10 years after her assassination we demand justice for Topacio Reynoso.
The Xinka people maintain a struggle to protect life, water and territory from deadly extractive megaprojects, including the Escobal mine. Their commitment to defend life against transnational corporations has cost them criminalization, injuries, and assassinations. Ten years after the murder of 16-year-old Topacio Reynoso Pacheco in the attack that also injured her father Alex Reynoso, those responsible remain in [...]
Actualización sobre caso Genocidio Ixil, lunes 8 de abril de 2024 – Viernes 12 de abril 2024
Esta semana, las audiencias fueron acompañadas por miembros de la Asociación para la Justicia y Reconciliación (AJR) de la región Kaqchikel, Autoridades Indigenas Ancestrales de la región Ixil de Nebaj y diversas organizaciones de sociedad civil nacional e internacional. Lunes 8 de abril de 2024 En el tercer día de audiencias escuchamos el testimonio de 3 testigos, [...]
Ixil Genocide Case update, Monday, April 8th, 2024 to Friday, April 12th, 2024.
This week, the hearings were accompanied by members of the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR) of the Kaqchikel region, Ancestral Indigenous Authorities of the Ixil region of Nebaj and various national and international civil society organizations. Monday, April 8th, 2024 On the third day of hearings we heard the testimony of 3 witnesses, in which they [...]
Genocide Ixil case – April 5th, 2024
On April 5th, 2024, the oral and public debate against former military officer: Benedicto Lucas García, accused in the Ixil Genocide case and driven by the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR), was resumed by the High-Risk "A" Court. The Public Ministry stated in its opening arguments that it will prove that during the period from August 16, 1981 [...]
Caso genocidio Ixil – 5 de abril 2024
El 5 de abril de 2024 fue retomado por el Tribunal de Mayor riesgo “A” el debate oral y público en contra del Ex-militar Benedicto Lucas García acusado en el caso Genocidio Ixil e impulsado por la Asociación para la Justicia y Reconciliación (AJR). El Ministerio Público expuso en sus alegatos iniciales que probará que durante el periodo del [...]
Solidarity with Ixil People from Denver, Colorado / Solidaridad con el Pueblo Ixil desde Denver, Colorado
[ESPAÑOL ABAJO] People connected to the Denver Justice & Peace Committee in solidarity with the Ixil People. The process brings to mind critical and harsh situations from Guatemala's history. We honor the struggle and resistance of the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR) as survivors, victims, relatives of victims, and plaintiffs of the case, in the pursuit of justice [...]