Al Jazeera • 29th July 2019Land, environmental activist killings surge in Guatemala: report Guatemala is now among the most dangerous countries in the world for land and environmental activists, Global Witness said in a new report.
Al Jazeera • 21st June 2019Guatemala survivors of wartime sexual violence fight for justice Lawyers vow to appeal after judge rules against Maya Achi women who were raped by paramilitary patrolmen during Guatemala's civil war.
Al Jazeera • 16th June 2019Guatemala arrests fugitive ex-military chief accused of genocide Guatemalan police arrested a former military commander accused of genocide and crimes against humanity on Sunday after he showed up to cast his ballots in the general election.
Al Jazeera • 24th May 2019Guatemalan village mourns death of teen who died in US custody Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez, 16, left his Guatemalan village to help his family. He died in US custody weeks later.
Al Jazeera • 26th February 2019Indigenous Xinka march over contested Guatemalan mine The Xinka say Pan American Silver, a mining company based in Canada, isn't compliant with a Constitutional Court ruling.
Al Jazeera • 13th February 2019Guatemala war crime survivors challenge amnesty bill Indigenous survivors of crimes against humanity committed during Guatemala's 36-year civil war took action against a bill advancing in Congress that would set war criminals free.
Al Jazeera • 5th February 2019Palm oil industry expansion spurs Guatemala indigenous migration Death of Jakelin Caal in US custody highlights how land conflicts and displacement fuel flight from indigenous villages
Al Jazeera • 31st January 2019Guatemalans protest against bill that would free war criminals Guatemalans gathered Thursday to commemorate the anniversary of the 1980 Spanish Embassy massacre, and to protest a bill under discussion in Congress that would set war criminals free and prevent future prosecution.
Earth Island Journal • 21st November 2018Indigenous Leaders at Risk Amid Guatemalan Political Crisis Indigenous leaders and human rights activists in Guatemala worry an ongoing political crisis over the fate of an international anti-corruption commission is sowing the seeds for increased and more generalized repression, and that it could place activists and community leaders around the country further at risk.
Truthout • 12th October 2018Anti-Terrorism Laws Increasingly Used to Target Indigenous Activists The use of anti-terrorism and national security legislation and policies against Indigenous activists is becoming more and more common around the world, and especially in Latin America.
Toward Freedom • 8th October 2018Indigenous Massacre Survivors Unite for Memory and Justice in Guatemala María Francisca García's daughters never really knew their father, Santos Nicolás Hernández. Less than a year apart, they were both babies when he was killed right here along the highway, when soldiers opened fire on indigenous protesters on October 4, 2012.
Al Jazeera • 27th September 2018Guatemala's military carried out genocide, court rules Guatemalan judges have unanimously ruled that the country's military carried out genocide and crimes against humanity, but in a 2-1 decision acquitted former intelligence chief Jose Mauricio Rodriguez of any involvement.
Al Jazeera • 26th September 2018Guatemala: Indigenous survivors await genocide trial verdict Indigenous survivors of genocide gather outside the Guatemala City court complex, where judges are deciding whether to convict a former head of military intelligence of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Al Jazeera • 10th September 2018Guatemala: Indigenous protest against Morales's CICIG decision Thousands of indigenous Guatemalans blocked sections of the Pan-american highway on Monday, kicking off a week of marches, blockades and rallies to protest the government's decision to shut down an international anti-corruption commission in the country.
Truthout • 7th September 2018Indigenous Authorities Unite Against Corruption Debacle in Guatemala Indigenous authorities throughout Guatemala are united in their condemnation of the government’s actions against an international anti-corruption commission. They are calling for the commission to stay and hope it will branch out to investigate corruption networks of officials, military personnel and companies operating in Indigenous territories.
CIM Magazine • 6th September 2018Guatemalan court upholds Tahoe mine suspension Tahoe Resources’ fiercely contested Escobal silver mine in Guatemala will remain idled for the time being. On Monday, the Guatemalan Constitutional Court upheld the suspension of the Nevada-based company’s mining licence, pending consultation with Indigenous Xinca residents of the surrounding area.
Truthout • 21st August 2018Honduran Prosecutors Withhold Evidence in Berta Cáceres Murder Case The trial of eight men charged with the murder of Honduran activist Berta Cáceres is right around the corner, but prosecutors may be heading to trial without important evidence. More than two dozen electronic devices seized in related raids as far back as 2016 were never subjected to analysis, according to an official response to Cáceres’s relatives from the Office of the Prosecutor for Crimes Against Life, a document that has not yet been made public.
Sierra • 2nd June 2018Officials on Trial for Authorizing Dam Linked to Berta Cáceres’s Murder Honduran officials are on trial for failing to consult Indigenous communities before authorizing the Agua Zarca dam, linked to Berta Cáceres murder. They are the first criminal trials of their kind in Honduras.
Toward Freedom • 24th May 2018Maya Q'eqchi' Fishermen and Journalists Fight Back Against Criminalization and Mining in Guatemala One year after police shot and killed indigenous Maya Q'eqchi' fisherman Carlos Maaz during the eviction of a protest against mining pollution in Guatemala, no one has been brought to justice, but indigenous fishers' union leaders and local journalists face ongoing criminalization and threats.
Intercontinental Cry • 11th July 2017Maya Q’eqchi’ demand justice for fisherman killed during police crackdown on mining protest in Guatemala The clouds of tear gas began to dissipate, and the crisp sounds of gunshots punctuating the chaos halted. Someone was lying in the middle of the road.