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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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Become a Human Rights Accompanier in Guatemala
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Public Education and Advocacy in the U.S.
The work of the accompanier does not end upon leaving Guatemala and returning to the United States. Rather, this transition marks the beginning of a new phase in accompaniment work – that of educating and advocating based upon one’s unique experiences as an accompanier.
Typically within a month of the accompanier’s completion of his or her time in Guatemala, the accompanier visits the Sponsoring Community with whom he/she has worked to share the accompaniment experience. The Sponsoring Community arranges slide shows, talks, and interviews for the accompanier to provide information to the wider U.S. community about the current situation in Guatemala. During these engagements, the accompanier can distribute brochures or fact sheets and ask people to DO SOMETHING, whether it’s to join a Sponsoring Community, donate money, write a letter to the editor or respond to a NISGUA urgent action. Beyond the Sponsoring Community visits, we encourage returned accompaniers to maintain ongoing contact with G.A.P. and NISGUA. Such contact involves opportunities for congressional advocacy, educational activities, press and radio interviews and writing articles for NISGUA publications.
The annual G.A.P. Gathering is a wonderful chance for former accompaniers and Sponsoring Community members to meet, reunite and re-energize. We urge recently returned accompaniers, in particular, to attend the Gathering. See the G.A.P. Calendar for information about the dates and location of this year’s Gathering.
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