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Ecological tipping points, collapse & mining; Mining resistance struggles, in the bigger picture
“Most studies have focused on one driver of [ecological collapse], such as climate change or deforestation. But when you combine this with other threats, such as water stress, degradation and river pollution from mining, the breakdown comes much quicker.”
Jose Ruben Zamora, Enemy Number One
Narco-kleptocracy government in Guatemala annihilates "internal enemies"
Completely corrupted “international dispute settlement” process
Mercenary law firms work with mining industry to extort (err, sue) foreign governments using international trade treaties and so-called “investor-state dispute settlement” mechanisms
Oqueli Dominguez, a Guapinol land and water defender, killed in Honduras
On June 15, 2023, yet another Guapinol human rights defender has been killed, deadly repression that is linked to the mining interests in Honduras of Nucor Corporation (largest U.S. steel producer).
‘Pacto de Corruptos’ regimen de Guatemala sentencia al periodista Jose Ruben Zamora a 6 anos de carcel
Rights Action agrega nuestra voz a la de defensores de derechos humanos quienes rechazan la sentencia de 6 anos de carcel por Jose Ruben Zamora, periodista / fundador de elPeriodico.
Guatemalan 'Covenant of the Corrupt’ regime sentences journalist-publisher Jose Ruben Zamora to 6 years in prison
Rights Action adds our voice to those voices rejecting the 6-year prison sentence for Jose Ruben Zamora, journalist / founder of elPeriodico.
40 Years in Prison for Guatemalan Publisher-Journalist José Rubén Zamora?
Like thousands of Guatemalans before him, over the past few years, Jose Ruben Zamora has been criminalized and jailed by the U.S., Canadian and western-backed “covenant of the corrupt”, ‘open-for-global-business’ regime in power, a “democratic allie”.
Courageous, Maya Achi-led struggle: Justice for Rancho Bejuco massacre
41 years later, Maya Achi people are trying to use the corrupted Guatemalan legal system to seek justice for 1982 Rancho Bejuco massace committed by the U.S.-and western-backed military regime, as Guatemala is ruled repressively today by U.S. and western-backed ‘Covenant of the Corrupt’ regime.
Portrait of a Courageous Indigenous Land and Rights Defender in Guatemala
Trying to use the corrupted electoral system to resist the illegal, violent incursions of global mining companies onto Q’eqchi’ territories.