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Amnesty International | Guatemala forcibly evicting indigenous ...
23 March 2011

The Guatemalan authorities should halt the forced evictions of indigenous farming communities which have so far left 2500 people homeless and resulted in the death ...

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Guatemala: Forced eviction of communities in Guatemala
21 March 2011

In the Valle del Polochic, in north-eastern Guatemala, around 2500 people from 12 rural communities have been forcibly evicted and have no shelter and no access ...

Urgent Action       AMR 34/004/2011

Guatemala must act to stop the killing of women | Amnesty ...
7 March 2011

Authorities urged to stop the high numbers of women being killed across the country and ensure perpetrators are brought to justice, ahead of International Women's ...

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Guatemala: Mine activists beaten and threatened
3 March 2011

On 28 February, protesters against the Marlin Mine in south-western Guatemala were attacked. One protester, Aniceto López, was taken to the office of the local ...

Urgent Action       AMR 34/002/2011

How an Arms Trade Treaty can help prevent armed violence
2 March 2011

Current United Nations discussions on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) provide an opportunity to examine armed violence in the context of decisions concerning ...

Report       ACT 30/030/2011

Guatemala community at risk after three activists killed | Amnesty ...
25 February 2011

Authorities urged to investigate the killings and to protect the rest of the indigenous Quebrada Seca community in the east of the country.

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Guatemala: Indigenous community activists murdered
22 February 2011

Three human rights defenders from a Maya Q´eqchi´ rural community were killed in Rio Dulce, Izabal, eastern Guatemala. The activists, all university students and ...

Urgent Action       AMR 34/001/2011

Letter Writing Marathon 2010: Final report
21 February 2011

In December 2010, hundreds of thousands of people across the world came together to take action on behalf of individuals at risk of human rights violations. The ...

Report       ACT 30/007/2011

The Wire, December 2010/January 2011. Vol. 40, issue 006
1 December 2010

1) 'I want to shout to the world' 2) LiveWire: Roma still treated like waste in Romania; Russian demonstrators vow to continue the fight for freedom of assembly ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/006/2010