous Rights James Anaya traveled to Huehuetenango, Guatemala, to meet with Maya organizations and communities struggling to defend their environmental and territorial rights [...]

23April, 2010

Letter Campaign/Campaña de Cartas

International Community Demands Respect for Community Referendums in GuatemalaOn November 11, 2009, 700 signed letters were submitted to the President, Congress and various government institutions.Comunidad Internacional Exige Respeto para Consultas Comunitarias en GuatemalaEl 11 de noviembre 2009, 700 cartas firmadas fueron entregados al Presidente, Congreso y otras instituciones del estado.On [...]