|
|
 | |
Take Action!
99% of the crimes committed during Guatemala's war have not been brought to justice. Sign our petition calling for justice for genocide today! | |
| |
|
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 is rejected by 89% of the local population because it would 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. | |
|
printer-friendly Land Rights and Agrarian Reform
............................................................................................
Join Land & Agrarian Campaign
STOP LAND EVICTIONS!!!
June 2004
To the Honorable President Berger,
Due to the ongoing repression against land activists and the continued land evictions
which now number at least 23 and have left at least 1,500 families homeless, I
want to express my deep concern about the land eviction policy that your government
is carrying out. In both February and March of 2004, your government promised
to halt land evictions and look at ways to resolve land conflicts. Land evictions
have not stopped, and, in fact, appear to have increased in frequency.
The extent of violence, fear, and intimidation used while carrying out these land
evictions is of particular concern. Indigenous and peasant groups characterize
this policy as a manifestation of the government’s “scorched earth”
policy of the 1980’s. The burning of homes and clothing, and the destruction
or confiscation of livestock and agricultural tools are serious and fundamental
human rights violations.
I ask that you put a halt to land evictions throughout the country and take concrete
steps to address agrarian and land conflicts immediately.
Sincerely,
Name __________________________________
Address __________________________________
City, State __________________________________
Cc. Attorney General, Juan Luis Florido; Human Rights Ombudsman, Sergio Morales
Presidente de la República de Guatemala
Licenciado Óscar Berger Perdomo
Casa Presidencial, 6 a. Avenida, 4-18 zona 1. Ciudad de Guatemala, GUATEMALA
Telegramas: Óscar Berger, Presidente de la República, Ciudad de
Guatemala, Guatemala
Fax: +502 238 3579/239 0090/334 1615
Salutación: Excelentísimo Sr. Presidente
Fiscal General (Attorney General)
Sr. Juan Luís Florido
Fiscalía General del Ministerio Público
8a. Avenida 10-67, Zona 1,
Ciudad de Guatemala, GUATEMALA
Telegramas: Juan Luís Florido, Fiscal General de la República, Ciudad
de Guatemala, Guatemala
Fax: + 502 221 2718/232 4651
Salutación: Estimado Fiscal General
Please send copies to:
Procuraduría de Derechos Humanos
Dr. Sergio Fernando Morales Alvarado
Procuraduría de los Derechos Humanos
12 Avenida 12-72, Zona 1,
Ciudad de Guatemala, GUATEMALA
Fax: + 502 238 1734
Email: despacho.pdhg@correooficial.com
o: opdhg@intelnet.net.gt
Fax. 2326563
Site Map | Tell-A-Friend | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
© 2009 Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala