“The Molina Theissen Sentence should stay final”. Statement from social organizations in support of the case
(Spanish below) On February 6, 2025, an appeal hearing of the 2018 sentence of the Molina Theissen case was held. This sentence sentenced Benedicto Lucas García, Manuel Callejas y Callejas, and Hugo Zaldaña Rojas to 58 years in prison for crimes against humanity, forced disappearance and aggravated sexual violence, as well as Francisco Luis Gordillo Martinez to 36 years [...]
Comunicado de intercambio de defensores de la tierra de Guatemala, El Salvador y Honduras
Integrantes de la Asamblea Departamental de los Pueblos de Huehuetenango (ADH) asistieron a un intercambio de defensores de la tierra de El Salvador, Honduras y Guatemala. Lea el comunicado que compartieron exigiendo la protección del agua, la tierra y las comunidades, además de una reflexión de une Internacionalista de NISGUA: Mientras miraba los resultados de las elecciones estadounidenses desde [...]
December Solidarity Update
Includes: The Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR) denounces the dismissal of the tribunal in the Maya Ixil genocide case against Manuel Benedicto Lucas García. They point to this derailment of the case as blatant impunity and will continue to fight for justice. Organizers from the Departmental Assembly of the Peoples of Huehuetenango (ADH) attended a gathering of land [...]
Statement from gathering of land defenders from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras
Organizers from the Departmental Assembly of the Peoples of Huehuetenango (ADH) attended a gathering of land defenders from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. Read their shared statement demanding protection of water, land, and communities, as well as a reflection from a NISGUA Internacionalista: Watching the U.S. election results come in from Guatemala, my sense of dread over a second [...]
PRESS RELEASE: AJR AND ODHAG DENNOUNCE IMPUNITY IN THE LUCAS GARCÍA GENOCIDE TRIAL
(Spanish below) On November, 28 The First Chamber of Appeals accepted an injuction filed by the defense of Manuel Benedicto Lucas García to disqualify the High Risk Crimes Court A, claiming that the Tribunal is unfit to continue the oral and public proceedings. This decision has derailed the trial after 99 days of oral and public hearings. The [...]
AJR and ODHAG Press Release: Update Lucas García Ixil Genocide case
On a press conference on November 21, 2024, representatives from AJR ( Association for Justice and Reconciliation) and ODHAG (Human Rights Office of the Archbishop of Guatemala) demanded that the First Court of Appeals reject the defense's dishonest attempt to throw out the genocide case and instead, act according to the truth, law, and justice and allow for the [...]