Urgent Actions
We need an independent & effective ombudsperson for mining justice now!
It’s been over 1 year since the Government of Canada announced that it would create an independent ombudsperson for responsible enterprise. Communities negatively affected by Canadian mining companies around the world, including Guatemala, are still waiting. Photo of the [...]
#NosDuelen56 Solidarity Actions: Justice now for the 41 victims & 15 survivors of the 2017 Hogar Seguro fire
In lead up to the 2nd anniversary of the Hogar Seguro tragedy, we invite you to join us in commemorating and demanding justice for the 41 girls and young women killed, as well as the 15 who were severely injured. Almost two [...]
Urgent support needed for CICIG, anti-corruption body in Guatemala
Over the past six months, attempts by the Guatemalan state to remove the UN mandated Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) have continued. The Commissioner of CICIG remains outside of the country and is leading the investigative team by Skype. [...]
TAKE ACTION: Land rights are human rights! End the repression! We will not be silent!
In Guatemala, human rights defenders continue to face threats of violence and criminalization for their human rights work. Many of them are Indigenous farmers who are working on issues of access to land and in defense of territory, like BTS [...]
Take Action: BTS Solidarity Actions Amid Constitutional Crisis in Guatemala
Guatemala is in the midst of a constitutional crisis, which has escalated since the government declared that it would not renew the mandate of the UN-backed International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) in September 2019. Citizens are engaging in [...]
Take Action: Demand Tahoe Resources respect Guatemalan communities’ “No” to mining
For seven years, communities have peacefully and democratically demonstrated their opposition to Tahoe Resources’ Escobal silver mine in Guatemala. In an open letter to the Canadian company’s new CEO, James Voorhees, and Executive Chair, Kevin McArthur, the Peaceful Resistance of Santa Rosa, [...]