ADH Statement: 19 Years of Struggle and Territorial Defense / Comunicado de ADH: 19 Años de Lucha y Defensa del Territorio
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. ADH MARCHES ON: 19 years of struggle to defend our territory This July 25, 2025, the PEOPLES' ASSEMBLY OF HUEHUETENANGO FOR THE DEFENSE OF OUR TERRITORY AND FOR COMMUNITY AUTONOMY AND SELF-DETERMINATION (ADH) turns 19. This is a time [...]
AJR and ODHAG’s Statement: Justice and Memory in the Face of a Genocide Perpetrator’s Impunity / Comunicado de AJR y ODHAG: Justicia y memoria ante la impunidad de un genocida
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 The Association for Justice and Reconciliation - AJR - and the Office of Human Rights of the Archdiocese of Guatemala - ODHAG-, In light of the passing of the retired general Manuel Antonio Callejas [...]
Statement from Xinka Territory: Escazú, Sign for Life / Comunicado desde Territorio Xinka: Escazú, Firma por la Vida
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. CAMPAIGN LAUNCH ESCAZÚ-SIGN FOR LIFE The Youth Commission of the Parliament of the Xinka People of Guatemala, with the firm commitment to protect the environment, the rights of Indigenous Peoples, and life in all its forms, [...]
Perspectivas de les Acompañantes: Dignidad Frente a la Injusticia – Celebrando 12 Años de la Sentencia por Genocidio Ixil
Internacionalista Nick (he/él) escribió esta carta entre los meses de junio y julio de 2025. Desde la Ciudad de Guatemala hasta Nebaj, la ciudad más grande de la región de Ixil, son siete horas en carro, arriba y abajo de montañas por carreteras empinadas cinceladas en la ladera. NISGUA llegó alrededor de las cuatro de la tarde del 8 [...]
Accompanier Perspectives: Dignity in the Face of Injustice – Celebrating 12 Years of the Ixil Genocide Conviction
Internacionalista Nick (he/él) wrote this letter in the months of June and July 2025. From Guatemala City to Nebaj, the largest city in the Ixil region of Guatemala, it's a seven-hour drive, up and down mountains on steep roads chiseled into the hillside. NISGUA arrived at around four PM the afternoon of May 8th. That evening, we visited a [...]
Ixil Authority’s Speech: “They Shot Our Leaders, But Not Our Voice” / Discurso de Autoridad Ixil: “Mataron a Nuestros Líderes, Pero No Nuestra Voz”
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original speech in Spanish further below. On June 21 and 22, the Day of Ixil Dignity celebration took place in Santa María de Nebaj (El Quiché). The event commemorates the seven Principales (Ixil community leaders) who were executed by firing [...]