Collapse of Coffee Prices Leads to Evictions

What is affected

Type of violation

Forced eviction
Demolition/destruction

Date

01 February 2006

Region

LAC [ Latin America/Caribbean ]

Country

Guatemala

Location

San Jose la Moca coffee farm, Alta Verapaz

Affected persons

	Total 800
	Men 0
	Women 0
	Children 0
	all were farmer families

Proposed solution

Details

Development

Forced eviction

Costs

Demolition/destruction

Land losses

- Land area (square meters)

- Total value

Housing losses

- Number of homes

- Total value €

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

State

Brief narrative

Source: COHRE

Thousads of rural workers have been evicted from their homes in at least 63 eviction cases since President Óscar Berger assumed office in Guatemala in 2004. Many evictions were carried out with excessive use of force: including beatings, the demolition of homes, and even killings. According to Amnesty International, land disputes have been triggered by extreme poverty, serious inequalities of land distribution and poor enforcement of labour rights.

For full narrative, please visit: http://www.cohre.org/store/attachments/Global_Survey_10.pdf

Costs

€ 0

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