June 2011
Sacapulas, El Quiché, celebrates community referendum
Members of the Coordinadora de Comunidades de Sacapulas en Resistencia y en Defensa de los Recursos Naturales y el Medio Ambiente (Coordinating Committee of the Communities of Sacpulas in Resistance and in Defense of Natural [...]
Corte de Constitucionalidad otorga amparo, suspende reglamento de consultas comunitarias
El 23 de marzo del 2011, representantes de varios municipios que han celebrado consultas comunitarias, articulados en el Consejo de Pueblos de Occidente (CPO), interpusieron un amparo exijiendo que el gobierno desistiera en su intento [...]
Constitutional Court grants injunction, provisionally halts regulation of community referenda
On March 23, 2011, representatives of municipalities that have carried out referenda, articulated in the Consejo de Pueblos de Occidente (CPO), filed an injunction demanding that the government desist in its efforts to regulate community [...]
May 2011
Maya Mam People Declare Mining-Free Territory
Graham HuntOn May 18, 2011, in a massively attended ceremony carried out among the temples of Zaculeu, the Maya Mam People of Huehuetenango declared their territory mining-free. In the presence of community, municipal and ancestral [...]
Pueblo Mam de Huehuetenango se declara Libre de Minería
Graham HuntEl 18 de mayo del 2011, en un acto multitudinario celebrado entre los templos de Zaculeu, el pueblo Maya Mam de Huehuetenango se declaró libre de minería. En presencia de autoridades comunitarias, municipales y [...]
Media from NISGUA tour, Mining and Violence: Indigenous Women Resist
We are excited to present multi-media available from our recent speaking tour.Concluding the Latin American Solidarity Conference in Washington, D.C., activists participated in the SOA Watch's march on the White House, demanding the closing of [...]