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Land, environmental activist killings surge in Guatemala
Al Jazeera
Global Witness finds Guatemala experienced sharpest increase in number of land, environmental defenders murders in 2018.
It’s time to end the abusive practice of child marriage
Vancouver Sun
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AJWS Decries State of Siege Across Guatemala
Human rights group calls on Morales government to end 30-day state of siege affecting indigenous communities American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading global Jewish human rights organization, strongly denounces Guatemala’s decision to impose a 30-day state of siege across 22 municipalities in five provinces in response to the killings of three Guatemalan military officers. …Read More
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The #Rohingya people & other ethnic minorities have long been the target of violence by the Burmese military. AJWS… https://t.co/InqHuyaz3s
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