October 2012
Communities denounce Xalalá dam and oil exploitation
The following press releases have been translated by NISGUA as part of its ongoing human rights accompaniment of communities threatened by the Xalalá dam project. Press Release 1 25 October 2012 Guatemala Imposition [...]
Totonicapán rising: Guatemalan military massacres K’iche protesters
The deceased, all wounded by firearm, according to Dr. Jorge Destarac, regional head of the National Forensic Science Institute, were eight in total: Rafael Batz (Pasajoc), Santos Nicolás Menchú (Pasajoc), Jesús Baltazar Caxaj Puac [...]
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 Indymedia Center and social movement organizations, the protesters [...]
“Otro golpe al pueblo maya, al estilo mano dura”
Otro golpe al pueblo maya, al estilo mano duraPor la Asamblea de pueblos de Huehuetenango por la Defensa del Territorio, ADH - Huehuetenango, 4 de octubre de 2012La asamblea de pueblos de Huehuetenango –ADH-; a la [...]
“Another blow to the Maya people, in the style of Mano Dura”
Another blow to the Maya people, in the style of Mano DuraStatement by the Departmental Assembly of HuehuetenangoOctober 4, 2012The Departmental Assembly of Huehuetenango -ADH- before national and international public opinion, DECLARES:Our profound outrage for [...]
September 2012
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. Local community organizers and allies [...]