NISGUA'S PROGRAMS
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.
NISGUA
volunteers work with human rights defenders in Guatemala.
NISGUA
advocates for
community rights to free, prior, and informed consent in areas facing open-pit
mining and other large-scale
development projects, like
the Xalalá dam.
(Photo: People express opposition
to the Xalalá dam.)
Make
a
tax-deductible donation today. Your support makes our work possible.
Thank you!
From
promoting
ground-breaking struggles for women’s and indigenous rights,
to providing human rights monitoring,
NISGUA celebrates the accomplishments we have achieved together as a
strong and active U.S. grassroots network. Read about our
accomplishments in 2012(PDF).
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the struggle
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CAMIGUA
BLOG
Thanks
to Buddy Rutzke for
helping manage our website and to James Rodriguez for sharing his
photos so generously. Read more at
James
Rodriguez's MiMundo.org.
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Human Rights Accompaniers Needed in Guatemala
 Join
NISGUA's more than 30 years of work in Guatemala as a human rights
accompanier with the Guatemalan Accompaniment Project. NISGUA
accompaniers work as human rights observers, providing an international
presence alongside Guatemalans organizing in defense of their rights.
Guatemalan Attorney General Claudia Paz y Paz in a presentation at UC
Berkeley recently commented on the security of genocide trial
witnesses, "We have seen that the most effective way to ensure safety of the witnesses has been through international accompaniment."
See the flyer for more information and when you're ready, apply!
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Ríos Montt: Sentenced to 80 Years in Prison for
Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Following the genocide trial conclusions, statement by Benjamin Jerónimo on behalf of the Association for Justice and Reconciliation and official close to the trial, Judge
Yassmín Barrios found former dictator Efraín Ríos
Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity. Ríos Montt was sentenced of 80 years in prison and is now in police custody. Former intelligence director Rodriguez Sánchez was acquitted of all charges.
Now and over three
decades in solidarity with the people of Guatemala, NISGUA thanks you
for your constant vigilance and accompaniment of the survivors,
witnesses, and human rights defenders that have made this day possible.
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Upcoming Event: May 12 in San Francisco
Sí Hubo Genocidio, A Forum on the Trial Against Ríos Montt
If you or someone you know live in the Bay Area, California, join
members of the NISGUA network and genocide trial supporters on
Sunday, May 12 for a public forum on the historic trial against
Ríos Montt. Events will include testimonies from the war, a Maya
cermony and live music.
See the flier for additional information. Don't miss this great event!
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Take Action: Demand Guatemalan Authorities Halt Criminalization
&
Persecution of Rubén Herrera
 Since
Friday, March 15, human rights defender
and member of the Departmental Assembly of Huehuetenango for the
Defense of Natural Resources (ADH), Rubén Herrera, has been
unjustly imprisoned for alleged crimes linked to the community
resistance against the Cambalam hydro-electric dam. While the Public
Prosecutor’s Office argued there was insufficient evidence to
support the12 charges against him, the judge ordered that the case
advance to pretrial proceedings set for May 30, 2013.
Stand
in solidarity
with Rubén Herrera and the ADH! Sign
the petition condemning Herrera's capture and calling for his immediate
release.
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Genocide Trial Proceedings Await Decision from Constitutional Court
A series of
dramatic events have rocked the genocide trial proceedings, which were
nearing conclusions as of mid-April. On April
18, Judge Carol Patricia
Flores made an interpretation of a resolution from the Constitutional
Court and ruled that the genocide trial proceedings thus far be
annulled
and the case return to a prior phase. On April
19, Judge Barrios,
ruled that the genocide case could not return to an earlier phase that
had already been concluded. The Constitutional Court must review and
resolve Flores' decision as well as other injunctions that have been
presented in recent days. The Constitutional Court emitted 6
resolutions on April
23, Clarity around these resolutions' impact on the genocide
trial
and resolutions on other key issues are still pending. View our blog
to read our ongoing analysis of
trial proceedings and visit
our Twitter feed for
a full archive of our live in-court coverage.
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 In
honor of our collective stories and our strength, we have compiled a
rich sampling of letters written by former NISGUA accompaniers,
reflecting first hand accounts of the genocide case over the past 13
years. We marvel at the power of their words and how far we have come.
Please read Letters
for
Justice, a truly inspiring collection of the many voices that
compose NISGUA.
Genocide
on Trial in Guatemala
Join
NISGUA's live coverage of the trial, which will be shared via
our
Twitter @NISGUA_Guate,
using the hashtags #GenocideGT. In addition, we are writing daily
recaps on our blog.
The Open
Society Justice Initiative has also debuted a website dedicated to
English 
language
coverage of the trial, www.riosmontt-trial.org.
You can also personally show your support for the trial by signing our
Pledge in Support of Justice for Genocide (via Facebook
Causes or NISGUA's
website) and joining our photo
solidarity campaign, both actions which we will share with
the
witnesses and activists who have made the trial possible.
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Fresh
Wave of Attacks Against Community Leaders
On Sunday, March 17, the President of the Xinca Indigenous Parliament
and three other Xinca leaders were abducted by a group of heavily armed
men. While two of the kidnapped men escaped, Exaltación
Marcos
Ucelo was found dead early Monday morning. After more than 24 hours
missing, Roberto Gonzalez Ucelo, President of the Xinca Parliament was
found alive. The four Xinca leaders were on their way home from
observing a community consultation in El Volcancito, San Rafael Las
Flores, one in a series of ongoing
consultations. TAKE
ACTION: Call
for an investigation and the departure of Tahoe Resources in response
to recurring violence.
On Friday, March 15, human rights defender and member of the
Departmental Assembly of Huehuetenango (ADH), Rubén Herrera,
was
arrested for alleged crimes committed in relation to the Santa Cruz de
Barillas case. In a hearing held on Tuesday, March 19, Herrera was
denied bail and accused of 12 crimes, including kidnapping and
terrorism. Read more on these acts of criminalization and violence, on
NISGUA's blog, here.
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Greeting
Cards
and Guatemalan
Fair Trade Coffee
NISGUA
is proud to
partner with the Campesino Committee of the
Highlands ( Comité
Campesino
del Altiplano - CCDA) and
Just Coffee Cooperative to bring
you
delicious fair
trade coffee from Guatemala.
With
our network,
we have also prepared a stunning set of blank greeting
cards
for all occasions.
Powerful
Resources on Guatemala
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Gold or
Life
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Evictions
in the Polochic Valley
Contact our Oakland office for copies of the last two, we encourage you
to host
a
screening in your community!
(Photo: Jean-Marie Simon)
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Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala
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Address:
PO Box 70494
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-763-1403
Email: info[AT]nisgua.org
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