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99% of the crimes committed during Guatemala's war have not been brought to justice. Of over 45,000 forced disappearances, only one case has gone to trial. Send an email to support war survivors' right to truth and justice today.  
 Did You Know? 

> Attacks against human rights defenders in Guatemala have doubled over the last five years. NISGUA's teams of on-the-ground international human rights monitors work to deter violence in communities, courtrooms and at public events.

 > Former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who ruled during the bloodiest period of the war, currently holds a seat in the Guatemalan Congress. He is wanted for genocide and crimes against humanity.    

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The Xalalá hydro-electric dam is rejected by 90% of the local population because it would displace thousands of indigenous people and damage farmlands and forests. 

Almost 400 mining concessions have been granted to transnational gold, silver, nickel, and zinc companies in Guatemala, posing severe threats to rural communities' social and environmental well-being. 


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In Guatemala, the impunity rate for past and current crimes soars. 99% of the crimes committed during the war have not been brought to justice. Of over 45,000 forced disappearances only one case has gone to trial and witnesses in the genocide cases have waited over eight years for a trial.

The impunity rates for current human rights violations are equally high. In spite of the dramatic rise in attacks in the past 5 years, only 3 cases have been resolved.

Ask President Álvaro Colom to Advocate for the Victims’ Right to Justice. Read and submit the action below, or you can write your own message.

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