Our programs
Stand with communities as they defend their lives and territories against unjust trade policies and the violent imposition of extractive projects.
Support survivors who seek justice and an end to impunity for crimes committed during the Internal Armed Conflict.
Build trans-territorial solidarity by linking communities in the U.S. and Guatemala in the struggle for justice and self-determination.
Dissuade violence through presence and transnational advocacy, at the request of Guatemalan organizations and activists targeted for their struggles.
Latest from our blog
Ixil Genocide Case Update. September 2nd 2024
September 2, 2024, Hearing 68 On Monday, September 2, the expert Guillermo Vázquez appeared at the Court via zoom call from the Guatemalan consulate in Mexico. His first expert report corresponds to the one carried out in the Xecax [...]
Actualización del caso Genocidio Ixil. 2 de septiembre del 2024
Lunes 2 de septiembre de 2024. Audiencia 68 El lunes 2 de septiembre se presentó desde el consulado de Guatemala en México el perito Guillermo Vázquez. El primer peritaje corresponde al realizado en el cantón Xecax, en donde se [...]
Ixil Genocide Case Update. August 19-21, 2024
This week 9 witnesses of massacres and one witness of sexual violence testified in Santa Maria Nebaj against Lucas Garcia for the massacres and crimes committed in 1982. Outside the courthouse in Nebaj, a banner commemorating the tenth anniversary [...]
Actualización del caso Genocidio Ixil. Del 19 al 21 de agosto del 2024
Esta semana se presentaron en Santa María Nebaj 9 testigos de masacres y una testiga de violencia sexual, para testificar contra el ex- militar Benedicto Lucas García por las masacres y crímenes cometidos en 1982 contra la población Maya [...]
Ixil Genocide Case Update. August 12 & 13, 2024
Monday, August 12, Hearing 63 The presiding judge informed those present in the courtroom that on Saturday, August 10, Lucas Garcia's defense filed a written recusal against the Tribunal. According to the defense lawyers, the tribunal allowed expert witness [...]