Solicitud de apoyo a los pueblos indígenas en peligro de daño grave e inminente por el proyecto hidroeléctrico Santa Rita en Guatemala

A coalition of organizations requests UN intervention regarding the Santa Rita hydroelectric project in Guatemala, alleging severe human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings and state-sponsored violence, and criticizing the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) for registering the project despite a lack of genuine indigenous consultation.

• The Santa Rita hydroelectric project was registered under the UN's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in June 2014, despite ongoing opposition and reports of human rights violations against the Q'eqchi' and Poqomchi indigenous communities.
• The project developer and the Guatemalan government failed to conduct a free, prior, and informed consultation process with affected communities, violating both CDM procedures and the Peace Agreement on Identity and Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
• Violence associated with the project has resulted in 7 deaths, including two children aged 11 and 13, 70 injuries, 30 illegal detentions, and the burning of 30 houses.
• Between August 14 and 16, 2014, the Guatemalan Public Ministry conducted a repressive operation in Cobán, Chisec, and Raxruhá involving over 1,500 police officers, resulting in illegal captures, the use of tear gas against children and elderly people, and the violent occupation of communal lands.
• The CDM Executive Board is accused of failing its human rights obligations by approving the project based solely on correspondence with officials without conducting an independent investigation into the lack of local consultation.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2014). Solicitud de apoyo a los pueblos indígenas en peligro de daño grave e inminente por el proyecto hidroeléctrico Santa Rita en Guatemala. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Carta-a-la-Relatora-Especial-Tauli-Corpuz-de-la-ONU_Espanol.pdf

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. Solicitud de apoyo a los pueblos indígenas en peligro de daño grave e inminente por el proyecto hidroeléctrico Santa Rita en Guatemala. 2014. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Carta-a-la-Relatora-Especial-Tauli-Corpuz-de-la-ONU_Espanol.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{carbonmarketwatch2014solicitud, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{Solicitud de apoyo a los pueblos indígenas en peligro de daño grave e inminente por el proyecto hidroeléctrico Santa Rita en Guatemala}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2014}, month = oct, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Carta-a-la-Relatora-Especial-Tauli-Corpuz-de-la-ONU_Espanol.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }