Indigenous community takes Guatemalan land rights fight to international court

Mongabay
Feb 9, 2022, 5:41 pm305 pts
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala – An Indigenous community engaged in a decades-long struggle for land rights in Guatemala is bringing its battle to an international court this week in a case that could have far-reaching implications for Indigenous rights and mining activity. The Maya Q’eqchi’ community of Agua…

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