Pan American Silver Pressured to Shut Down Community Interference in Guatemala
Original article published by Inequality.org Written by: Jen Moore May 6, 2021 Indigenous leaders in Guatemala and their allies take a stand against corporate greed in their community. In the wake of a shooting attack, death threats, and fear
Guatemala’s Land Defenders Are Still Their Own Best Defense
Original article published by Foreign Policy in Focus. Written by: Ellen Moore & Jen Moore Photo Credit: Xinka Parliament Rising corruption in Guatemala threatens landmark legal victories by Indigenous activists defending their land from mining. The large-scale extraction of
195 international organizations denounce latest attacks against members of the Peaceful Resistance to Escobal mine
January 21, 2021 TO: María Consuelo Porras, Attorney General, Office of the Public Prosecutor, Guatemala Augusto Jordán Rodas Hernández, Ombudsman, Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman, Guatemala Sean McAleer, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Guatemala, Pan American Silver
Attack on Xinka resistance leader, Julio David González
Original article published in Spanish by Prensa Comunitaria. Written by: Regina Pérez Photo credit: Kelvin Jiménez This Saturday morning, on January 16, the Xinka Parliament reported that leader Julio David González was attacked at his home, located in Mataquescuintla,
Report: Advances in Escobal Mine Consultation Overshadowed by Constitutional Crisis in Guatemala
More than two years after the court ordered a consultation with the Xinka Indigenous people over the future of the Escobal silver mine, the process has yet to move beyond the first stage. Political and constitutional crises, as well
Interview with Byron Estuardo Paredes (PDH) on the ways mining violates Indigenous rights
The office of the Guatemalan Human Rights Ombudsperson (PDH) is accompanying the Xinka Parliament as it fights to uphold a Constitutional Court ruling ordering the Xinka be consulted on the Escobal mine. On September 3, 2018, the Constitutional Court