2012-07. Another Guatemalan female community leader, Lolita Chávez, suffers lynching attempt
July 6th, 2012
Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala.
July 4th, 2012.
On July 4th, 2012, Lolita Chávez, coordinator of the K’iche’ People’s Council (CPK) – pictured here during the October 2010 Community Consultation of Good Faith for the Municipality of Santa Cruz del Quiché regarding the extraction and exploitation of natural goods and resources – suffered an attack by numerous armed men after she and other members of the CPK returned home from a peaceful protest in Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala.
During the morning of the 4th, roughly 400 residents of Quiché, along with members of the CPK, carried out a peaceful protest denouncing local mayor Estuardo Castro’s continuous arrogance and his lack of respect for the people’s refusal to sell their lands to transnational corporations, as proved during the 2010 community consultation.
As the protesters passed the community of Xetinap Quinto, a group of men armed with machetes, sticks and knives intercepted members of the CPK and proceeded to chase and beat several of them. These armed men were particularly interested in recognized leader Lolita Chávez, as they called out her name, chased her, and did manage to injure her, but not seriously. Lolita received cuts and bruises but managed to escape. Nevertheless, three other women were hospitalized due to injuries.
Members of CPK claim the violence stems from a land dispute brewing with DEOCSA, the electric energy generation and distribution company. Mayor Castro has sided with DEOCSA while the CPK defends the communities’ rights to land.
This conflict has already claimed one victim. This past June 12th, José Tavico Tzunun, active member of the CPK, was shot dead outside his home in the community of Sibacá III in Santa Cruz del Quiché after receiving several threatening messages on his cell phone due to his activity with the CPK. Other members of the CPK have continually denounced death threats against them.
The attack on Lolita Chávez comes weeks after another female community leader, Yoli Oqueli, was shot after leading a peaceful resistance against a Canadian-owned gold mine. For more information on this case, click here.
For more information in Spanish, click here.
Lolita’s testimony, in Spanish, can be heard here.
In this November 2011 photo, Lolita Chávez carries out a healing session with the women and children of Agel, San Miguel Ixtahuacán. The women of Agel have suffered persecution and unjust criminal charges (recently dropped after nearly four years) due to their resistance against the activities of Goldcorp’s Marlin gold mine in their territories.
[...] The intensity of violence against female activists is on the rise in Guatemala. Lolita Chavez, member of the K’iche’ People’s Council, was attacked by armed men who attempted to lynch her as she was returning home after a peaceful protest against abusive extractive practices and projects affecting the environment. Photojournalist James Rodriguez from Mimundo.org explains: [...]
[...] The intensity of violence against female activists is on the rise in Guatemala. Lolita Chavez, member of the K’iche’ People’s Council, was attacked by armed men who attempted to lynch her as she was returning home after a peaceful protest against abusive extractive practices and projects affecting the environment. Photojournalist James Rodriguez from Mimundo.org explains: [...]
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[...] The intensity of violence against female activists is on the rise in Guatemala. Lolita Chavez, member of the K’iche’ People’s Council, was attacked by armed men who attempted to lynch her as she was returning home after a peaceful protest against abusive extractive practices and projects affecting the environment. Photojournalist James Rodriguez from Mimundo.org explains: [...]
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[...] 的摄影记者 James Rodriguez 说明： [...]
[...] practices and projects affecting the environment. Photojournalist James Rodriguez from Mimundo.org explains: During the morning of the 4th, roughly 400 residents of Quiché, along with members of the CPK, [...]
[...] Female Community Leader, Lolita Chavez, Suffers Lynching Attempt.” July 6, 2012. http://www.mimundo.org/2012/07/06/2012-07-another-guatemalan-female-community-leader-lolita-chavez-s… Independent documentary photographer and photojournalist James Rodríguez use his personal [...]
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