Schools not Jails for Indigenous Communities in Guatemala
December 29, 2018 Quarterly Report: In recent days, two young indigenous children from Guatemala have died in US custody after seeking asylum. While there has been a very public debate in the US over how to respond at the border to the thousands of migrants seeking to enter the country, there has been very little discussion about improving conditions in Guatemala so that parents don’t have to take the desperate act of fleeing with their children to another country. In this quarterly report we focus on four areas we are working on to address this issue, and how you can become involved in each.
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December 28, 2018: New 5-minute video discusses efforts to keep schools open in indigenous communities
Pablo Sacrab Pop was arrested on December 28, 2010 and is completing his seventh difficult year of prison in Coban. His crime was being a community leader with the Committee of Peasant Unity and participating in nonviolent demonstrations supporting the land rights of indigenous q’eqchi’ communities. Sign the petition demanding freedom for Pablo Sacrab and justice for his community Saquimo Setana! Read more and view videos about Saquimo Setana.