... years to resolve the conflict over land ownership. As palm plantations expand, villages are crowded and arrest warrants are issued against community leaders. In times of siege states, community leaders ...
... and Morales in the municipality of Izabal, and Santa Catalina La Tinta and Panzós in the municipality of Alta Verapaz. According to community leaders, the president's actions constitute measures of militarization, ...
... are brought to justice.
It is gratifying for me to see these days, publications and communiqués that commemorate the life of Marcelo, circulated among community leaders, social workers and young people ...
... of water or environmental resources. And concretely, the National Alliance against the Privatization of Water, has also had to face attacks and accusations and discredit from the economic leadership, and ...
... in the exploitation of nickel that operates in El Estor, Izabal. In addition, the social leaders opposing the extremely serious contamination that impacts Lake Izabal and the hills where the mineral is ...
... constrained by lockdowns, arbitrary arrests, and other heavy-handed measures supposedly meant for containing the outbreak of the infectious disease.
On March 19, 2020, indigenous people leader Gloria ...
... of the National Alliance against the Privatization of Water, accompanied by religious and academic leaders, presented, on February 6th, a renewed citizen proposal for a General Water Law at the Legislative ...
... as the main responsible for these actions. These human rights violations are a clear example of the widespread violence suffered by rights defenders, indigenous and social leaders, and small farmers in ...
... is not because of the lack of enthusiasm from the civil society and the extractive companies. The lack of interest and leadership to prioritize good governance in the sector comes from the national government. ...
... to address the country's socio-environmental vulnerability. On the contrary, there has been an increase in repression against social leaders and environmental defenders.
In Guatemala, ancestral territories ...