Rights Group Raises Concerns over Water Crisis in Guatemala Amid Government Inaction

Rights group raises concerns over water crisis in Guatemala amid government inaction

Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned in a new report released Wednesday on Guatemala’s water crisis, which it stressed endangers the health and fundamental rights of millions of Guatemalans, particularly Indigenous communities and women. The 88-page report, titled “Without Water, We Are Nothing: The Urgent Need for a Water Law in Guatemala,” highlights how decades of government neglect, weak infrastructure, and a lack of legal framework have left nea…

Guatemala: Water Law Urgently Needed

Play Video Read a text description of this video SOUNDBITESMaría Osorio OsorioWe are suffering a lot because of water.Patricia Mejía PérezHonestly, knowing that there is much water in Guatemala but that here we have no freshwater is so sad.María Canalari PucarrínWe ask the government for help, that they help us with water. Because we can’t live without water. TITLEWITHOUT WATER, WE ARE NOTHING.TEXT ON SCREENGuatemala has more freshwater per cap…