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> Guatemala has the most unequal land distribution in the Western Hemisphere, with large landholders who comprise only 2% of the population possessing 70% of the productive lands. > Attacks against human rights defenders in Guatemala increased between 2004 and 2005. In 2005, El Movimiento Nacional por los Derechos Humanos documented 224 attacks against human rights defenders, in comparison with 122 attacks in 2004. > On March 30, 2006, the 11th anniversary of the signing of the indigenous accord, tens of thousands of workers, farmers and indigenous people marched in Guatemala City to demand the strengthening of indigenous rights, restriction of open pit mining licenses, and funds for the Ministry of Agriculture to purchase land for redistribution. |
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NISGUA is currently in the process of hiring a U.S. G.A.P. Coordinator and a Guatemala-based Accompaniment Coordinator. NOTE: The deadline for applying for these positions has passed.
1. U.S. G.A.P. COORDINATOR (Oakland, California)
NISGUA (The Network in Solidarity with the People of
Guatemala) seeks a coordinator for our Guatemala Accompaniment
Project (G.A.P.), based in our U.S. office in Oakland, CA. The U.S.
G.A.P. Coordinator will recruit, train and support U.S. volunteers to
provide ongoing human rights accompaniment for Guatemalan individuals,
communities and organizations. The U.S. G.A.P. Coordinator will work in
close collaboration with U.S. Sponsoring Communities, which are groups
of supporters around the U.S. who provide moral, financial and
political support to G.A.P. accompaniers. S/he will also work closely
with the Guatemala G.A.P. Coordinator (based in our Guatemala City
office) and with other NISGUA staff to provide integration between the
G.A.P. program and our other program work (including our
“Justice and Accountability” and “Trade
and Globalization” programs). Click here for additional information.
2. ACCOMPANIMENT COORDINATOR (Guatemala City)
NISGUA seeks an Accompaniment Coordinator for our Guatemala
City, Guatemala office. The Accompaniment Coordinator will oversee the
team of U.S. volunteers providing human rights accompaniment on a
short-term, as needed basis for Guatemalan human rights defenders,
organizations and communities facing threats or intimidations. S/he
will also coordinate NISGUA’s justice and accountability
campaign work in conjunction with the U.S. staff and work in close
collaboration with the Guatemala G.A.P. Coordinator. For more
information, click here.
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