National police force, paramilitaries and local big business join forces

Submitted by Kevin D on Sat, 03/19/2011 - 20:16

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News from our friends in Banana Link highlights an event where the national police force, paramilitaries and local big business joined forces to brutally and criminally evict local farmers and their families in Alta Verapaz.

We have mentioned before, here and here, where the State of Siege in Alta Verapaz may have had other issues at hand rather than the stated one of fighting narco-traffickers.

You can find out more here and details of how you can take action.

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Gillian H

Tue, 03/22/2011 - 23:44

Amnesty International have now issued an urgent action in this case, which you can read at this URL. There is also a lot of information on the CUC website, though only in Spanish - see http://www.cuc.org.gt

Kevin D

Sat, 03/26/2011 - 12:59

The Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) has also denounced this and subsequent actions.

CEJIL is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that protects and promotes human rights in the Americas through the strategic use of the tools offered by international human rights law.

You can see more here (in Spanish)