Tag Archives: indigenous rights

GuateSec: Impunity, or justice for crimes of the past?

Posted on 4 January, 2013 by cascadiasolidaria

Update: As of January 15, the Guatemalan government has reportedly repealed Executive Order 370-2012, following talks with human rights institutions. The Defense Ministry in turn ordered the classification of information relating to Military structure and equipment during the Ríos Montt regime in … Continue reading →

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IdleNoMore in historical context

Posted on 30 December, 2012 by cascadiasolidaria

Originally posted on Warrior Publications:
Glen Coulthard, Decolonization.wordpress.com, December 24, 2012 Protesters march on Highway 401 near London, Ont, Dec 19, as part of INM rallies. Much has been said recently in the media about the relationship between the inspiring…

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Posted on 22 December, 2012 by cascadiasolidaria | 3 Comments

Indigenous mobilizations in the new B’ak’tun

Posted on 21 December, 2012 by cascadiasolidaria

“Oxlajuj B’ak’tun is the time to strengthen ancestral wisdom and the practice and never-ending search for balance; it’s a moment in which we must transcend, raise the consciousness of human beings and recognize ourselves as such in order to reach … Continue reading →

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Totonicapán rising: Guatemalan military massacres K’iche protesters

Posted on 9 October, 2012 by cascadiasolidaria

The deceased, all wounded by firearm, according to Dr. Jorge Destarac, regional head of the National Forensic Science Institute, were eight in total: Rafael Batz (Pasajoc), Santos Nicolás Menchú (Pasajoc), Jesús Baltazar Caxaj Puac (Chipuac), Francisco Ordoñez (Chipuac), José Eusebio … Continue reading →

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Indigenous protesters killed in Totonicapan, Guatemala

Posted on 4 October, 2012 by cascadiasolidaria

At least six protesters were killed and dozens wounded this afternoon in repression of a protest organized by the representatives of 48 indigenous K’iche communities of Totonicapan, Guatemala. According to Guatemala Indymedia Center and social movement organizations, the protesters were shot by … Continue reading →

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GuateSec: Militarization, U.S. Aid, and the War on Drugs

Posted on 26 September, 2012 by cascadiasolidaria

Guatemala and Honduras: Hammer and Anvil Staff Sgt. Robert J. Traxel, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, was killed in Guatemala last July, struck in the head by a tree branch felled by helicopter draft. The … Continue reading →

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Thousands from the International Community Support Peasants Marching in Guatemala

Posted on 29 March, 2012 by cascadiasolidaria

Originally posted on Guatemala Human Rights Commission:
On Tuesday, an estimated 10,000 people marched into Guatemala’s capital city. Many had trekked 120 miles from the town of Coban over nine days to draw attention to the plight of the rural and indigenous…

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The General on trial

Posted on 2 February, 2012 by cascadiasolidaria

The Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala has published a reflection piece I wrote following the recent hearing in which Efraín Ríos Montt was charged with genocide and crimes against humanity: The General on trial A cold evening fog had … Continue reading →

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Ríos Montt charged in Guatemalan genocide

Posted on 30 January, 2012 by cascadiasolidaria

Via NISGUA’s blog, the official statement by the Association for Justice and Reconciliation and the Center for Human Rights Legal Action, plaintiffs in the trial against former Guatemalan dictator Ríos Montt for crimes against humanity and genocide. (Versión original en … Continue reading →

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