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 [...]
Nota de Prensa de AJR y ODHAG: Actualización caso Genocidio Ixil periodo Lucas García
En una conferencia de prensa el 21 de noviembre de 2024, representantes de la AJR (Asociación por la Justicia y la Reconciliación) y ODHAG (Oficina de Derechos Humanos del Arzobispado de Guatemala) exigieron que la Sala Primera de Apelaciones rechace el intento deshonesto de la defensa de desechar el caso de genocidio y en su lugar, actúe de acuerdo [...]
Perspectivas de lxs acompañantes: El exilio y la montaña
Ethan, Internacionalista 2024, escribió esta carta el 9 de octubre de 2024 después de una visita a ex presos políticos en Huehuetenango. La sierra de los Cuchumatanes se extiende 400 kilómetros por los departamentos de Huehuetenango y Quiché, en el noroeste de Guatemala, y es la cordillera no volcánica más alta de toda Centroamérica. El nombre podría [...]
Accompanier perspectives: Exile & Mountain
Ethan, Internacionalista 2024, wrote this letter on October 9th, 2024 after a visit to ex-political prisoners in Huehuetenango. The Cuchumatanes mountains stretch 400 kilometers across the departments of Huehuetenango and Quiché in northwest Guatemala, the tallest non-volcanic mountain range in all of Central America. The name might come from the Mam cuchuj and matán, meaning “the place [...]