February 2011
Remembering Oscar David Hernández Quiroa – Recordando a Oscar David Hernández Quiroa
Graham HuntOn February 23, 1984, at approximately 5:45 PM, Oscar David Hernández Quiroa, electromechanic at the headquarters of the Volunteer Firefighters, was ambushed in central Guatemala City by twelve armed men traveling in three vehicles. [...]
December 2010
Report: Making strides towards justice, chipping away at Guatemala’s wall of impunity
In 2003, members of the community of Choatalúm dared to do the unthinkable: they publicly denounced then-mayor Felipe Cusanero Coj for his responsibility as military commissioner for the forced disappearances of six family members [...]
Comunitarios exigen captura de Maynor Padilla – Community members demand capture of Maynor Padilla
Angélica Choc. Graham HuntOn December 9, 2010, a group of community members from El Estor, Izabal, among them eye-witnesses of the September 27, 2009 assassination of Adolfo Ich Chamán, gathered before the Crimes Against Activists [...]
ADH send statements on the murder of Emilia Quan: ADH manda comunicados sobre el asesinato de Emilia Quan
Emilia Quan The ADH delegation currently in Cancún for the climate justice activities taking place here, received sad news from back home in Huehuetenango: the murder of Emilia Quan, an investigator with CEDFOG (Center for [...]
Interview with ADH representative in Cancún: Entrevista con representante de la ADH en Cancún
Today Francisco Mateo Morales spoke as a representative of the Assembly of Huehuetenango (ADH) in a Climate Dialogue panel about the position of indigenous peoples on the issue of climate change. A delegation of members [...]
March on Cancún: Marcha en Cancún!!
The Assembly of Huehuetenango (ADH) and Climate Dialogue took to the streets today to bring the message of the forums into downtown Cancún!La Asamblea de Huehuetenango (ADH) y el Diálogo Climático se fueron a las [...]