June 2012
URGENT ACTION: Activist Yolanda Oquelí attacked on her way home
On June 13, activist Yolanda Oquelí was attacked and shot three times on her way home from a protest. We join others in denouncing the attack and expressing our concern for Yolanda's safety and [...]
May 31, 2012 Communique of the Tz’ununija’ Indigenous Women’s Movement
Español abajo The organized women of the community of Ágel of San Miguel Ixtahuacán, Department of San Marcos, and the Tz'ununija' Women's Indigenous Movement, on the day Wajxaq'ib' Ajmaq [declare]: Within [...]
Communique of the Tz’ununija’ Indigenous Women’s Movement
Español abajo COMMUNIQUE The Tz'ununija' Indigenous Women's Movement, on the day Waqxaqi' Aq'ab'al, informs civil society organizations, indigenous and women's organizations and the national and international public opinion, the following: Within the framework of [...]
May 2012
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 [...]
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. [...]
*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 [...]