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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]