We’re Hiring: Service Learning Mentor
BTS is pleased to announce a short-term, part-time position available to serve as a BTS Mentor with the St. Francis Xavier University Service Learning program. The Service Learning Mentor will [...]
Activists Call for Protection of Xinka Leaders Participating in Escobal Mine Consultation
Today six U.S. and Canadian human rights and environmental organizations filed a letter with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) supporting a request to extend precautionary measures for activists opposed to the Escobal [...]
COVID-19 and Consultation
Photos taken during the pre-consultation phase meetings for the Escobal Mine (Photo credit: Xinka Parliament) In Guatemala, the unfortunate social and economic effects of the spread of COVID-19 [...]
The Criminalization of Land Defenders from Chicoyogüito
Photo taken during a protest for the political prisoners arrested during the 2021 mobilization for the Chicoyogüito community. Signs read “We demand the return of our land that the state [...]
Se Otorga el 6to Premio Topacio Reynoso Pacheco A…
Estamos muy emocionadxs para anunciar a quienes se otorga el 6to Premio Topacio Reynoso Pacheco! Desde 2016, este premio ha reconocido y apoyado los esfuerzos de grupos juveniles en Guatemala [...]