Sounding the alarm: Canada must address a growing crisis in Guatemala

It is imperative that Canada speaks out visibly and consistently to support civil society leaders and organizations in Guatemala that are under increasing attack.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is pictured speaking to reporters in the West Block on Nov. 8. Economic imperatives behind Canada’s promotion of Canadian mining projects must not trump international obligations to protect human rights and threatened human rights defenders, write Lise-Anne Léveillé and Deanna Fasciani. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LISE-ANNE LéVEILLé AND DEANNA FASCIANI

November 24, 2021

As our new Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly assesses priorities for Canada’s foreign policy, it’s crucially important that Guatemala be on the agenda. The Central American country was cause for extreme concern during decades of armed conflict and genocidal violence by the army that saw 20...

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