Actualización caso genocidio Ixil. Del 15 al 19 de abril de 2024
Durante la semana del 15 al 19 de abril continuó el juicio por el Genocidio Ixil contra Benedicto Lucas García. Durante las audiencias estuvieron presentes miembros de la Asociación para la Justicia y Reconciliación (AJR), Autoridades Ancestrales Indígenas Ixiles de Nebaj y miembros de la sociedad civil nacional e internacional. Se presentaron 10 testigos y dos peritajes forenses. Los [...]
Ixil Genocide Case update, Monday, April 15th, 2024 to Friday, April 19th, 2024.
The Ixil Genocide trial against Benedicto Lucas García continued this week, April 15-19. During the hearings, members of the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR) were present, as well as members of of the Ancestral Ixil Indigenous Authorities of Nebaj, and representatives from civil society and the international community. 10 witnesses testified* as well as two forensic experts. The [...]
Statement: Condemn sexual violence in the Ixil Genocide
(ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Guatemala, April 22nd, 2024. The members of the National Platform of Organizations of Victims of the Internal Armed Conflict condemn the inhumane and despicable acts committed by the army against the Maya Ixil people during the dictatorship of Romeo Lucas Garcia (1978-1982). In particular, we repudiate the sexual violence against women and girls, not only because this [...]
The Association of Communities for Development and Defense of the Land and Natural Resources (ACODET) in its Sixteenth General Assembly, declares before public opinion:
(ESPAÑOL ABAJO) We, the Indigenous and ancestral authorities of the different Indigenous communities of Ixcán, Cobán, and Uspantán that make up the Association of Communities for the Development and Defense of the Land and Natural Resources (ACODET), are convened in the community La Libertad Xalarocjá, in the municipality of Cobán, department of Alta Verapáz, to celebrate our sixteenth regular [...]
Statement for the defense of territory and food sovereignty
(ESPAÑOL ABAJO) We, representatives of the communities of La Costa Sur, Huehuetenango and the Indigenous Local Government of San Juan Cotzal, have convened in the Ixil territory of K’usal to share and exchange experiences of our wisdom for the defense of territory, reiterating our commitment to search for harmony and equilibrium with Mother Earth, for protection of natural goods, [...]
A 10 años de su asesinato exigimos justicia para Topacio Reynoso
El pueblo Xinka mantiene una lucha para proteger la vida, el agua y el territorio, de los mortíferos megaproyectos extractivitas, incluyendo la minera Escobal. Su compromiso por defender la vida frente a corporaciones transnacionales, les ha costado criminalización, ataques y asesinatos. A 10 años del asesinato de la joven Topacio Reynoso Pacheco de 16 años de edad en el [...]