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Más de 2.900 personas de 59 países distintos piden al Ministerio Publico de Guatemala que investigue el asesinato de defensora del medio ambiente

nisgua_admin2019-12-27T19:19:30+00:00Tags: Alex Reynoso, comunicado, impunidad, JODVID, ROJO, Tahoe Resources, Topacio Reynoso Pacheco|

Comunicado de Prensa 17 de mayo de 2017 (Guatemala / Oakland, CA / Tatamagouche, NS) - El miércoles se entregó una carta al Ministerio Público de Guatemala en nombre de más de 2.900 personas que [...]

More than 2900 concerned individuals from 59 countries ask Guatemalan Public Prosecutor’s Office to investigate murder of environmental defender

nisgua_admin2020-01-01T21:26:15+00:00Tags: actions, Alex Reynoso, environmental defenders, JODVID, justice, Mataquescuintla, Public Prosecutor's Office, Topacio Reynoso Pacheco, youth|

Press release May 17, 2017 (Guatemala/Oakland, CA/Tatamagouche, NS) -- On Wednesday, a letter was delivered to the Public Prosecutor’s office in Guatemala on behalf of more than 2,900 people requesting an immediate and thorough investigation [...]

Yes to life! Communities in the Ixcán commemorate 10 years since the referendum that said ‘no’ to resource extraction

nisgua_admin2018-07-02T16:58:16+00:00Tags: ACODET, community consultation, Ixcán, Referendum, resource extraction, Víctor Caal Tzuy, Xalalá Dam|

Ten years ago, community members from the Ixcán exercised their ancestral traditions and rights as indigenous peoples, holding a municipality-wide community referendum in which 89.7% of the 21,555 participants in the referendum voted against [...]

Solidarity Update: April 2017

nisgua_admin2019-12-27T19:06:47+00:00Tags: actions, AJR, Alex Escobar, Alex Reynoso, CALDH, environmental defenders, Escobal mine, genocide trial, Ixcán, Ixil, JODVID, Tahoe Resources, Topacio Reynoso Pacheco, tour, Urgent Action, Xalalá Dam|

Photo credit: Roderico Díaz. News recap: Honoring the life of Miguel Ramírez Matóm, witness in the Ixil genocide trial; Take action: Denounce impunity for attacks against environmental defenders; Communities in the Ixcán commemorate 10 years since the referendum [...]

One Year Later: Berta Lives, COPINH Continues On

nisgua_admin2019-12-27T19:19:44+00:00Tags: Berta Cáceres, COPINH, environmental defenders, Honduras, sign-on letter|

On March 2, 2016, Berta Cáceres was assassinated in an attempt to silence her voice, bring an end her important leadership and destroy the political project and struggle of a people acting in defence of [...]

Solidarity Update: March 2017

nisgua_admin2019-12-27T19:06:48+00:00Tags: actions, Berta Cáceres, delegations, dignified reparations, Edgar Ovalle, Goldcorp, Hogar Seguro, International Women's Day, John Kelly, Kappes Cassiday and Associates, La Puya, Marlin Mine, Military Zone 21, Sepur Zarco, solidarity, UC Berkeley|

News recap: The women of Sepur Zarco celebrate one year since the verdict and continue to call for dignified reparations; La Puya celebrates five years of resistance; UC Berkeley students take action in solidarity with victims [...]