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        • El Estor: Resistance to an Illegal Nickel Mine
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      • Thank you for standing in solidarity with the community of La Puya!
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      • ‘La Puya’ Environmental Movement
        • ‘La Puya’ Environmental Movement Celebrates Two Years of Peaceful Resistance
      • After the Massacre: The Struggle for A New Security Model in San José Nacahuil
      • ASSASSINATION OF BISHOP GERARDI
      • Disappearance of Marco Antonio Molina Theissen
      • Everardo Bámaca Case
      • Human Rights Abuses Related to African Palm Oil Production / Repsa “Ecocide” Case
      • Polochic Evictions
      • Recent Attacks on Land Rights Activists Raise Alarm
      • Santa Cruz Barillas
      • Sepur Zarco Sexual Slavery Case
      • The Burning of the Spanish Embassy Case
      • Totonicapán
      • Genocide Cases
        • Genocide in the Ixil Triangle
        • Paid Ad: “Traicionar la Paz y Dividir Guatemala”
      • Plan de Sanchez Massacre
      • Dos Erres Massacre
      • Murder of Fernando García
      • Murder of Myrna Mack
      • Rio Negro Massacres
      • 2013 Annual Report
        • 2012 Annual Report
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      • El Quetzal
        • Martial Law Declared Again: Violence and Criminalization in San Juan Sacatepéquez
        • Peaceful Anti-Mining Resistance at ‘La Puya’ Celebrates Two Years of Struggle
        • THE MYTH OF DEVELOPMENT: WHY GUATEMALANS OPPOSE TRANSNATIONAL MINES AND DAMS
      • Fact Sheets
      • Human Rights Reviews and Updates
      • Reports
        • Rethinking the Drug War in Central America and Mexico: Guatemala Section
    • Articles of Interest
      • Alarming Developments in Palm Oil Industry in Latin America Spur Global Call To Action For Palm Oil Traders
      • BRAVE WOMEN BREAK THE SILENCE AND IMPUNITY IN SEPUR ZARCO SEXUAL SLAVERY CASE
      • Central American aid package could violate internationally-protected refugee rights
      • Civil society organizations express urgent concerns about proposed Alliance for Prosperity Plan for the Northern Triangle during Summit of the Americas
      • Coalición de Organizaciones Internacionales Hacen Un Llamado Para Investigar Asesinato de Defensor Ambiental Involucrado en Caso de Palma Africana
      • DERECHO GUATEMALTECO E INTERNACIONAL PROHIBEN LA APLICACIÓN DE AMNISTÍA A LOS CRIMENES CONTRA LA HUMANIDAD Y A GENOCIDIO
      • El Premio Alice Zachmann para Defensores de Derechos Humanos de 2015: Prensa Comunitaria
      • GHRC and Partners Call for Actions to Protect Human Rights in Guatemala
      • GHRC and Partners Call for Better Protection for Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala
      • GHRC and Partners Reaffirm Importance of Current Military Ban to Guatemala
      • GHRC anuncia que el Premio Alice Zachmann para Defensores de Derechos Humanos de 2014 será otorgado al Bufete Jurídico de Derechos Humanos
      • GHRC Condemns Attempted Assassination of Yolanda Oquelí
      • GHRC Condemns Massacre in Totonicapán, Guatemala
      • GHRC Congratulates Founder Sr. Alice Zachmann
      • GHRC Denounces Closure of Peace Archives Directorate in Guatemala
      • GHRC Denounces Failure to Comply with Inter-American Commission Measures
      • GHRC Expresses Support for the Community of Rio Negro
      • GHRC publicly denounces policy of violent evictions
      • GHRC Stands in Solidarity with the People of Santa Cruz Barillas
      • GHRC Statement on the Death of Supreme Court Justice César Barrientos
      • GHRC/USA Supports Demands of Workers Fired from Kyler Seafood
      • Global Coalition of NGOs Calls for Investigation Into Murder of Environmental Activist Involved in Palm Oil Case
      • Guatemalan Environmental Justice Movement ‘La Puya’ Celebrates Two Years of Peaceful Resistance
      • International organizations applaud the initiation of the first trial for sexual slavery and violence during the armed conflict in Guatemala: The Sepur Zarco Case
      • INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW AND URGE TRANSPARENCY IN THE NOMINATING COMMISSION PROCESSES
      • International Organizations Reiterate Support for Rule of Law and Respect for Human Rights in the case of the communities of La Puya and El Tambor Mine
      • Mujeres valientes rompen el silencio y la impunidad en Guatemala El caso Sepur Zarco
      • Open Letter in Support of Campesino Marchers
      • Organizaciones Exigen Un Alto a Las Redadas y Cambios en la Política Estadounidense Hacia Centroamérica
      • Organizaciones internacionales celebran el inicio del primer juicio por violencia y esclavitud sexual durante el conflicto armado en Guatemala: caso Sepur Zarco
      • Organizaciones Internacionales Expresan Preocupación Por Las Irregularidades Observadas en el Proceso de Selección de Fiscal General en Guatemala
      • Organizaciones internacionales expresan preocupación frente a actos de intimidación en contra de fiscales de la Unidad de Derechos Humanos de Guatemala
      • ORGANIZACIONES INTERNACIONALES LLAMAN A RESPETAR EL ESTADO DE DERECHO E INSTAN A REALIZAR PROCESOS TRANSPARENTES EN LAS COMISIONES DE POSTULACIÓN
      • Organizaciones internacionales reiteran su apoyo al Estado de derecho y a las comunidades de la Puya
      • Organizaciones Internacionales Se Pronuncian Frente a la Suspensión del Proceso por Genocidio en Guatemala
      • Organizations Call on US & Mesoamerican Presidents to Reevaluate Regional Security Policies
      • Over 2,200 Individuals Call for US Mining Company to Suspend Illegal Operations at the El Tambor Mine in Guatemala
      • Peaceful Protesters Beaten in Guatemala to Make Way for American-Owned Mine
      • Stop the Raids and Focus Instead on U.S. Policy Toward Central America
      • Turnover of Guatemala’s Attorney General Raises Questions and Fears
      • US CONGRESS TO GUATEMALAN PRESIDENT: HALT ILLEGAL MINING OPERATIONS AT LA PUYA
      • Victory for La Puya: Guatemala’s Supreme Court Suspends Licence for El Tambor Mine
      • World Bank Asked to Delay Funding to Guatemala Until Reparations Plan Is Implemented for Chixoy Dam Victims
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      • GHRC Hosts K’iche’ Community Leader Lolita Chávez
      • SPRING SPEAKER’S TOUR HIGHLIGHTS MAKRINA GUDIEL’S SEARCH FOR JUSTICE
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  • Home
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  • Women’s History Month
  • About GHRC
    • Mission, Vision, and Values
    • History and Timeline
    • Who We Are
    • Our Partners
    • Dianna Ortiz Memorial
    • Work at GHRC
  • Our Work
    • Thematic Areas of Focus
      • Access to Land and Natural Resources
        • El Estor: Resistance to an Illegal Nickel Mine
      • Child Migration from Guatemala
      • Truth, Justice and Historic Memory
        • The Role of Women in Transitional Justice Processes in Guatemala and Colombia
    • Support for Defenders
      • The Alice Zachmann Defenders Fund
      • The Alice Zachmann Human Rights Defenders Award
        • 2012 Alice Zachmann Human Rights Defenders Award: “La Puya”
        • 2013 Human Rights Defenders Award: UDEFEGUA
        • 2014 Human Rights Defenders Award: The Guatemalan Human Rights Law Firm
        • 2015 Alice Zachmann Human Rights Defenders Award: Prensa Comunitaria
        • SponsorHRD2015
    • Education and Advocacy
    • Urgent Actions
      • ghrc
      • Past Urgent Actions
      • Thank you for standing in solidarity with the community of La Puya!
    • A Glance at Past Work
      • ‘La Puya’ Environmental Movement
        • ‘La Puya’ Environmental Movement Celebrates Two Years of Peaceful Resistance
      • After the Massacre: The Struggle for A New Security Model in San José Nacahuil
      • ASSASSINATION OF BISHOP GERARDI
      • Disappearance of Marco Antonio Molina Theissen
      • Everardo Bámaca Case
      • Human Rights Abuses Related to African Palm Oil Production / Repsa “Ecocide” Case
      • Polochic Evictions
      • Recent Attacks on Land Rights Activists Raise Alarm
      • Santa Cruz Barillas
      • Sepur Zarco Sexual Slavery Case
      • The Burning of the Spanish Embassy Case
      • Totonicapán
      • Genocide Cases
        • Genocide in the Ixil Triangle
        • Paid Ad: “Traicionar la Paz y Dividir Guatemala”
      • Plan de Sanchez Massacre
      • Dos Erres Massacre
      • Murder of Fernando García
      • Murder of Myrna Mack
      • Rio Negro Massacres
      • 2013 Annual Report
        • 2012 Annual Report
  • Resources
    • Videos
    • GHRC Blog
    • GHRC Publications
      • El Quetzal
        • Martial Law Declared Again: Violence and Criminalization in San Juan Sacatepéquez
        • Peaceful Anti-Mining Resistance at ‘La Puya’ Celebrates Two Years of Struggle
        • THE MYTH OF DEVELOPMENT: WHY GUATEMALANS OPPOSE TRANSNATIONAL MINES AND DAMS
      • Fact Sheets
      • Human Rights Reviews and Updates
      • Reports
        • Rethinking the Drug War in Central America and Mexico: Guatemala Section
    • Articles of Interest
      • Alarming Developments in Palm Oil Industry in Latin America Spur Global Call To Action For Palm Oil Traders
      • BRAVE WOMEN BREAK THE SILENCE AND IMPUNITY IN SEPUR ZARCO SEXUAL SLAVERY CASE
      • Central American aid package could violate internationally-protected refugee rights
      • Civil society organizations express urgent concerns about proposed Alliance for Prosperity Plan for the Northern Triangle during Summit of the Americas
      • Coalición de Organizaciones Internacionales Hacen Un Llamado Para Investigar Asesinato de Defensor Ambiental Involucrado en Caso de Palma Africana
      • DERECHO GUATEMALTECO E INTERNACIONAL PROHIBEN LA APLICACIÓN DE AMNISTÍA A LOS CRIMENES CONTRA LA HUMANIDAD Y A GENOCIDIO
      • El Premio Alice Zachmann para Defensores de Derechos Humanos de 2015: Prensa Comunitaria
      • GHRC and Partners Call for Actions to Protect Human Rights in Guatemala
      • GHRC and Partners Call for Better Protection for Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala
      • GHRC and Partners Reaffirm Importance of Current Military Ban to Guatemala
      • GHRC anuncia que el Premio Alice Zachmann para Defensores de Derechos Humanos de 2014 será otorgado al Bufete Jurídico de Derechos Humanos
      • GHRC Condemns Attempted Assassination of Yolanda Oquelí
      • GHRC Condemns Massacre in Totonicapán, Guatemala
      • GHRC Congratulates Founder Sr. Alice Zachmann
      • GHRC Denounces Closure of Peace Archives Directorate in Guatemala
      • GHRC Denounces Failure to Comply with Inter-American Commission Measures
      • GHRC Expresses Support for the Community of Rio Negro
      • GHRC publicly denounces policy of violent evictions
      • GHRC Stands in Solidarity with the People of Santa Cruz Barillas
      • GHRC Statement on the Death of Supreme Court Justice César Barrientos
      • GHRC/USA Supports Demands of Workers Fired from Kyler Seafood
      • Global Coalition of NGOs Calls for Investigation Into Murder of Environmental Activist Involved in Palm Oil Case
      • Guatemalan Environmental Justice Movement ‘La Puya’ Celebrates Two Years of Peaceful Resistance
      • International organizations applaud the initiation of the first trial for sexual slavery and violence during the armed conflict in Guatemala: The Sepur Zarco Case
      • INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW AND URGE TRANSPARENCY IN THE NOMINATING COMMISSION PROCESSES
      • International Organizations Reiterate Support for Rule of Law and Respect for Human Rights in the case of the communities of La Puya and El Tambor Mine
      • Mujeres valientes rompen el silencio y la impunidad en Guatemala El caso Sepur Zarco
      • Open Letter in Support of Campesino Marchers
      • Organizaciones Exigen Un Alto a Las Redadas y Cambios en la Política Estadounidense Hacia Centroamérica
      • Organizaciones internacionales celebran el inicio del primer juicio por violencia y esclavitud sexual durante el conflicto armado en Guatemala: caso Sepur Zarco
      • Organizaciones Internacionales Expresan Preocupación Por Las Irregularidades Observadas en el Proceso de Selección de Fiscal General en Guatemala
      • Organizaciones internacionales expresan preocupación frente a actos de intimidación en contra de fiscales de la Unidad de Derechos Humanos de Guatemala
      • ORGANIZACIONES INTERNACIONALES LLAMAN A RESPETAR EL ESTADO DE DERECHO E INSTAN A REALIZAR PROCESOS TRANSPARENTES EN LAS COMISIONES DE POSTULACIÓN
      • Organizaciones internacionales reiteran su apoyo al Estado de derecho y a las comunidades de la Puya
      • Organizaciones Internacionales Se Pronuncian Frente a la Suspensión del Proceso por Genocidio en Guatemala
      • Organizations Call on US & Mesoamerican Presidents to Reevaluate Regional Security Policies
      • Over 2,200 Individuals Call for US Mining Company to Suspend Illegal Operations at the El Tambor Mine in Guatemala
      • Peaceful Protesters Beaten in Guatemala to Make Way for American-Owned Mine
      • Stop the Raids and Focus Instead on U.S. Policy Toward Central America
      • Turnover of Guatemala’s Attorney General Raises Questions and Fears
      • US CONGRESS TO GUATEMALAN PRESIDENT: HALT ILLEGAL MINING OPERATIONS AT LA PUYA
      • Victory for La Puya: Guatemala’s Supreme Court Suspends Licence for El Tambor Mine
      • World Bank Asked to Delay Funding to Guatemala Until Reparations Plan Is Implemented for Chixoy Dam Victims
  • Get Involved
    • Donate
      • Planned Giving Options
      • Stock Donations
    • Join GHRC listserv
    • Delegations
      • Delegation Packing List
      • Delegation with American University´s Alternative Break Program: The Indigenous Struggle for Rights and Recognition after Genocide
      • Delegation/
      • General Resources
      • Emergency Delegation Guatemala 2018
    • Upcoming Events
      • 40th Anniversary
      • Fall 2014 Speaker’s Tour: Miriam Pixtún
      • Fall 2015 Speaker’s Tour
      • November 2013 Speaking Tour
      • Past Events
      • Spring 2014 Speaker’s Tour
      • Spring 2015 Speaker’s Tour
      • Thank You for Your RSVP
    • Host a Speaker
      • GHRC Hosts K’iche’ Community Leader Lolita Chávez
      • SPRING SPEAKER’S TOUR HIGHLIGHTS MAKRINA GUDIEL’S SEARCH FOR JUSTICE
    • Internships
      • Internships
  • Contact Us
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