Take action: Tell Tahoe Resources to pack its bags and leave Guatemala!
The time has come to support community resistance to the Escobal mine by echoing their voices internationally. Take Action! Write Kevin McArthur, President of Tahoe Resources, to demand the company respect communities' right to self-determination and leave Guatemala! Since communities surrounding Tahoe Resource's Escobal silver mine first organized community consultations against the project in 2011, NISGUA has closely followed [...]
“No Impunity! No Amnesty!”: Organizations react to news of CC ruling
Guatemalan newspaper Prensa Libre splashed "CC brings José Efraín Ríos Montt closer to amnesty" across its front page headlines, with the corresponding article publishing excerpts of a leaked ruling issued by the Constitutional Court. Plaintiffs and lawyers still have not received notification of the decision at the time of this writing. The article states that the ruling outlines a [...]
Comunicado: Amnistía no es aplicable a delitos de genocidio y delitos de lesa humanidad
El día de hoy, la Prensa Libre publicó un articulo declarando que "Ríos Montt se acerca a amnistía, según Corte de Constitucionalidad". El Centro para la Acción Legal en Derechos Humanos responde a la nota de prensa con el siguiente comunicado. AMNISTÍA NO ES APLICABLE A DELITOS DE GENOCIDIO Y DELITOS DE LESA HUMANIDAD La publicación de una nota [...]
Declaration from the V Gathering of the Latin American Network against Dams and for Rivers, Communities and Water (REDLAR)
Last week, NISGUA had the honor of participating in the fifth gathering of the Latin American Network against Dams and for Rivers, Communities and Water. Before arriving at the meeting site in Retalteco, Petén, NISGUA staff accompanied an 18 person international delegation visit to communities in the Ixcán region resisting the imposition of the Xalalá hydroelectric dam. If built, [...]
Justice for Genocide campaign: Presentation to the AJR
This past spring, thousands of you participated in our international "Justice for Genocide" photo and pledge campaign in support of the brave survivors of the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR). NISGUA staff recently shared your photos and messages with the members of the AJR during their national assembly, in which participants from dozens of rural communities gathered to [...]
Report reveals company strategy to criminalize opposition to Escobal mine
“In order to suffer what we have suffered, we must be committed. We have to imagine ourselves like pencils; if we aren't worn down, then we aren't doing our part” - Community leader from Jalapa arrested in September for protesting against Tahoe Resources' Escobal silver mine Just over one year ago, on September 17, 2012, 31 people were arrested [...]