News Update
The struggle against impunity, and for truth, memory and justice for the genocide in Guatemala continues, both in Guatemala and in the USA. The US government is partially responsible for Guatemala's genocide and State terrorism against its own population in the late 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s.
A Guatemalan judge has ordered a former military dictator, Efraín Ríos Montt, to appear in court on Thursday, the first step in a process that could lead to his being tried on genocide charges and to a reopening of the darkest chapter in Guatemala's brutal 36-year civil war.
Even as Honduras is now known as the 'murder capital' of the world, even as Honduras is known as one of the 'journalist-killing capitals' of the world, and even as it has become a 'LGBT repression and killing capital' as well, the Congress in Honduras (the same Congress that rubber-stamped the illegal and violent 2009 military coup) is aiming to pass a new Mining Law. The global (mainly Canadian) mining industry is waiting to rush in.
Establishment of a Truth Commission in Brazil to investigate disappearances, killing and other repression during the "cold war" repression of the 1960s, 70s, 80s ... after a US-backed military coup!
Here, in the shadow of the nickel mining operation of CGN (Guatemala Nickel Company), until recently owned and operated by HudBay Minerals, we spoke of how sales were going at German's new (tiny) store that was inaugurated December 22, 2011, about his long-term health needs, and of the three civil cases brought in Canadian courts against HudBay Minerals.
Action Alerts
Rights Action forwards information from the IJDH (Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti), encouraging everyone to: TAKE ACTION TO URGE THE UNITED NATIONS TO STAND UP FOR HAITIAN CHOLERA VICTIMS' RIGHTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY!
Video
A powerful 44 minute film about the Tar Sands, the so-called "Northern Gateway" pipeline planned west through Alberta and British Colombia ...
Action Reports
Miami Herald article "HONDURAS IS TEST OF NEW U.S. POLICY ON GAY RIGHTS"
Last fall, we reported on Honduras being the 'Murder capital' of the world, statistically; of being the 'Journalist-killing capital' of the world, proportionate to population; and now it is reported to have one of the highest levels of repression against and killing of LGBT people. These extreme levels of State repression and generalized violence have increased drastically since the June 2009 military coup.
