Ixil Genocide Update. April 29th and 30th, 2024.
Monday April 29 Hearing attended by Ancestral Indigenous Authorities of the Ixil Region First witness: Petrona López de Paz, Estrella Polar. The witness lived in Estrella Polar on March 23rd of 1982, when soldiers arrived in the community carrying weapons at around 5pm and told them that there was going to be a meeting. “We arrived in front of [...]
Twenty-five years since the publication of the Military Diary
(ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Twenty-five years since the publication of the military intelligence document known as the Dossier of Death (Dossier de la Muerte) or Military Diary, families, victims and survivors of State terror and the politics of forced disappearances; Claim the memory and struggle of our relatives, who were repressed in illegal and clandestine ways, for daring to think of [...]
John Sutton, ¡presente!
John Sutton, ¡presente! John Sutton, defensor incansable de las luchas por la liberación de los pueblos, ha dejado un vacío imposible de llenar. Su legado, marcado por su compromiso inquebrantable con la conciencia y la acción por la justicia en Guatemala y más allá, resonará a lo largo del tiempo. John fue mucho más que un activista; fue un [...]
John Sutton Presente!
John Sutton, presente! John Sutton, tireless community leader for peoples' liberation struggles, has left a void that is impossible to fill. His legacy, marked by his unwavering commitment to awareness and action for justice in Guatemala and beyond, will resonate throughout time. John was much more than an activist; he was a friend, a mentor and a light of [...]
Actualización caso Genocidio Ixil. Del 22 al 25 de abril de 2024.
Esta semana en la sala de audiencia hay colocados biombos que protegen la identidad de las mujeres víctimas de violencia sexual quienes brindaron su testimonio. Acompañaron en la sala de audiencias representantes de las Autoridades Indígenas Ancestrales Ixíles, una representación de mujeres Maya Achí, también sobrevivientes de violencia sexual en Rabinal durante el Conflicto Armado Interno, y miembros de [...]
Ixil Genocide Case update. April 22nd -25th, 2024.
This week, they placed screens in the courtoom that protect the identities of the women who were victims of sexual violence as they gave their testimony. With them in the courtroom were representatives of the Ancestral Ixil Indigenous, Maya Achi women, who are also survivors of sexual violence in Rabinal during the Internal Armed Conflict, as well as members [...]