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Unjustly imprisoned Maya Q’eqchi’ rights and river defender Bernardo Caal Xol freed in Guatemala

March 25, 2022 Bernardo Caal Xol was released from the penitentiary centre in Cobán on March 24, 2022 after more...

Action for rivers and water: “I will not give up this struggle! My people will not give up!”

These are the words of Bernardo Caal Xol, a teacher who has been jailed unjustly since January 2018 in retaliation...

Guatemala: Discriminatory law foments hate and puts lives, rights and families at risk

March 9, 2022 The “Life and Family Protection Law” (Law 5272) represents a grave threat to lives, human rights and...

Court rules Ottawa can maintain secrecy on aid to Goldcorp in human rights dispute

Ottawa, ON, March 2, 2022 – The Federal Court has ruled that the Canadian government is not legally required to...

Op-ed: Sounding the alarm: Canada must address a growing crisis in Guatemala

As our new Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly assesses priorities for Canada’s foreign policy, it’s crucially important that Guatemala be...

A Mayan activist was imprisoned after defending a sacred river. He must be released.

By Duncan Tucker Locked up in filthy, overcrowded conditions in a prison system notorious for deadly riots and beheadings, Bernardo Caal...

Guatemala: Amnesty International delivers 27957 signatures demanding release of Bernardo Caal

One year after naming Bernardo Caal Xol a prisoner of conscience, Amnesty International has delivered a petition with 27957 signatures from around the world, including more than 12,000 from Canada,...

Guatemala: International organizations demand end to criminalization of justice officials and human rights defenders

The undersigned organizations express our concern over the increase in criminalization in Guatemala as a strategy to frighten and intimidate...

Ottawa must disclose how it aided Goldcorp in human rights dispute, Federal Court hears

OTTAWA, ON / March 2, 2021 – Today the Federal Court of Canada hears a case alleging that the Canadian...

March Days of Action in Solidarity with Threatened Water Defenders

Mark your calendars for action in March on behalf of unjustly imprisoned indigenous river defender Bernardo Caal Xol and other...

Guatemala: Amnesty International demands investigation into excessive use of force in protests

Having analyzed the images of the 21 November protests, which demonstrate that the National Civil Police (PNC) used excessive force...

Guatemala: Amnesty International declares Bernardo Caal Xol a prisoner of conscience

Bernardo Caal Xol, a Q’eqchi’ Maya Indigenous leader and Guatemalan human rights defender, is a prisoner of conscience who has...

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