Webinar! From the U.S. to Central America // Desde EE.UU. a Centroamérica
[español abajo] On June 10, we had the honor of coordinating a webinar "From the U.S. to Central America: Asylum, Deportations, and COVID-19" featuring five panelists from Central America and the U.S. who are experts on migration and powerful movement leaders. The panelists spoke about the illegal and inhumane Asylum Cooperative Agreements (ACAs), also known as safe third [...]
NISGUA denounces the State of Siege in three municipalities in Sololá
[Español abajo] Image reads: Liberty! No to the State of Siege (Photo credit: Festivales Solidarios) On May 30, Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei declared a State of Siege in Santa Lucía Utatlán, Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán, and Nahualá in Sololá due to territorial conflicts in these regions. We are deeply concerned about the resulting level of militarization [...]
June 2020: Campaign updates, digital commemorations & more!
Picture taken on February 25th, National Day of Dignification for Victims of the Internal Armed Conflict. Despite the fact that in Guatemala the COVID-19 pandemic and its social and economic effects are increasing, our counterparts continue to organize safely. We invite you to watch their online events, which have become one more tool of action [...]
Statement: National Day Against Forced Disappearance 2020
June 21 is the National Day Against Forced Disappearance in Guatemala, marking the anniversary of the collective forced disappearance of 27 unionists from the National Workers Union (Central Nacional de Trabajadores). We share the statement of the survivors of the Internal Armed Conflict and echo their demands. Photo Credit: HIJOS Guatemala The Coalition of Organizations of Victims of [...]
The ADH speaks out against the impunity of World Bank
Read this statement that our partners from the Departmental Assembly of Peoples of Huehuetenango (ADH) have written demanding "the world bank to stop investing money in projects that only destroy humanity and our Cosmos." The Departmental Assembly of Peoples of Huehuetenango, ADH, informs the national and international community: This June 23, 2020 marks the thirteenth [...]
ADH se manifiesta en contra de la impunidad del banco mundial
Lea este comunicado que nuestres compañeres de La Asamblea Departamental de Pueblos de Huehuetenango (ADH) han escrito exigiendo "al banco mundial que deje de invertir dinero en proyectos que solo destruyen a la humanidad y nuestro Cosmos". La Asamblea Departamental de Pueblos de Huehuetenango, ADH, a la comunidad nacional e internacional hace saber: Este 23 de junio [...]