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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.

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Tour Actions

Each NISGUA speaking tour tends to be accompanied by a ‘tour action’ - a way that people coming to events can immediately respond and show their support for the struggle that the speaker represents. These actions are usually in the form of petitions or letters addressed to key Guatemalan, U.S. or international decision-makers. A successful tour can generate hundreds of such letters, which helps to amplify the positions that the speaker is spreading throughout the tour.

Here are some of the actions issued in previous years.

2005 - 500 Years of Resistance

End the Femicides – Justice for Women in Guatemala! (Claudia Acevedo, Violence against Women and Sexual Orientation)

It’s time for a new U.S. migration policy! (Carlos Lopez, Migration Causes and Effects)
House of Representatives version
Senate version

Remember the CAFTA vote:
Thank You for Opposing CAFTA
Shame on You for Supporting CAFTA (Miriam Jocop, Opposing CAFTA and pursuing alternatives to neoliberalism)
See How your Representative voted on DR-CAFTA
See How your Senator voted on DR-CAFTA

President Wolfowitz, fulfill the CAO recommendations or recall the World Bank loan to Glamis Gold! (Rolando López, Indigenous Rights and Mining)

2004

Don’t Renew International Nickel Company’s (INCO) Mining Concession in Guatemala! (Arnoldo Yat, Indigenous Rights and Mining)

Join the Stop CAFTA Coalition to Say NO to CAFTA! (Carlos Humberto Muralles, CAFTA and Agriculture)

Tell Your Congressperson No to CAFTA! (Carlos Humberto Muralles, CAFTA and Agriculture)

Prioritize War Victims over Former Paramilitaries (Rudy Monterroso, Militarization and Impunity)

Stop Land Evictions in Guatemala! (Luisa Xinico Yos, Land Rights)

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