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Did You Know?
> 2011 was the most violent year for human rights defenders in Guatemala since the end of the civil war. NISGUA's teams of on-the-ground international human rights monitors work to deter violence in communities, courtrooms and at public events. > Former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who ruled during the bloodiest period of the war, is awaiting trial for genocide and crimes against humanity. > The Xalalá hydro-electric dam was rejected by 89% of participants in a local referendum because it could displace thousands of indigenous people and damage farmlands and forests. > Almost 400 mining concessions have been granted to transnational gold, silver, nickel, and zinc companies in Guatemala, posing severe threats to rural communities' social and environmental well-being. | ||||||||||||||
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Plan Puebla-Panama (PPP) / Meso America Project
Introduced by President Vicente Fox of Mexico in 2001 and later joined by all Central American Presidents, the PPP is a $10 billion, 10 to 25 year regional integration project to create and interconnect transportation routes, industrial corridors and a variety of infrastructure projects throughout Mesoamerica (Southern Mexico and Central America), and firmly root the global "free trade" agenda in the region. The primary objective of the PPP is to consolidate what is a highly contested neoliberal "vision of development." One of the key PPP projects in Guatemala is the Xalala Dam.
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Introduction
In today's age of globalization, corporate interests continue to violate the rights of the Guatemalan people, and continue to use foreign governments and international institutions, along with local elite, to maintain their access to Guatemala's resources.
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News
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News Archives
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Advocacy and Accompaniment Successes
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