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Stigmatisation and Criminalisation of Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala | Criminalisation Series #4

7/12/2018 – On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, Protection International (PI) today launches the fourth publication of its Criminalisation Series, Stigmatisation and Criminalisation of Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala in the context of mega-hydroelectric projects. Although the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders remains a fundamental […]

Guatemalan indigenous communities file complaint for dams’ damages

Protection International supports the affected communities of the microregion Ixquisis, together with the Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA), the International Platform Against Impunity, Front Line Defenders and the Plurinational Ancestral Government of Q’anjob’al, Popti, Chuj and Akateko. The communities have filed a complaint to the Inter-American Development Bank for it to divest from Pojom […]

Guatemala Human Rights Group Wins 2018 Front Line Defenders Award for the Americas

For the first time in its 13-year history, the Front Line Defenders Award human rights defenders at risk was given to activists from five countries   #communitiesareHRDs Protection International celebrates that the Peaceful Resistance of the Microregion of Ixquisis has received the award, which is a recognition of the collective nature of the defense of […]

Guatemala Human Rights Group Wins 2018 Front Line Defenders Award for the Americas

For the first time in its 13-year history, the Front Line Defenders Award human rights defenders at risk was given to activists from five countries   #communitiesareHRDs Protection International celebrates that the Peaceful Resistance of the Microregion of Ixquisis has received the award, which is a recognition of the collective nature of the defense of […]

Protection International pays tribute to all women human rights defenders

To mark International Women’s Rights Day, Protection International pays tribute to all women around the world fighting to defend their rights and the rights of their communities to achieve a more just and more sustainable future for all. Struggling to defend their culture, their identity, their territory, their livelihoods, organised within grassroots organisations, social movements or trade […]

Guatemala – Attacks Against Guatemalan Human Rights Defenders Denounced

• Communities and organizations appealed to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, urging the State of Guatemala, private businesses, and investors to guarantee the human rights of people and communities affected by large hydroelectric projects. • They presented a report, outlining 10 different cases, which documents 273 incidents of threats, criminalization, and attacks against defenders, […]