Indigenous Community Wins Land Rights Victory in Guatemala After 200 Years of Struggle

http://upsidedownworld.org/main/guatemala-archives-33/5416-indigenous-community-wins-land-rights-victory-in-guatemala-after-200-years-of-struggle
Date Written:  2015-08-05
Publisher:  Upside Down World
Year Published:  2015
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX17974

Success is rare among indigenous peoples' struggles for land rights in Guatemala. But the nearly 300 Poqomchi' Maya families that make up the Primavera communities in the department of Alta Verapaz have just won a significant victory.

Subject Headings

• Guatemala