Delegation

Congressional delegation with members of the "Squad"

This year, NISGUA took our trans-territorial organizing to a whole new scale. In March, we welcomed U.S. Congress members Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Cori Bush, and Rep. Jamaal Bowman, as well as representatives from the offices of Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Rep. Chuy García to Guatemala to learn about the real root causes of forced migration.

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Platanos

“Uncovering the Real Root Causes of Forced Migration"

This year, NISGUA took trans-territorial organizing to a whole new level. In March, we welcomed U.S. Congress members Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Cori Bush, and Rep. Jamaal Bowman, as well as representatives from the offices of Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Rep. Chuy García to Guatemala to learn about the real root causes of forced migration: neoliberal resource extraction, state corruption and impunity, violence and criminalization against Indigenous peoples and human rights defenders, and more.

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NGO Law

70+ organizations express concern about Guatemala’s NGO Law

"We reject the implementation of this revised law, given that it violates the freedoms of expression and association and creates a hostile environment for those working to defend human rights. The revised law seeks to silence any public criticism or action that may threaten the state’s power, thereby perpetuating schemes of corruption and impunity."

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We are hiring part time ooperation coordinator

WE ARE LOOKING A TRANSTERRITORIAL ORGANIZER

The Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) is looking for a committed and politically grounded person to join our team. The Trans-Territorial Organizer is responsible for implementing organizing strategies that connect NISGUA’s U.S. base and Guatemalan partners through online and in-person activities, including: stewarding relationships with our Guatemalan Defense of Life and Territory (DLT) program partners, supervising Internacionalista volunteers, organizing delegations and tours, and coordinating campaigns

SEND YOUR RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO: jobs@nisgua.org

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Collaborate

TAKE ACTION WITH THE VICTIMS

Read and sign the collective letter in support and solidarity with the families and plaintiffs of the Military Diary case.

Our programs

Defense of Life and Territory

Stand with communities as they defend their lives and territories against unjust trade policies and the violent imposition of extractive projects.

Justice and Accountability

Support survivors who seek justice and an end to impunity for crimes committed during the Internal Armed Conflict.

Trans-territorial Organizing

Build trans-territorial solidarity by linking communities in the U.S. and Guatemala in the struggle for justice and self-determination.

Guatemala Accompaniment Project (GAP)

Dissuade violence through presence and transnational advocacy, at the request of Guatemalan organizations and activists targeted for their struggles.

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Accompanier perspectives: on intergenerational struggle and collective liberation

nisgua_admin2022-07-18T18:47:13+00:00July 18th, 2022|0 Comments

Ruby Tedeschi (she/elle/ella) former NISGUA Internacionalista, recorded this update during their time as a volunteer with NISGUA. Turn the volume up and enjoy! Dear Friends and family I enjoy talking a whole lot more [...]

STATEMENT: We support the independent work of the honorable Judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez

nisgua_admin2022-07-08T00:06:41+00:00July 7th, 2022|0 Comments

On May 6, Judge Miguel Angel Galvez ordered the opening of the trial for the first nine military and retired policemen accused in the “Military Diary” case. Subsequently, after the capture and first hearing of Toribio Acevedo Ramirez, who [...]

ASAMBLEA DE LOS PUEBLOS DE HUEHUETENANGO EN DEFENSA DEL TERRITORIO, POR LA AUTONOMIA Y LA LIBRE DETERMINACION DE LOS PUEBLOS -ADH-

nisgua_admin2022-07-15T22:37:20+00:00July 5th, 2022|0 Comments

Ante la opinión pública exponemos: 1) Como asamblea departamental de pueblos, manifestamos nuestro respaldo político al pueblo mam del territorio de Chimb’al organizado por la defensa de bienes naturales y el territorio. 2) Estamos conscientes del peligro que sufre [...]

ASSEMBLY OF THE PEOPLES OF HUEHUETENANGO IN DEFENSE OF THE TERRITORY, AND FOR THE AUTONOMY AND SELF-DETERMINATION OF THE PEOPLES -ADH-

nisgua_admin2022-07-05T17:13:45+00:00July 5th, 2022|0 Comments

In the presence of the public opinion, we expose: 1) As a departmental assembly of the peoples, we express our political support for the Mam people of the Chimb'al territory organized to defend natural resources and the territory. 2) [...]

Ixil Genocide Case – Lucas Garcia

nisgua_admin2022-07-01T16:56:03+00:00July 1st, 2022|0 Comments

During the time of the military government of Romeo Lucas García (1978-1982), the Guatemalan state and army designed and implemented its policy of genocide. While Romero Lucas García was in power, more than 1,700 people were victims of the crimes [...]

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