Guatemala: Environmental Activists Kidnapped in Palm Oil Region

teleSUR | September 2015 ​Three members from the Guatemala’s Council of Displaced Peoples, CONDEG, were kidnapped on Thursday in the palm oil producing town of Petén. Local human rights organization, UDEFEGUA, issued a press release Thursday denouncing inaction on the part of local authorities following the disappearance. “We reiterate and demand immediate action by the […]

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