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[10/05/2013] Global Land Forum Outcome Statement and Declaration
On April 23-27, 2013, members of the International land Coalition (ILC) have met for the Global Land Forum 2013 and ILC Assembly of Members. The Forum involved 273 members and guests from...
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[09/05/2013] WHO IS DOING WHAT: Tahoe Resources Investor Alert calls Guatemala project a Dangerous Investment
“The Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) and MiningWatch Canada warned Tahoe Resources investors against further investment in the Escobal silver project, given lack of...
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[09/05/2013] Informe Preliminar Violaciones a Derechos Humanos en Estado de Sitio en Jalapa y Santa Rosa
“El presente informe, examina la situación de los derechos humanos en las comunidades donde se impuso el estado de sitio, sobre la base de una visita que se realizó durante los días 4 y 5 de...
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[07/05/2013] WHO IS DOING WHAT: Guatemala imposes state of siege against mine protests
PRESS “The Guatemalan government of President Otto Perez Molina has imposed a 30-day state of siege in four southeastern towns to repress protests against a Canadian-owned mining operation...
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[25/04/2013] New Wave of Attacks against Land Rights Activists in Guatemala
“This history of violence and repression continues today. As large-scale “development” projects are imposed without consultation or the consent of those affected and displacing families and...
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[22/04/2013] Land & Sovereignty Brief No. 1 - "Sons and Daughters of the Earth": Indigenous communities and land grabs in Guatemala
Food First & Transnational Institute In the face of violent dispossession and incorporation into an exploitative labor regime, indigenous peasant families in northern Guatemala are...
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[16/04/2013] “Sons and Daughters of the Earth”: Indigenous Communities and Land Grabs in Guatemala
“In the last ten years, the expansion of corporate sugarcane and oil palm plantations in northern Guatemala has encroached on the lands of Maya Q’eqchi’ indigenous people—many of whom fled to...
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[15/04/2013] “Sons and Daughters of the Earth”: Indigenous communities and land grabs in Guatemala
“In the face of violent dispossession and incorporation into an exploitative labor regime, indigenous peasant families in northern Guatemala are struggling to access land and defend their...
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[15/04/2013] VIDEO: Aj Ral Ch´och: Sons of the Earth
“A documentary video about land concentration and evictions for large scale investments in Guatemala: the expansion of corporate sugarcane and oil palm plantations  on the lands of Maya...
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[13/04/2013] The Power of Palm Oil -
“Access to land is critical for the survival of millions of households in developing countries that depend on it for their food security and livelihoods. Yet land holdings, especially of the...
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