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April 2011

Stop Press! Guatemala:

Eviction of Mayan Communities by Government Forces LAMMP is currently receiving chilling reports from Guatemala about the violent evictions carried out by government security forces and private militia against Mayan Q’qchi peasant communities in the area of Valle del Polochic.One of the trouble spots is centred around the Chabil utzaj …

Stop Press! Ecuador:

Worrying Situation for Women in Molleturo – A report by the Women Defenders of Pachamama On 16/03/2011 members of the group “Women Defenders of Pachamama” and other communities staged a peaceful protest to reject a summons by the President of the Molleturo Parish Committee. The purpose of the meeting was …