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On-going jailing of judges, lawyers and prosecutors by U.S. and Canadian-backed ‘Pacto de Corruptos’ (Covenant of Corrupt) regime in Guatemala
For the Guatemalan ‘pacto de corruptos’ regime, the legal system is a tool of repression to be used not only against land and environmental defenders, but also against judges, prosecutors and lawyers who working honestly on war crimes and organized crime investigations and trials, all of which implicate the economic, military and political elites that comprise the ‘pacto de corruptos’.
“Sacrifice Zones for the Rich, Powerful and White Society”
Brandi Morin writes of Alberta oilsands toxic discharges into First Nations water supplies
Berta Soy Yo / I Am Berta Who assassinated Berta Caceres, and why?
Two showings in Chicago, April 21 & 23
Gouvernement américain et société quebecoise planifient prise de contrôle d’une mine de nickel au Guatemala
Le peuple maya Q’eqchi’ semble condamné à souffrir encore davantage de violations aux droits de la personne et d’expulsions, ainsi que des dommages environnementaux et de la corruption, causés par une autre compagnie minière transnationale qui exploite une mine illégitime sur des terres volées.
“Guatemala is Designed for Impunity”; Interview with exiled Judge Miguel Angel Galvez
The U.S. and Canada maintain full economic, military and political relations with Guatemala a “democratic allie”, condemning the majority population to endless exploitation and poverty, repression, corruption and impunity
U.S. Government & Canadian Mining Company Plot Nickel Mine Takeover in Guatemala
The Maya Q’eqchi’ people appear condemned to suffer ever more human rights violations and evictions, environmental harms and corruption caused by yet another global mining company operating an illegitimate mine on stolen lands
Hollow to the Core
Globe & Mail report about Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE)
Guatemalan covenant-of-the-corrupt crackdown on media
Below, an El Faro news article about legal persecution against journalists reporting on the situation of el Periodico publisher José Rubén Zamora, a political prisoner in jail since July 2022 on trumped up criminal charges (money laundering and obstruction of justice).
U.S. Pressuring Honduras to ‘Toe the Line’ and Rethink China Relations
The newly elected government of President Xiomara Castro continues to work to dig Honduras out of the deep hole of violence and poverty, corruption, organized crime and impunity left after 13 years of U.S., Canadian and western support for the drug-trafficking, military-backed regimes headed by Juan Orlando Hernandez.