On November 13, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted, “Yesterday we accompanied the Chinautla Multisector Urban Platform at a public hearing before the Constitutional Court of Guatemala.” PBI-Guatemala continues, “The hearing dealt with the appeal filed by the municipality of Chinautla after the ampáro declared in favour of the community. Read more…
On October 30, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted on Facebook that it had accompanied CCDA Verapaz land and territory defenders Marcelino Xol and Jorge Coc at court for their sentencing. In response to their sentencing, the Campesino Committee of the Highlands CCDA Verapaz posted, “Urgent! Sentence of 35 years Read more…
On October 29, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted, “On Monday we observed the hearing of the first statement of the Genocide Ixil case.” PBI-Guatemala adds, “Manuel Benedicto Lucas García, Manuel Antonio Callejas y Callejas and César Octavio Noguera Argueta, all senior officers of the Army during the presidential term Read more…
On October 28, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted, “Yesterday we accompanied the Chinautla Multisector Urban Platform in the celebration of the 2nd Festival for Life, Dignity and the Territory of the [Indigenous Maya] Poqoman people.” PBI-Guatemala adds, “Particularly, in the absence of water in the municipality they reinvidicated [insist Read more…
On October 27, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted, “Today 10 years ago, the municipality of Cunén held its community consultation.” PBI-Guatemala adds, “Almost 60% of its inhabitants participated and declared their municipality free of exploitation.” Context NISGUA explains, “For generations, indigenous communities in Guatemala have held consultations to make Read more…
On October 17, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted, “Today we accompanied the Peaceful Resistance of La Puya.” PBI-Guatemala adds, “The struggle and the work does not cease, so every day they rededicate their territorial defence under the motto ‘Yes to life, no to mining!’” Residents from the communities of Read more…
The Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project has posted, “On Wednesday, October 23, the public hearing of the appeal of the amparo given by the Supreme Court of Justice to the Q’eqchi’ communities impacted by the Renace hydroelectric power plant was held in the Constitutional Court.” PBI-Guatemala adds, “Inhabitants of San Pedro Read more…
On October 21, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted, “On October 20, Revolution Day, the Campesino Committee of the Highlands (CCDA), together with other organizations, held the National Agrarian Congress.” PBI-Guatemala further explains in its Facebook post, “This Congress is part of the commemorative activities of the 1944 Revolution, within Read more…
On October 11, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted on Facebook, “Today we accompanied the leaders Marcelino Xol Cucul and Jorge Coc Coc of CCDA Verapaz at the hearing with the final conclusions by the MP [Public Ministry], complainants and the defense of Jorge Coc Coc.” PBI-Guatemala adds, “The conclusion Read more…
On October 9, the Peace Brigades International-Guatemala Project posted on its Facebook page, “Yesterday we accompanied the Network of Healers in the ceremony for the 41 girls burned in a state home on March 8, 2017.” The PBI-Guatemala post further explains that, “After the removal of the crosses by the Read more…