Project Description
Community Consultations: A model of resistance under attack in Guatemala
A bill currently before Guatemalan Congress seeks to co-opt the consultation process and violate the rights of indigenous communities to free, prior, and informed consent. Add your voice in calling on the Guatemalan government to respect the results of community-organized consultations.
Three ways to take action:
1. Print out the postcard and mail it to NISGUA’s office for delivery
2. Read more about the incredible role that consultations play in community organizing to protect land, life, and self-determination
3. Sign the extended action! Petition available here.
Photo: Graham HuntAdditional reading about community consultations
Statement from the Maya Ch’orti’ Indigenous Council of Olopa: Criminalization for Opposing Mining / Comunicado del Consejo Indígena Maya Ch’orti’ de Olopa: Criminalización por Oponerse a la Minería
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. THE MAYA CH'ORTI INDIGENOUS COUNCIL OF OLOPA, CHIQUIMULA COMMUNICATES As Indigenous Authorities representing 16 Maya Ch'orti' communities of the municipality of Olopa, Chiquimula, we continue [...]
ADH Statement: 19 Years of Struggle and Territorial Defense / Comunicado de ADH: 19 Años de Lucha y Defensa del Territorio
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. ADH MARCHES ON: 19 years of struggle to defend our territory This July 25, 2025, the PEOPLES' ASSEMBLY OF HUEHUETENANGO FOR THE DEFENSE OF OUR TERRITORY AND FOR [...]
AJR and ODHAG’s Statement: Justice and Memory in the Face of a Genocide Perpetrator’s Impunity / Comunicado de AJR y ODHAG: Justicia y memoria ante la impunidad de un genocida
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. PRESS RELEASE The Association for Justice and Reconciliation - AJR - and the Office of Human Rights of the Archdiocese of Guatemala - ODHAG-, In light [...]
Statement from Xinka Territory: Escazú, Sign for Life / Comunicado desde Territorio Xinka: Escazú, Firma por la Vida
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. CAMPAIGN LAUNCH ESCAZÚ-SIGN FOR LIFE The Youth Commission of the Parliament of the Xinka People of Guatemala, with the firm commitment to protect the environment, the [...]
Perspectivas de les Acompañantes: Dignidad Frente a la Injusticia – Celebrando 12 Años de la Sentencia por Genocidio Ixil
Internacionalista Nick (he/él) escribió esta carta entre los meses de junio y julio de 2025. Desde la Ciudad de Guatemala hasta Nebaj, la ciudad más grande de la región de Ixil, son siete horas en coche, arriba y abajo de montañas por carreteras empinadas cinceladas en la ladera. NISGUA [...]
Accompanier Perspectives: Dignity in the Face of Injustice – Celebrating 12 Years of the Ixil Genocide Conviction
Internacionalista Nick (he/él) wrote this letter in the months of June and July 2025. From Guatemala City to Nebaj, the largest city in the Ixil region of Guatemala, it's a seven-hour drive, up and down mountains on steep roads chiseled into the hillside. NISGUA arrived at around four PM [...]
