Indigenous protesters killed in Totonicapan, Guatemala
At least six protesters were killed and dozens wounded this afternoon in repression of a protest organized by the representatives of 48 indigenous K'iche communities of Totonicapan, Guatemala. According to Guatemala [...]
“Otro golpe al pueblo maya, al estilo mano dura”
"Pobladores de Totonicapán velan a los seis campesinos muertos durante enfrentamiento." Foto: AFP Otro golpe al pueblo maya, al estilo mano dura Por la Asamblea de pueblos de Huehuetenango [...]
“Another blow to the Maya people, in the style of Mano Dura”
"Population of Totonicapán holds a wake for 6 campesinos killed during confrontation yesterday" Source: AFP Another blow to the Maya people, in the style of Mano Dura Statement by [...]
Criminalization and Violence Erupt in the Shadow of the Escobal Mine
In recent weeks the municipality of San Rafael Las Flores has seen growing conflict around the installation of the Escobal silver mine, owned by the Canadian corporation Tahoe Resources. [...]
Hearing in Genocide Case, Survivors Gather by the Hundreds
This struggle is everyone's struggle and the struggle of those that have not yet been born. --Board member for the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR) The genocide cases [...]
Pedro García Arredondo Convicted and Sentenced to 70 years in prison
Student Édgar Sáenz Calito was disappeared in June 1981. Photo: http://www.hijosguate.blogspot.com/ Pedro García Arredondo, former chief of the now defunct National Police's infamous Comando Seis was convicted for the [...]