On April 26, 1998, two days after publicly presenting the Recuperación de la Memoria Histórica (REMHI), the interdiocesan truth commission report detailing human rights abuses committed during Guatemala’s 36-year civil war, bishop Juan José Gerardi Conedera was brutally assassinated in the garage of his home. Along with our Guatemalan partners and alied organizations, NISGUA responded by mobilizing our base to take action and demand justice and transparency.
📸 Special edition of Prensa Libre newspaper, depicting the aftermath of the assassination of Bishop Gerardi. Reads: Mourning: widespread condemnation for the murder of Monsignor Gerardi. An outcry for depth in investigation into crime.