2012 International Mission organized to verify Human Rights violations and criminalization of activists in Guatemala and El Salvador

In November 2012, an International mission was organized by Friends of the Earth El Salvador (CESTA) and friends of the Earth Guatemala (CEIBA) with participation of organizations such the Transnational Institute and Vía Campesina, to verify systemic human rights violations and criminalization of environmental activists and communities resisiting mining projects, including the El Dorado and Marlin mines.