On January 15, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted: “On Thursday [January 13] PBI accompanied the Peaceful Resistance of San Pedro Ayampuc and we introduced ourselves to the municipal authorities.” San Pedro Ayampuc is located about 20 kilometres north of Guatemala City. On March 2, 2012, residents from San Pedro Read more…
On January 14, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted: “Today PBI accompanied the Human Rights Law Firm at a press conference on the situation in Laguna Larga, Laguna Lachuá and Izabal.” Laguna Larga In December, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued a follow-up resolution in which it analyzed Read more…
On January 10, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanied the hearing of the first statement of the ancestral authority of Olopa Felipe Diaz Ramos, detained this morning and charged with illegal detention.” Prensa Comunitaria has explained: “He is a defender of the land and currently resists the illegal operations of the mining Read more…
The Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project has issued a call for new field volunteers and is accepting applications until January 23. The training and selection week will be held May 29 to June 4 in Yorkshire, England. Placement in the field would come after that. Among the requirements are a good Read more…
Vancouver resident Wendy Mendez holds a photo of her mother, Luz Haydee Méndez Calderón, who was disappeared in Guatemala in 1984. Photo by Mike Bell/PNG. On December 12, the Vancouver Sun reported: “Wendy Méndez will be a material witness at the trial of 12 members of a Guatemalan death squad Read more…
On December 4, PBI-Guatemala posted: “PBI accompanies members of Nuevo Dia; today we met with the Council of Indigenous Authorities of Matasano, Jocotan.” The work of the ‘New Day’ Ch’orti’ Campesino Central Coordinator (CCND) “revolves around the defense of the territory, and their main concerns and actions focus on the Read more…
On December 2, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted on Facebook: “ PBI accompanies the Council of Indigenous Authorities of Lelá Chancó and Lela Obraje in Camotán, Chiquimula.” In December 2020, PBI-Guatemala noted: “We continue to periodically monitor the serious risk situation faced by leaders Héctor Ovidio Vázquez and Pedro Read more…
On November 16, PBI-Guatemala posted “PBI accompanies the four criminalized defenders of the CCR to the Justice of the Peace of Champerico, to sign the book, after they were granted alternative measures.” PBI-Guatemala has previously explained: “The Council of Communities of Retalhuleu consists of more than 18 communities in the Read more…
On November 15, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted: “PBI accompanies the Council of Communities of Retalhuleu [CCR] to a meeting with the Youth Association, in the community of October 20, Champerico.” PBI-Guatemala has previously explained: “The CCR consists of more than 18 communities in the department of Retalhuleu (mainly the Read more…
On November 13, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted: “PBI accompanies the Council of Maya Ch’orti’ Communities of Quetzaltepeque during its meeting with the organization #Udefegua on their struggle for recognition as indigenous communities and the recovery of their lands.” PBI-Guatemala has explained: “The Maya Ch’orti’ Indigenous Authorities of Olopa Read more…