Al Jazeera • 29th December 2021 Guatemalans still seek justice, 25 years after civil war’s end Survivors decry new amnesty bill that would free perpetrators of crimes against humanity during 1960-1996 civil war.
Mongabay • 15th December 2021 Unique Indigenous Maya food system blends cropping techniques in Guatemala The Maya Ch'orti' milpa system was showcased in a FAO report.
Mongabay • 15th November 2021 Indigenous mine opponents targeted in raids during state of siege in Guatemala Indigenous leaders are targeted during the latest flashpoint in a decades-long, multifaceted conflict over a nickel mine in Guatemala.
Mongabay • 27th October 2021 Indigenous leaders to push for land tenure rights as climate solution at COP26 Community land tenure is an often-overlooked way to mitigate climate change.
Al Jazeera • 15th October 2021 Guatemala’s growing palm oil industry fuels Indigenous land fight Guatemala’s expanding palm oil industry faces resistance from Indigenous people fighting for land rights.
The Intercept • 30th July 2021 Guatemalan Communities Turn Out for Indigenous-Led Nationwide Shutdown Guatemala’s attorney general fired a top prosecutor of corruption last week. Now, Indigenous peoples and social movements are calling for both her and the president to resign.
Al Jazeera • 26th February 2021 Guatemalan genocide survivors march for justice Survivors of Guatemala’s 36-year civil war call on court to reverse closure of peace institutions.
The Guardian • 7th January 2021 Guatemala mine's ex-security chief convicted of Indigenous leader's murder A court ruling brought a rare moment of justice in a long history of human rights violations linked to Canadian-owned companies.
Al Jazeera • 12th December 2020 ‘We are more united’: Women lead calls for change in Guatemala While the president's resignation remains a unifying demand among protesters, calls for much deeper change are growing.
The Intercept • 16th November 2020 Hurricane Eta Devastates Central America as U.S. Withdraws From Climate Accord Indigenous communities in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala were among the hardest hit. Now another hurricane is arriving.
The New Humanitarian • 10th November 2020 For Indigenous people in Guatemala, self-help after Eta is the only way In the Indigenous communities of Guatemala hardest hit by Hurricane Eta, early response to the disaster has come in the form of self-help.
VICE News • 28th October 2020 Genocide Survivors Say Guatemalan Government is Blocking Their Fight for Justice To survivors, the government's shutdown of peace institutions is a retreat on promises it made as part of peace accords that ended the civil war.
Mongabay • 16th June 2020 Concerned for the future, indigenous Nicaraguans lament lost habitats The onslaught of outsiders clearing land for pasture has only risen since Rama and Kriol communities received their communal title.
Mongabay • 10th June 2020 Nicaraguan beef, grazed on deforested and stolen land, feeds global demand Multinational companies are at risk of sourcing Nicaraguan beef from illegal invasions of Indigenous lands.
Al Jazeera • 29th July 2019 Land, 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 2019 Guatemala 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 2019 Guatemala 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 2019 Guatemalan 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 2019 Indigenous 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 2019 Guatemala 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.
