Beginning of the genocide trial on the 5th of January
Dear Sir / Madam
Decision to cancel temporal residence permits of two volunteers of PBI Guatemala reversed
We are happy to be able to share some good news we have received today: The cancellation of the temporary residence permits of two volunteers of the Peace Brigades International (PBI) Guatemala Project has been reversed.1
Ten years of the European Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders
On 20 February, PBI participated in the Seminar for European Union Delegations' Focal Points on Human Rights, which took place in Brussels and was organized by the European External Action Service (EEAS). The purpose of our participation was to share best practices and to illustrate the challenges we have observed over the 10 years since the implementation of the European Union Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders began.
ALERT: DETERIORATION IN HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN MONTE OLIVO. Urgent need to solve murders of two children and other attacks reported by the communities, as well as stop the ongoing violence.
The objective of this Alert is to bring attention to and share our concerns regarding the current situation of threats and violence in Monte Olivo, Cobán (Alta Verapaz). This situation has developed within the context of the construction of a hydroelectric plant on the Icbolay river (a tributary to the Chixoy river) near the junction of the rivers Dolores and Canguinic.
ALERT: Attacks increased against human rights defenders in Guatemala
Guatemala, May 2013
The purpose of this “Alert” is to draw attention to, and share our concerns regarding the intensification and severity of attacks against human rights defenders in Guatemala, the defamation and disparaging of social movements, and the trend in bringing criminal charges against those who form part of, or support them, be they individuals, organizations, or campesino and indigenous communities.