In this month’s Underreported Struggles: Indigenous peoples in Mindanao call for autonomy, 65 Communities Declare Victory in Peru, Chavez Government steps in to Support the Yukpa, the Comanche fights the Army over a sacred site, the Kichwa and Shuar take a stand against the Oil Industry, and Thousands of Sudanese Refuse to Leave Their [...]
Earlier this month, the Mayan community of San Miguel Ixtahuacán issued a public statement denouncing the recent actions of Guatemala’s National Civil Police. Acting on behalf of the Canadian-mining company Montana Exploradora de Guatemala (Goldcorp), on June 13th the police shot tear gas at local children and used force against women peacefully demonstrating their opposition [...]