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.
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World Water Day: STATEMENT OF THE INTERCULTURAL SOCIAL MOVEMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF IXCÁN
Río Negro, Ixcan. Photo by NISGUA STATEMENT OF THE INTERCULTURAL SOCIAL MOVEMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF IXCÁN BEFORE PUBLIC OPINION Today, March 22, World Water Day, we express our great concerns about the national and municipal situation. The [...]
![[ENG] An image with a white background strip at the top of the text reads in black letters boletin 24 March 7, 2023 caso diario militar, next to this title the logo of the association Familiares de Víctimas del caso Diario Militar which are two people embracing, one with a red shirt and dark hair and the other only his empty silhouette on a yellow background. It is followed by a photo of people in a courtroom. On a desk in front, a socialized woman with blond hair, gray jacket and a desk microphone in front and to her right 5 more people in dark formal suits with a microphone in front. Below the photographs the text of the bulletin. [ESP] Una imagen con una franja de fondo blanco en la parte superior del texto se lee en letras negras boletin 24 marzo 7 de 2023 caso diario militar, junto a este titulo el logo de la asociación Familiares de Víctimas del caso Diario Militar que son dos personas abrazándose una con camisa roja y cabello oscuro y otra solo su silueta vacía sobre un fondo amarillo. Le sigue la foto de personas en una corte. Sobre un escritorio de frente, una persona socializada mujer con cabello color rubio, saco gris y un micrófono de escritorio en el frente y a su derecha 5 personas más con trajes formales oscuros con un micrófono al frente. Debajo de la fotografías el texto del boletin.](https://nisgua.org/wp-content/uploads/Boletin-24-CD-177x142.jpg)
FAMDEGUA Bulletin 24-March 7th, 2023.
Military Diary Case Ex-military personnel Alix Leonel Barillas Soto and Enrique Cifuentes de la Cruz have requested a trial to review their enforcement measures. At this meeting, the lawyer representing the victims in the case analyzed the petition [...]
Statement regarding persecution and revenge
The arrest of lawyer Orlando López demonstrates, once again, the influence that structures in favor of impunity has in the Public Ministry and the justice system, which orchestrates persecution against justice operators, judges, and prosecutors who adhered to the [...]
![[ENG] Photo of a red and white protest sign that reads "Never Again, Rivers of blood in Guatemala" behind a wall that is the entrance of a church. [ESP] Fotografía de una manta dolor rojo que en blanco dice "Nunca más rios de sangre en Guatemala" en la puerta de entrada a una iglesia](https://nisgua.org/wp-content/uploads/nb25-177x142.jpeg)
Actualización solidaria con la lucha por la justicia en Guatemala
En los últimos cuatro años, la lucha por la justicia en Guatemala ha sufrido una serie de alarmantes reveses que nos llaman a mantener y sostener nuestra solidaridad con aquellos a quienes hemos apoyado durante más de cuatro décadas. [...]
Solidarity Update with the struggle for justice in Guatemala
Over the past four years, the struggle for justice in Guatemala has endured a series of alarming setbacks that call us to maintain and sustain our solidarity with those we have stood beside for over four decades. During Giammattei’s [...]