![[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 [...]
February solidarity update
After 106 days of resistance of Indigenous people in the national strike against corruption and in defense of democracy in Guatemala, our partners continue the fight for truth, memory, and justice. In this solidarity update we share with you: a series of interviews with Guatemalan Indigenous leaders during the political crisis in 2023, sharing their vision from the frontlines [...]
![[ESP] En un espacio abierto con el cielo azul de fondo, una manta blanca con el rostro de una persona socializada como hombre en blanco y negro, debajo letras en color negro ilegible, la manta es sostenida por una persona por detrás. [ENG] In an open space with blue sky in the background, a white blanket with the face of a person socialized as a man in black and white, underneath letters in illegible black, the blanket is held by a person from behind.](https://nisgua.org/wp-content/uploads/1-7-320x202.jpeg)
42nd anniversary of the forced disappearance of Emil Bustamante
February 13,2024 commemorates the 42nd anniversary of the forced disappearance of Emil Bustamante, a university social leader. His families, friends and organized collectives gathered to march to the Matamoros military headquarters, where he was last seen alive in 1982. "This terrible ignominy was not 42 February (years) ago, it was today and will always be today", "they have not [...]
42 años de la desaparición forzada de Emil Bustamante
El 13 de febrero del 2024, se conmemoraron 42 años de la desaparición forzada de Emil Bustamante, líder social universitario. Sus familiares, amistades y colectivos organizados, se reunieron para marchar hacia el cuartel Matamoros, lugar donde fue visto con vida por última vez en 1982. “Esta terrible ignominia no fue hace 42 febreros (años), fue hoy y siempre será [...]
Statement in solidarity with community journalist Norma Sancir
(Spanish below) On January 31, Judge Jorge Douglas Ochoa of the Criminal Sentencing Court of the Department of Chiquimula sentenced a commissioner and two agents of the National Civil Police (PNC) for the crime of abuse of authority in the detention of journalist Norma Sancir, who was covering a demonstration of the Chortís communities in Camotán. Nine years after [...]
Statement: ODHAG offices raided
The Human Rights Office of the Archbishop of Guatemala (ODHAG) denounces that during the early morning hours of February 14, the offices of Culture and Peace, the programs of historical memory, childhood, conflict transformation and community organization were broken into by unknown persons. They report the theft of laptop computers and other equipment. We stand in solidarity with our [...]