State of Siege: Mining Conflict Escalates in Guatemala Written by Sandra Cuffe for UpsideDownWorld Thursday, 02 May 2013 12:09 (original article: http://upsidedownworld.org/main/guatemala-archives-33/4270-state-of-siege-mining-conflict-escalates-in-guatemala) With the world’s attention focused on the on-again off-again genocide trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt and his head of military intelligence in Guatemala City, there has been little international reporting … Continue reading →
Category Amenazas, Attacks on Human Rights Defenders / Agresiones a defensor@s de derechos humanos, Canandian mining companies, Conflicto social / Social Conflict, Consejo de los Pueblos del Occidente (CPO), Consulta / Consultation, Criminalización / Criminalization, CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility, Desalojos / Evictions, Escobal / Tahoe Resources, Estado de sitio / State of Siege, Goldcorp Inc., ILO / OIT 169, Inestabilidad / Instability, Licencias, Manifestación / Protest, Militarización / Mlitarization, Prior and Informed Consent / Consentimiento libre previo e informado, Pueblos indígenas, San Rafael Las Flores, Santa Rosa, Tahoe Resources, Urgent Action, Violence, Xinca
In Solidarity with the Xinca People of Santa María Xalapan The Assembly of the Peoples of Huehuetenango (ADH), members of the Western Peoples Counsil (CPO) make the following declaration before national and international public opinion: Today we awake again to the regrettable news about the kidnapping of the leadership of the Xinca parliament, … Continue reading →
Category Amenazas, Attacks on Human Rights Defenders / Agresiones a defensor@s de derechos humanos, Canandian mining companies, Conflicto social / Social Conflict, Consejo de los Pueblos del Occidente (CPO), Consulta / Consultation, Escobal / Tahoe Resources, Goldcorp Inc., Inestabilidad / Instability, San Rafael Las Flores, Santa Rosa, Tahoe Resources, Voces de Guatemala, Xinca
NUESTRA SOLIDARIDAD CON EL PUEBLO HERMANO XINCA DE SANTA MARÍA XALAPAN La Asamblea de Pueblos de Huehuetenango -ADH-, miembros del Consejo de Pueblos de Occidente -CPO- a la opinión publica nacional e internacional MANIFESTAMOS: Hoy nuevamente amanecimos con la noticia lamentable del secuestro de la dirigencia del parlamento Xinca, donde reportan muerto s al secretario de la junta directiva de … Continue reading →
Category Amenazas, Attacks on Human Rights Defenders / Agresiones a defensor@s de derechos humanos, Canandian mining companies, Conflicto social / Social Conflict, Consulta / Consultation, Escobal / Tahoe Resources, Goldcorp Inc., Pueblos indígenas, San Rafael Las Flores, Santa Rosa, Tahoe Resources, Violence, Xinca · Tagged with Desaparicion Forzada / Forced Disappearance
Indígenas denuncian racismo y discriminación del parte de sistema de justicia Servindi Más de una docena de pueblos indígenas del país articulados en el Consejo de Pueblos de Occidente (CPO), repudiaron el proceder de la justicia que los discrimina y desprecia sus vidas, indicaron en una reciente declaración.Entre los diversos casos denuncian que la … Continue reading →
Category Amenazas, Attacks on Human Rights Defenders / Agresiones a defensor@s de derechos humanos, Conflicto social / Social Conflict, Consejo de los Pueblos del Occidente (CPO), Consulta / Consultation, Corte de Constitucionalidad, Criminalización / Criminalization, Hydroelectrics / Hidroelectricas, ILO / OIT 169, Ley de Minería, Manifestación / Protest, Prior and Informed Consent / Consentimiento libre previo e informado, Pueblos indígenas, Tierras / Land Issues
Guatemalans Resist Invasion of North American Mines By Helen Jaccard and Gerry Condon Global Research, January 07, 2013 War Is a Crime Region: Latin America & Caribbean In November we traveled to Guatemala to study Spanish and learn about the lives of the indigenous Maya people. Guatemala is an amazingly beautiful country, with countless mountains and valleys, and 22 … Continue reading →
Category Aguas Residuales / Tailings Water, Amenazas, Attacks on Human Rights Defenders / Agresiones a defensor@s de derechos humanos, Canandian mining companies, CIDH - Comisión Interamericana / IACHR Inter-American Commission, Conflicto social / Social Conflict, Consulta / Consultation, Contaminación / Contamination, Goldcorp Inc., Health Issues, ILO / OIT 169, Kappes Cassiday & Associates (KCA), La Puya, Ley de Minería, Licencias, Manifestación / Protest, Militarización / Mlitarization, Mina Marlin, Prior and Informed Consent / Consentimiento libre previo e informado, Pueblos indígenas, Radius, San José del Golfo, San Miguel Ixtahuacán, San Pedro Ayampuc
http://radiomundoreal.fm/Meses-de-resistencia?lang=es Meses de resistencia Bloqueo a minera canadiense en plena área metropolitana de ciudad de Guatemala Descargar: MP3 (20.6 MB) San José del Golfo y San Pedro de Ayampuc son dos poblaciones cercanas a la ciudad de Guatemala que han sido afectadas por la explotación de oro y plata. Desde al año 2000 se lleva … Continue reading →
Category (Ir)responsible investing, Amenazas, Attacks on Human Rights Defenders / Agresiones a defensor@s de derechos humanos, Canandian mining companies, Conflicto social / Social Conflict, El Tambor, Inestabilidad / Instability, Kappes Cassiday & Associates (KCA), Manifestación / Protest, San José del Golfo, San Pedro Ayampuc, Violence
EL CENTRO DE MEDIOS INDEPENDIENTES INFORMA AGRESIÓN Y AMENAZAS A NUESTROS COMPAÑEROS EN LA PUYA En la Puya se encuentran nuestros compañeros comunicadores realizando su trabajo, miembros del Centro de Medios Independientes del CUC, WAQIB KEJ Y CPR URBANA están amenazándoles la vida, de muerte, diciéndoles que “les van a sacar la mierda” les … Continue reading →
Guatemala: “Blue helmets” organized by companies for conflict, not for peace Posted on November 20, 2012 by Maria Suarez Toro Rosario Suárez, Escribana The image alone is disturbing enough. Children, all under 18 years old, wearing blue helmets. According to the United Nations Children´s Convention they should not be sent to places where there is conflict. The … Continue reading →
Category Amenazas, Attacks on Human Rights Defenders / Agresiones a defensor@s de derechos humanos, Conflicto social / Social Conflict, Consulta / Consultation, Contaminación / Contamination, El Tambor, Inestabilidad / Instability, Kappes Cassiday & Associates (KCA), Manifestación / Protest, San José del Golfo, San Pedro Ayampuc
Gold mine drives wedge in Guatemala community Supporters say Marlin mine creates jobs, but critics see it as exploitative and environmentally unsound. David Mercer Last Modified: 25 Oct 2012 10:36 San Miguel Ixtahuacan, Guatemala – Viewed from a thousand feet up, the Marlin mine resembles a scar cut deep across the Guatemalan countryside. On both sides of a … Continue reading →
Category Amenazas, Attacks on Human Rights Defenders / Agresiones a defensor@s de derechos humanos, Canandian mining companies, CIDH - Comisión Interamericana / IACHR Inter-American Commission, Conflicto social / Social Conflict, Medidas Cautelares/ Precautionary Measures, Mina Marlin, Montana, Pueblos indígenas, San Miguel Ixtahuacán, Violence
Guatemala: Peaceful Resistance in the Face of Violence Written by Dawn Paley Wednesday, 24 October 2012 07:10 via http://upsidedownworld.org/main/guatemala-archives-33/3934-guatemala-peaceful-resistance-in-the-face-of-violence Telma Yolanda Oquelí Veliz, who was nearly killed for her activism against mining in San José del Golfo, Guatemala, spoke out publicly Monday morning for the first time since the attack against her in June. “I want to tell … Continue reading →
Category (Ir)responsible investing, Amenazas, Attacks on Human Rights Defenders / Agresiones a defensor@s de derechos humanos, Conflicto social / Social Conflict, El Tambor, Fortuna Silver, Kappes Cassiday & Associates (KCA), Licencias, Manifestación / Protest, Militarización / Mlitarization, San José del Golfo, San Pedro Ayampuc, Totonicapan, Violence