61. Sida - What Does Sida Do In Guatemala? ensuring the rights and participation of women and indigenous peoples el machismo are widespread in guatemala and these mean that indigenous peoples and http://www.sida.se/Sida/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=381&a=17406

62. International Finance Corporation - Projects Country, guatemala. Sector, Oil, Gas And Mining. Company name, Montana indigenous peoples Development Plan, Marlin Mining Project, February 20, 2004. http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/spiwebsite1.nsf/0/60b8beb20d6bdc7285256e610054690a?Ope

63. Concluding Observations/Comments - Guatemala The Committee considered the seventh periodic report of guatemala has beenthe Agreement on Identity and Rights of indigenous peoples and the Agreement http://wwwserver.law.wits.ac.za/humanrts/country/guatemala1997.html

Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Guatemala, 23/04/97. COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Fiftieth session CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 9 OF THE CONVENTION Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Guatemala 1. The Committee considered the seventh periodic report of Guatemala (CERD/C/292/Add.1) at its 1190th and 1191st meetings (CERD/C/SR.1190 and 1191), held on 5 and 6 March 1997. At its 1210th meeting, held on 19 March 1997, it adopted the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the opportunity to engage in a frank and fruitful dialogue with the Government of Guatemala. The Committee expresses its appreciation of the continuous dialogue with Guatemala during this time of important changes and developments in the State party. 3. The Committee expresses its appreciation for the important information provided in the report and by the delegation in the oral presentation. This information, including recent developments in the State party, enabled the Committee to obtain a better and more up-to-date picture of the situation. Nevertheless, the Committee regrets that the report did not contain sufficient information on the actual practice in the State party with respect to the implementation of the Convention and did not take sufficient account of the concluding observations of the Committee with respect to the previous report (A/50/18, paras. 298-319).

64. CESCR Concluding Observations: GUATEMALA The Committee welcomes the ratification by guatemala of the persistingdiscrimination against indigenous peoples, with regard to access to, inter alia, http://sim.law.uu.nl/SIM/CaseLaw/uncom.nsf/0/a0abfbf7fda4d83341256df000391fbe?Op

65. Indigenous Peoples And Poverty : The Cases Of Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras And N In Books you can find bibliographic details of the collection (books, articlesand reports) of SIM s documentation centre. In Serials you can find http://sim.law.uu.nl/SIM/Library/books.nsf/0/8c598a6fd3fb763e41256dcf0048d164?Op

66. Eco-Index: Preparation Of The Regional Map "Indigenous Peoples And Natural Ecosy Preparation of the map on indigenous peoples and Natural Ecosystems in Central Preparation of national indigenous maps for El Salvador, guatemala and http://www.eco-index.org/search/results.cfm?ProjectID=442

67. Guatemala Religion, Guatemala More than half of Guatemalans are descendants of indigenous Mayan peoples.Westernized Mayans and mestizos (mixed European and indigenous ancestry) are http://creekin.net/k11217-n76-guatemala-religion-guatemala.html

Creekin.net World Travel Information Source Countries About Us Contact Guatemala Religion Guatemala Principal Locations Antigua Guatemala Caribbean Sea Chichicastenango Chimaltenango ... Zaculeu Resources Guatemala Flag Radio De Guatemala Telefonica Guatemala Guatemala Survivor ... Historia De Guatemala Guatemala Religion Guatemala Food Guatemala Photo Guatemala Fact Guatemala Government ... Periodicos De Guatemala Guatemala Religion Guatemala (08/04) More than half of Guatemalans are descendants of indigenous Mayan peoples. Westernized Mayans and mestizos (mixed European and indigenous ancestry) are known as Ladinos. Most of Guatemala's population is rural, though urbanization is accelerating. The predominant religion is Roman Catholicism, into which many indigenous Guatemalans have incorporated traditional forms of worship. Protestantism and traditional Mayan religions are practiced by an estimated 40% and 1% of the population, respectively. Though the official language is Spanish, it is not universally understood among the indigenous population. However, peace accords signed in December 1996 provide for the translation of some official documents and voting materials into several indigenous languages. ... [ Read More Guatemala Read More The International Religious Freedom Report states that in Guatemala "The Constitution provides for freedom of Religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice." This is the first line in the report and the most salient line describing conditions in Guatemala. Areas for improvement are discussed but they are secondary to the overall conclusion that there is religious freedom in Guatemala. ... [

68. Guatemala - Reports To Treaty Bodies of marginalized and vulnerable groups, including indigenous peoples; guatemala. Treaties Ratifications and Reservations; Reports to Treaty Bodies http://www.hri.ca/fortherecord2003/vol4/guatemalatb.htm

Guatemala Reports to Treaty Bodies Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Guatemala's second periodic report ( E/1990/6/Add.34 , July 2002) was considered by the Committee at its November 2003 session. The report prepared by the government contains information on the following topics, inter alia : the right to self-determination; measures to ensure the full realization of the rights recognized in the Covenant; measures related to the status of women - e.g. the National Women's Office (ONAM), the Office for the Defence of Women's Rights, the programme for the advancement of rural women, the Standing Commission on Rights of Indigenous Women; the right to work; the right to just and favourable conditions of work; the right to form trade unions; the right to social security; the protection of the family; the right to an adequate standard of living, including adequate food, clothing and housing; the general standard of physical and mental health of the population; the right to education; the principle of compulsory education free of charge; the right to take part in cultural life. In January 2003, the Committee prepared a list of issues (E/C.12/Q/GTM/1) to be taken up by the government during consideration of the report. These issues related to the following points

69. Heart Of Sky This would have pushed civil and indigenous rights in guatemala back many The Accord on Identity and the Rights of indigenous peoples is separated into http://www.uwec.edu/greider/hos/SocPol cat3/jhgovern.htm

Maya Spirituality Contemporary Social and Political Issues Resources Contemporary Social and Political Issues Government Action In Guatemala Guatemala's history, stretching back to the Spanish colonization in the 1600's, is one fraught with violence and civil disrepute. Unfortunately there has never been a lasting peace here, and until the signing of the Guatemalan Peace Accords in 1996 it was doubtful if there would ever be. As recently as 1954 another bloody chapter of history began for Guatemalans when the United States sponsored a military coup to over-throw then President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman, and replaced him with Col. Carlos Castillo Armas. This intervention was rationalized by a growing alarm in the United States government over social reform and land programs, which President Guzman favored. The United States justified the coup by counting these reforms as a reflection of growing communist influence in Guatemala. An influence that the United States spent a half a century trying to destroy throughout the world. The newly established military government in Guatemala turned its focus inward in an effort to root out dissident communist groups and rebel bases in response to a reported increase in guerrilla activity in the mountain and lowland regions. This activity created even more pressure on the already threatened indigenous Mayan population of Guatemala.

70. CIEPAC: Chiapas Al Día, No. 185 The first is a global position of the indigenous peoples and the second is of indigenous and tribal coffee producers in the high summits of guatemala, http://www.ciepac.org/bulletins/ingles/ing389.htm

CIEPAC January 13, 2004 Declarations of the Indigenous Peoples THE INTERNATIONAL CANCUN DECLARATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES th th We, the international representatives of Indigenous Peoples, reunited here during the Fifth Ministerial Conference in Cancun, Mexico, from the 10 th to the 14 th of September, 2003, want to give our thanks to the Indigenous Peoples of Mexico, in particular the Indigenous Mayan People of Quintana Roo, for welcoming us.  We share the concerns of our Mexican indigenous brothers and sisters, as expressed in the Cancun Declaration of the National Indigenous Congress (CNI).  We add our voices to this International Declaration to those of the CNI, and to their conclusions and recommendations. We want to give special recognition and honour to our Korean brother, Mr. Lee-Kyung-Hae for his sacrifice carried out here in Cancun.  His act of self-immolation was an expression of cultural dignity which deeply reflects the daily reality of campesinos, peasants and the Indigenous peoples throughout the world, and the results of globalization and the free market.  We have come to Cancun to direct ourselves to the critical themes and the negative impacts of the WTO on our families, communities and nations. The growing impoverishment of indigenous and tribal coffee producers in the high summits of Guatemala, Mexico, Colombia, Vietnam, etc. due to the fall in the commodity prices for this product.

71. University Of Minnesota Human Rights Library periodic report of guatemala on the implementation of the International Covenant on discrimination against indigenous peoples, with regard to access to, http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/esc/guatemala2003.html

Conclusions and recommendations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights , Guatemala, U.N. Doc. E/C.12/1/Add.93 (2003). Concluding Observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights : Guatemala. 12/12/2003. E/C.12/1/Add.93. (Concluding Observations/Comments) Convention Abbreviation: CESCR COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Thirty-first session 10-28 November 2003 CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLES 16 AND 17 OF THE COVENANT Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Guatemala 1. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights considered the second periodic report of Guatemala on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/1990/6/Add.34 and E/1990/6/Add.34/Rev.1) at its 37th and 38th meetings, held on 14 November 2003 (see E/C.12/2003/SR.37 and 38), and adopted, at its 56th meeting, held on 28 November 2003 (see E/C.12/2003/SR.56), the following concluding observations. A. Introduction

72. Belize - Guatemala Relations In Belize, the indigenous people, the Maya, along with the people who came fromother facts about the treatment of the indigenous peoples in guatemala, http://www.belize-guatemala.gov.bz/library/closing_statement.html

73. Intervju It is very important to understand that we indigenous peoples don t need In the end, the people of guatemala are paying a very high price for all of http://www.dadalos.org/srbija/Vorbilder/Rigoberta/interview.htm

Uzori Intervju sa Rigobertom Menchú (izvod iz trenskripta video-intervjua koji je za Global Vision vodio Michael O'Callaghan) Pregled: What is your message to humankind? What should be done to protect indigenous peoples? What do you feel about human rights? What is going on in Guatemala now? What is your message to humankind? We are living in a troubled world, in a time of great uncertainty. It's a time to reflect about many things, especially about humankind as a whole, and the balance between collective values and individual values. The world right now is preoccupied with business, buying and selling and making money. But solutions can be found in our community, among the indigenous peoples who are the victims of terrible repression and violations of the law in many parts of the world. You can find experience, self-educated people, and a whole side of science which is not well known. There is a big change going on in the way people see the world: change in the concept of development, in the way people live together. But for this change to bear fruit, we need education on a global scale. Humankind will not recover from its mistakes without global education. The United Nations, human rights organisations, indigenous peoples, and all the countries of the world should concentrate their efforts on education. Solutions will come when the world becomes educated about global values, the common values of its inhabitants and communities.

74. UnMundo América Latina / Actualidad / Noticias:News In English - Indigenous Peo The representatives of the indigenous peoples of the Americas gathered during the guatemala Asamblea Anacional Ind?na Plural por la Autonomia. ANIPA. http://amlat.oneworld.net/article/view/53412/1/1730

UnMundo América Latina Actualidad Noticias:News in English Buscar OneWorld.net OneWorld África UnMundo América Latina OneWorld Austria OneWorld Canadá OneWorld España OneWorld Estados Unidos OneWorld Finlandia OneWorld Holanda Unimondo Italia OneWorld Reino Unido OneWorld Sureste de Asia OneWorld Sureste de Europa AIDSChannel Digital Opportunity Kids Channel LearningChannel OneWorld Radio OneWorld TV ACTUALIDAD A PROFUNDIDAD CONTRAPARTES ACCIONES ... EDICIONES 22 Setiembre 2005 Latin America in other languages Español Français Português English Sections News in English Free Trade Country Guides Bolivia Brazil Colombia Guatemala ... Venezuela Topic Guides Aid Capacity Building Child Labour Environmental Activism ... Ayuda Indigenous Peoples Declaration Against United States Invasion of Iraq Agencia Latinoamericana de Información To join our voices to the millions of peoples around the world, including the voices of the peoples in United States, the voice of our sister Rigoberta Menchù Tum, 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner and other indigenous organizations to condemn the genocidal American invasion against the Iraqi people. This genocide is a crime against humanity and violates international law as well as human and legal rights. This is a criminal invasion and it is killing innocent children, women and the elderly.

75. Opposition To Columbus Day RE indigenous People s Opposition to Celebration and Glorification of At this time, murderous acts against the people of guatemala are fresh in mind. http://www.aimovement.org/moipr/columbus-oct00.html

PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WORLDWIDE October 6, 2000 Ministry for Information, American Indian Movement Grand Governing Council Press Contact: WaBun-Inini, Ind-diz-Nikaz Anishinabe Ojibwe Nation aka, Vernon Bellecourt, National Representative Phone: 612-721-3914 Fax: 612-721-7826 aimggc@worldnet.att.net www.aimovment.org RE: Indigenous People's Opposition to Celebration and Glorification of Colonial Pirate Christopher Columbus As we enter the new Millennium on October 9 or 12, 2000, the settler governments and peoples of North, Central and South America, who occupy the lands of various Indigenous nations of peoples, will again celebrate with holiday parades and festivals the invasion of our sacred lands by the colonial pirate Christopher Columbus. Columbus was the beginning of the American holocaust, ethnic cleansing characterized by murder, torture, raping, pillaging, robbery, slavery, kidnapping, and forced removals of Indian people from their homelands. To our Italian American friends, we say that to celebrate the legacy of this murderer is an affront to all Indian peoples, and others who truly understand this history. It would be the same as if German people would celebrate and glorify Adolf Hitler and the rise of fascism, and the Nazi holocaust by holding parades through the Jewish communities of America and throughout the world. We unequivocally support the right of Indian peoples of all the Americas along with friends and supporters to peacefully hold demonstrations and vigils, and exercise firm and resolute civil disobedience against any groups, religious, other organizations, and governments who continue to insist on celebrating and glorifying the murderous Columbus with parades, festivals, and celebrations.

76. DPI Press Kit In guatemala, 87 per cent of indigenous people are below the poverty line and In guatemala, most indigenous people do not have access to safe drinking http://www.un.org/rights/50/people

Indigenous people: Challenges facing the international community Growing public interest in indigenous people and a long process of international negotiations involving indigenous organizations prompted the international community to proclaim 1993 as the International Year of the World's Indigenous People, and then the period 1995-2004 as the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People, to focus on issues of concern to indigenous people. In addition, 9 August has since 1995 been celebrated as the International Day of the World's Indigenous People. Each of these steps has been important in the struggle for the recognition of the rights of indigenous people. These steps are all the more meaningful with the forthcoming anniversary of a landmark human rights document adopted by the United Nations 50 years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Declaration recognizes the inherent dignity of every human being and sets forth in detail the rights to be enjoyed by all "without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status". Within the framework of the World Public Information Campaign, launched by the United Nations in 1988, the Universal Declaration has been translated into more than 40 indigenous languages and widely disseminated among indigenous communities. The United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education (1995-2004) also focuses attention on the importance of human rights education for all, including indigenous people, in view of the problems encountered by indigenous communities.

77. Oxfam Australia :: Our Work In Guatemala guatemala indigenous voices loud and clear guatemala s indigenous people havelong been economically and politically disadvantaged in a country dominated http://www.oxfam.org.au/world/latam/guatemala/

Programs Donate Now Events Media About Us Campaigns Get Active Resources Shop Search Your location :: home our programs guatemala Email to a friend Print Friendly Guatemala Our Work in Guatemala Country Statistics Population: 13.9 million Ethnic groups: Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish or assimilated Amerindian - in local Spanish called Ladino), approximately 55%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian, approximately 43%, whites and others 2%. Life expectancy: Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs Adult literacy: total population: 70.6% (male: 78%; female: 63.3%) Education: Sources: CIA World Fact book, US Department of State Past Programs :: Guatemala Map of Guatemala Oxfam Australia ran development programs in Guatemala for 13 years, from 1992-2005. Find out more about the withdrawal of Oxfam Australia's development programs in Guatemala. Our development work in Guatemala was in partnership with six local organisations, supporting indigenous peoples' rights to practice traditional forms of authority, customary law and religion, to be educated in their mother tongue, enshrine indigenous rights in national and international legislation, and promote the respect for cultural diversity. Highlights of our work in Guatemala include: Development of a Maya school curriculum which is now being used in six schools with more than 1,500 students, and has strengthened efforts to have Maya culture and language included in the public school curriculum.

78. Oxfam Australia :: Oxfam News guatemala’s indigenous people have long been economically and politicallydisadvantaged in a country dominated by a small number of powerful and rich people http://www.oxfam.org.au/oxfamnews/september_2003/guatemala.html

Programs Donate Now Events Media About Us Campaigns Get Active Resources Shop Search Your location :: home oxfam news magazine Email to a friend Print Friendly Oxfam Horizons September 2003 Editorial Executive Director ... India Guatemala Agra Bazaar Our Community 74% of indigenous people in Guatemala live in poverty, while 41% of non-indigenous people are in poverty. (Source: Human Rights Watch) Only 25% of indigenous people in the national education system receive education in their own native language. (Source: MINUGUA) (Source: Trends in Latin American Networking) (Source: US Department of State) Guatemala: Indigenous voices loud and clear Central America Program Officer Jo Sanson reports on a project which is helping to strengthen indigenous organisations in Guatemala. Field Officer Virginia Ajxup leads a workshop on indigenous ways of working. Photo: Jo Sanson/OxfamAUS Indigenous ways of working Find out more about Guatemala Programs Campaigns Donate ... Contact Us

79. Environmental Justice Case Study Indigenous People S Land Rights In 1993, indigenous people and other landless/poor people in guatemala formed this For indigenous people to gain civil and land rights in guatemala, http://www.umich.edu/~snre492/peten.html

80. Norway Contribute In Several Projects To Support The Indigenous People In Guatem Norway contribute in several projects to support the indigenous people in guatemala To promote the right of indigenous people to own land communally, http://www.noruega.org.gt/cooperacion/contrapartesyconvenios/Varios/Indigenous p

Embajada C³nsules honorarios Press Idioma Seleccione su pa­s Inicio Noruega 1905-2005 Negocios ... Visado y otros permisos Cooperaci³n al Desarrollo Norway contribute in several projects to support the indigenous people in Guatemala PROJECTS DESCRIPTIONS: 1) CHORTI: Communal Organization and Women The Asociaci³n de Artesanos Ajpatnar Chorti are located in Jocot¡n, Chiquimula. It made up of Chort­ Mayan men and women. Jocot¡n is one of the poorest municipalities in Guatemala and they have suffered an extended period of droughts and chronic food shortages. Ajpatnar Chorti formed the Fideicomiso Chort­ (Chort­ Trust Fund) in order to channel economic resources for their member communities. They have been successful in bringing about some economic relief for local families. The proposed project wants to provide a social aspect to their economic activities and focus their activities toward women. This activities aim to provide greater participation and organization for women, educational program for participating communities, health services and formal education. Proposed General Objective: To Promote a communal organized, productive and commercial model which can allow for better the quality of life and the role of Chorti women in Jocot¡n, Chiquimula with a focus on gender equality, environmental concerns and food security.

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