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Friday, March 18, 2011

Violent Development: Communities Defending Lands and Resources Face Ongoing Repression in Guatemala http://upsidedownworld.org/main/guatemala-archives-33/2959-violent-development-communities-defending-lands-and-resources-face-ongoing-repression-in-guatemala

On February 28, 2011, organized action by Indigenous community members was once again met with violence in Guatemala. The goal of the demonstration was to pressure the Guatemalan government to comply with precautionary measures issued by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in May 2010, and particularly the temporary suspension of the Marlin mine

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