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	Take Action! 2007 has begun with a series of alarming attacks against Guatemalan human rights organizations. Send an email to the Guatemalan government today. more >>>
	Did You Know? > 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.

Jobs and Volunteer Opportunities

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Human Rights Accompaniers
Human rights accompaniers are volunteers who work in Guatemala side-by-side with people in rural communities and with organizations in an effort to deter human rights violations. Accompaniers monitor the situation and alert the international community to human rights abuses. The accompaniers’ presence provides a measure of security and creates space for Guatemalan communities and groups to organize to defend their rights.

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Internships
NISGUA welcomes unpaid interns to work out of NISGUA’s Oakland, California office and provides an opportunity for them to work on substantive projects within a number of different program areas, including: legislative work, publication of activist materials, campaign and program development, and research on key human rights topics, among other activities.

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NISGUA Job Opportunities
NISGUA has two offices – our US office in Oakland, California, and our in-country office located in Guatemala City. Job opportunities at both locations are posted here.

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