Accompanier perspectives: Understanding difference and shared struggle through solidarity
An Internacionalista 2023 wrote this letter on August, 2023. Hello All, Welcome to my friends and family letter after 2 months of being in Guatemala! This letter is part update/part reflections on my time in Guatemala. I am so new here that I feel as though I have very few concrete learnings to share. I hope that [...]
Statement Cumbre de Alaska case -february 28th, 2024-
[ESPAÑOL ABAJO] 11 years after the first massacre in times of peace, against the Maya K’iche’ people of Totonicapán, which took place on October 4th, 2012, the Board of Directors of the 48 Cantons, widows, victims, survivors and the people of Totonicapán demand justice and a conviction against the soldiers accused of extrajudicial execution, as we requested [...]
![[ENG] A painting with a white background and gold border with two black and white photographs of victims of the Internal Armed Conflict in Guatemala. Behind the painting is a cross painted in black with white letters that read: "1982," both supported by metal chairs, on one side there are yellow flowers.](https://nisgua.org/wp-content/uploads/14-2-320x202.jpeg)
National Day of Dignification for the Victims of the Internal Armed Conflict – February 25th, 2024-
On February 25th of each year, Guatemala commemorates the "National Day of Dignification for the Victims of the Internal Armed Conflict (IAC)." Survivors and family members marched on Sunday the 25th from the Human Rights Plaza at the Palace of Justice to the National Palace of Culture, in zone 1 of Guatemala City to honor through songs, ceremonies, and [...]
Día Nacional por la Dignificación de las Víctimas del Conflicto Armado – 25 de febrero 2024-
El 25 de febrero de cada año, se conmemora en Guatemala el “Día Nacional por la Dignificación de las Víctimas del Conflicto Armado Interno”. Sobrevivientes y familiares marcharon el domingo 25 desde la Plaza de los Derechos Humanos en el Palacio de Justicia, hacia el Palacio Nacional de la Cultura, en zona 1 de la Ciudad de Guatemala para [...]
Public Statement for the National Day of Dignification for the Victims of the Internal Armed Conflict (IAC)
Coordination of Ixil Organizations and Organizations of Victims of the Internal Armed Conflict (IAC) Indigenous people in Guatemala, among them the Maya Ixil people, have experienced moments of pain, sadness, and resistance in their history, one of the most recent being the Internal Armed Conflict between 1960 and 1996, which ended with the deaths of thousands of our [...]
![[ENG] The image is a photograph taken at night of the national palace of Guatemala, which is illuminated with artificial lights and you can see the shadows of people looking towards the building. [ESP] La imagen es una fotografía tomada de noche del palacio nacional de Guatemala, que se encuentra iluminado con luces artificiales y se alcanzan a ver las sombras de personas que están mirando hacia el edificio.](https://nisgua.org/wp-content/uploads/signal-2024-02-14-142806-320x202.jpeg)
Actualización solidaria de febrero
Después de 106 días de resistencia de los pueblos Indígenas en el paro nacional en contra de la corrupción y en defensa de la democracia guatemalteca, nuestras contrapartes siguen en pie de lucha por la verdad, memoria y justicia. En esta edición de la actualización solidaria te compartimos: Una serie de entrevistas realizadas a líderes y lideresas de los [...]