Victim of Río Negro massacre exhumed from Cobán mass grave and buried in Rabinal
Boys carry Martina Rojas' photo through the streets of Rabinal. Photo: CPR Urbana On September 7, Martina Rojas was buried in Rabinal, Baja Verapaz, 31 years after she was [...]
Communities in Totonicapán and Quetzaltenango hold community referenda on mining
"The Council of Ancestral Authorities of the 31 communities of Momostenango welcomes you to the good faith community consultation" (All Photos: NISGUA) On Sunday September 1, the municipality of [...]
Organizaciones indígenas guatemaltecas denuncian al estado por la ley minera ante la CIDH
Fuente: Consejo del Pueblo Maya de Occidente (CPO) – Red en Solidaridad con el Pueblo de Guatemala (NISGUA) – Alerta Minera Canadá – Centro para el Derecho Ambiental Internacional (CIEL) [...]
Guatemalan Indigenous Organizations File Complaint over Mining Law with Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Sources: Western Peoples' Council (CPO) - Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) - MiningWatch Canada – Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) (Guatemala City/Ottawa/Washington) Tuesday, Guatemala's Western [...]
El Consejo de los pueblos Mayas y Xinka denuncian al estado de Guatemala ante la CIDH
El Consejo presenta su denuncia el 3 de septiembre de 2013. Foto: CPO EL CONSEJO DE LOS PUEBLOS MAYAS Y XINKA, DENUNCIAN AL ESTADO DE GUATEMATEMA ANTE LA COMISIÓN [...]
The Council of Maya and Xinca Peoples denounces the Guatemalan State in the IACHR
The Council presents their demand on September 3, 2013. Photo: CPO THE COUNCIL OF MAYA AND XINCA PEOPLES DENOUNCES THE GUATEMALAN STATE IN THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...]