After a short shuffling, a short confusion, the crowd of mostly men leave the hut to the field, standing and mulling about, cutting grass with their machetes. The women move forward, slowly. “I’m scared,” says the first woman. Through tears, the five women recount their stories in Qeqchi to our liaison and translator. They told of gang rapes by the soldiers, police and private security hired by then-Skye Resources. Twelve men. “Where is your husband, they asked me. I told them I didn’t know... I lost my [unborn] baby. I swear to God this is true, what I say,” said one woman, in tears.
by Nathan EinbinderThe Dominion is a monthly paper published by an incipient network of independent journalists in Canada. It aims to provide accurate, critical coverage that is accountable to its readers and the subjects it tackles. Taking its name from Canada's official status as both a colony and a colonial force, the Dominion examines politics, culture and daily life with a view to understanding the exercise of power.