Statement from the Peaceful Resistance La Puya on the ICSID Decision in KCA v. Guatemala / Comunicado de la Resistencia Pacífica La Puya sobre la decisión del CIADI en el caso KCA vs. Guatemala
You can find the statement in Spanish further below. Statement from the Peaceful Resistance La Puya to the Guatemalan and International Community in response to the decision of the International Arbitration Tribunal (CIADI) in KCA v. Guatemala In response to the decision in favor of Guatemala in the international arbitration case brought by Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) before [...]
Press Release: New Suspension of Genocide Trial Perpetuates Impunity / Comunicado: Nueva suspensión de juicio por genocidio perpetúa la impunidad
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 WE DEMAND THE FULFILLMENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHT TO JUSTICE FOR THE VICTIMS OF GENOCIDE AND CRIMINALIZATION Today, DECEMBER 10, 2025, on INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, the victims and survivors of the internal armed [...]
✨ November Solidarity Update / Actualización Solidaria de Noviembre ✨
[Español a continuación] Every November 1st, giant kites fill the skies over cemeteries across Guatemala. These barriletes gigantes—intricately decorated with vibrant colors and ancestral symbols—rise as bridges between worlds, carrying messages to those who have passed. In Maya cosmovision, death is not an ending but a continuation, and honoring the dead is an act of resistance. In a [...]
Conectades por el agua y la esperanza: Reporte de la gira Generaciones en lucha
En clases de la universidad, en santuarios de iglesias y a orillas de los ríos y bosques, el pueblo de Carolina del Norte aprendió cómo el pueblo originario Xinka de Guatemala sigue protegiendo con éxito el agua y la tierra ante la mina Escobal. El pueblo de Estados Unidos está hambriento por escuchar ejemplos vivos de victoria en situaciones [...]
Connected by Water and Hope – Generations in Struggle Speaking Tour Report
In university classrooms, on church pews, and at the edges of rivers and forests, the people of North Carolina learned how the Indigenous Xinka People of Guatemala continue to successfully protect water and land from the Escobal mine. The people of the United States are hungering for living examples of success against seemingly impossible odds. Everywhere we went, people were eager to [...]
🌺 October Solidarity Update / Actualización Solidaria de Octubre 🌺
[Español a continuación] In this month of October, Maya Peoples celebrate Waqxaqib’ B’atz’, the New Year of the sacred Chol Q’ij calendar — a time to renew our collective commitment to life, community, and dignity. Each new cycle invites us to reflect on what has been learned, honor those who came before us, and strengthen the threads that connect [...]