Declaración de Solidaridad en relación a la masacre del pueblo maya K`iche de Totonicapán

Friends of the Earth International issued a statement condemning a massacre on October 4, 2012, in Totonicapán, Guatemala, where government forces killed eight indigenous people during a peaceful protest by the 48 Cantones de Totonicapán. The organization links this violence to President Otto Pérez Molina's security policies, which include the militarization of indigenous lands and the granting of land concessions to companies for megaprojects without local consent. The statement also references prior repression in Santa Cruz Barillas and calls for international solidarity and the protection of human rights for Maya communities.

• On October 4, 2012, a peaceful demonstration organized by the 48 Cantones de Totonicapán resulted in a massacre by the Guatemalan government that killed eight indigenous people and left dozens injured.
• The government of President Otto Pérez Molina is accused of implementing a security policy that justifies the militarization of indigenous territories and seeks constitutional reforms to allow the Army to intervene in public security.
• The document asserts that the government's security strategy is linked to the granting of indigenous land concessions to companies for megaprojects without the consent of the affected populations.
• The violence in Totonicapán follows previous repression in Santa Cruz Barillas in early May 2012, which resulted in the death of a community leader, ten political prisoners, and a subsequent state of siege in the municipality.

APA

Bassey, N. (2012). Declaración de Solidaridad en relación a la masacre del pueblo maya K`iche de Totonicapán. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/declaracion-de-solidaridad-en-relacion-a-la-masacre-del-pueblo-maya-kiche-de-totonicapan/

Chicago

Bassey, Nnimmo. Declaración de Solidaridad en relación a la masacre del pueblo maya K`iche de Totonicapán. Friends of the Earth International, 2012. https://www.foei.org/es/declaracion-de-solidaridad-en-relacion-a-la-masacre-del-pueblo-maya-kiche-de-totonicapan/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{bassey2012declaracin, author = {Bassey, Nnimmo}, title = {{Declaración de Solidaridad en relación a la masacre del pueblo maya K`iche de Totonicapán}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2012}, month = oct, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/declaracion-de-solidaridad-en-relacion-a-la-masacre-del-pueblo-maya-kiche-de-totonicapan/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }