ALERTA: asesinato de Denilson Alberto Vázquez Chacón e intento de asesinato de Lester Moisés Armando Vázquez Chacón, hijos de un defensor y autoridad indígena de la Multisectorial Chinautla
En el contexto de las sesiones tematicas del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU, PBI expresa sus preocupación por Guatemala, Honduras y Colombia, países donde trabajamos.
Encuentra aquí el pronunciamiento de PBI sobre la situación del derecho a alimentación
Guatemala, un país conocido por su abundante naturaleza y por sus raíces mayas, xinkas y garífunas, sigue albergando uno de los tesoros más preciados para la humanidad: las voces de los Pueblos Originarios que nos recuerdan que somos parte del tejido de la vida1. Sin embargo, esas raíces ancestrales y comunitarias se han visto fuertemente golpeadas por dinámicas depredadoras y violentas desde los tiempos de la colonización hasta el día de hoy, despreciando la vida y poniendo en el centro intereses económicos de diversos grupos de poder.
On 22nd April this year we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and the theme is climate action. In order to celebrate this day, PBI draws attention to the plight of environmental defenders who put their lives at risk to protect their territories from economic projects that destroy ecosystems and instigate irreversible damage.
Hoy, 22 de abril de 2020 se cumple el 50 aniversario del “día de la tierra”
Eduardo Bin Poou, a Q'eqchi human rights defender and vice president of the Fishermen's Association of El Estor, Izabal, was acquitted on Friday, May 3, 2019.
Eduardo was arrested on June 29, 2018 in El Estor, Izabal and charged on July 9 with the crime of trespassing on protected areas. Since then he has been deprived of his liberty in the prison of Puerto Barrios. His legal defense was led by two lawyers from the Human Rights Law Firm (BDH), Francisco Vivar and Santiago Choc, and PBI accompanied the case.
Eduardo Bin Poou, defensor q’eqchi’ y vicepresidente de la gremial de pescadores de El Estor, Izabal, fue absuelto el viernes 3 de mayo de 2019.
On Friday April 26, the Higher Risk Court A acquitted, Abelino Chub Caal, Q'eqchi human rights defender, on all charges following two years and two months which Abelino spent in preventive detention. The court concluded that there was no evidence pertaining to any of the accusations made against him by the Public Prosecutor's Office. These same accusations were backed by the Inversiones Cobra S.A. company, who acted as co-complainants in the case.