As survivors of Guatemala's war demand justice for massacres,
torture, and massive displacement, NISGUA supports the genocide
cases and other
ground-breaking
cases against former dictators
for genocide and crimes
against humanity.
(Photo:
James Rodriguez,
www.mimundo.org)
NISGUA volunteers
work with human rights
defenders in Guatemala. Learn
more about being a human rights observer.
NISGUA works to
highlight and oppose destructive open-pit
mining
practices and to halt the
construction of the
Xalalá mega-dam that
would displace some 30
indigenous communities in the Ixcán.
(Photo:
People express opposition to
the Xalalá dam.)
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our work possible. Thank you!
From promoting
ground-breaking struggles for
women’s and indigenous rights, to challenging the destruction
wrought by open-pit mines and dams, NISGUA celebrates the
accomplishments we have achieved together as a strong and active U.S.
grassroots network. Read about our accomplishments for 2008 and
2009
(PDF)
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NISGUA
links people in the U.S. with the Guatemalan people
and their grassroots struggles for justice, human rights, environmental
protection, and dignity.
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Join
NISGUA as we accompany individuals and communities organizing to defend
their rights in Guatemala. Read
more about the program, who we accompany and how you can
become an accompanier.
Application
deadline is April 2, 2010.
 The Struggle for
Self-Determination in Guatemala - This year,
NISGUA's
tour will feature a member of the Regional Assembly in Defense of
Natural
Resources from the western department of Huehuetenango. The Regional
Assembly has been organizing throughout the department, where
twenty-seven municipalities have held democratic referendums on mining in indigenous territories. See tour schedule here.
[Photo:
James Rodriguez,
www.mimundo.org]
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[Photo:
James Rodriguez, www.mimundo.org]
Communities
across Guatemala have used referendums to voice their
opposition to natural resource extraction and mega-projects that
threaten their livelihoods and rights as indigenous peoples. Join
us today in urging the Guatemalan government to repsect
community referendums and uphold indigenous peoples' rights.
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Late
on December 3, 2009, the First Sentencing Court in Chiquimula sentenced
a retired colonel and 3 former military commissioners to 53 years and 4
months
for the forced disappearance and illegal
detention of 8 people from the
community of El Jute in 1981. The colonel is the
highest-ranking military
official to be sentenced for a crime committed during the internal
armed conflict. Witnesses
have publicly denounced threats received throughout the
process.
What's
New in Guatemala?
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in
Solidarity with the People of Guatemala
436 14th Street, Suite 409
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-238-8400
Fax/Phone: 510-238-8444
Email: info[AT]nisgua.org
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Members of the
Agua Pura Salvavidas union SITRAPETEN have set up a smaller encampment
in Central Park, after 