April 2020
Citizen complaint: Escobal mine takes advantage of COVID-19 pandemic
Thank you to Earthworks for the translation.
Statement: Survivors of the Internal Armed Conflict reject attempts to shut down SEPAZ
In the midst of an unprecedent health, economic and social crisis caused by COVID19, the Guatemalan government is betting on closing SEPAZ, one of the few institutions that ensures the monitoring and compliance with [...]
March 2020
The struggle continues: Reflections in times of COVID-19
The setting sun shines through bougainvillea flowers in central Guatemala. Dear friend, I write to you today from my kitchen table, thankful for the pink-blossomed trees outside and the available resources [...]
Guatemalan National Organizations denounce NGO law
On February 14, Guatemalan Congress approved law Decree 4-2020, formerly known as Bill 5257, or the NGO Law. Guatemalan social movements have pointed out that this initiative is antidemocratic, regressive, limits political rights, and threatens people [...]