Statement on the Luz Leticia Case: 44 years. Truth and justice, no more impunity.
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. WHERE IS SHE? LUZ LETICIA HERNÁNDEZ AGUSTÍN 44 years after her forced disappearance we demand TRUTH and JUSTICE Families and advocates of victims of the Internal Armed Conflict, as well as social organizations and human rights [...]
‘Justice Has Failed Us Here in Guatemala’: A Family Fights for Accountability
This article was written by Kala Garrido and Eric Ross, originally published by Common Dreams and republished under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Read the original here: https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/fight-accountability-guatemala More than 44 years have now passed since Guatemalan state forces abducted Luz Leticia; every day since, her sisters have fought to preserve the truth and dignity [...]
Accompanier Perspectives: The Long Road to Foster International Solidarity
Internacionalista Manni Spicer Saavedra (he/him) wrote this reflection in August 2026. With a fellow accompanier, I wait on a highway overpass for a taxi that has now cancelled three times in a row, watching a little black car icon make progress, stall and inevitably double-back like a little fly aimlessly through the traffic-jammed arteries of [...]
Statement from ADH: Santiago Chimaltenango’s Mam Communities Renew Vow to Defend Sacred Territory Against Extractive Threats
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. PRESS RELEASE FROM THE HISTORIC RESISTANCE OF THE PEOPLE IN DEFENSE OF THEIR TERRITORY: SANTIAGO CHIMALTENANGO, HUEHUETENANGO. Our statement for national and international communities to consider: Today, we, the Mam peoples, are celebrating the 20th anniversary [...]
Statement from AJR: Justice for the Victims Laid to Rest in San Martín Jilotepeque
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION AJR STATEMENT Victims and survivors of Pacoj, Cruz Nueva, Panatzan, Choatalun, and nearby communities lost our family members. By implementing a scorched-earth campaign, there were massacres, forced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings, [...]
Statement from AJR: Rejecting House Arrest Granted to Former Military Official Manuel Benedicto Lucas García
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. The Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR) and the Convergence for Human Rights (CDH): We categorically reject the ruling issued by the First Criminal Sentencing Court for Drug Trafficking and Crimes Against the Environment, High-Risk Cases [...]