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2015 Letter Condemning Armed Attack against Mining Opponents in Mataquescuintla

In October 2015, a group of international organizations sent a joint letter to the Human Rights Ombudsperson Office of Guatemala and other state officials expressing alarm at an armed attack against six mining opponents in Mataquescuintla, Jalapa.
Political Action Category / Categoría de Acción Política:
Lobbying
Reference / Referencia:
Mining Watch Canada, “Impunity Reigns, History Repeats: Anti-Mining Activist Survives Second Armed Attack”, dated 22 October 2015, online: https://miningwatch.ca/news/2015/10/22/impunity-reigns-history-repeats-anti-mining-activist-survives-second-armed-attack
Accessed on date / Fecha de consulta:
11 August 2020