Guatemala: Urgent Action - Tell The Guatemalan Government To Protect Maya Communities In The ...

Guatemala: Urgent Action - Tell The Guatemalan Government To Protect Maya Communities In The Polochic Valley   Maya Q'eqchi' families in Guatemala’s Polochic Valley face the imminent threat of starvation, sickness, violence and displacement from the land on which they live and work.   On June 20th the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued a series of precautionary measures (medidas cautelares) requesting that the Guatemalan government take steps to assure the health, safety...

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