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
Joint Statements from the Indigenous Communities of the Southern Coast, Huehuetenango, and Ixil
In April and June, ADH (the Departmental Assembly for the Defense of Territories of Huehuetenango) met with other organizations and communities from the Southern Coast, Huehuetenango, and Quiché to exchange strategies and wisdom about the defense of territory. They wrote these statements that include context for their struggle and [...]
Actualización del caso Genocidio Ixil. Del 30 de julio al primero de agosto
Martes 30 de julio, audiencia 56 “Quedamos con este miedo de que en cualquier momento nos pueden matar también.” Sobreviviente del genocidio Ixil En la audiencia de hoy se incorporaron 2 pruebas documentales y en audio se escuchó el anticipo de prueba de un testigo. El primer documento al [...]
Ixil Genocide Case Update. July 30th – August 1st, 2024
Tuesday, July 30th, Hearing 56 “We lived with the fear that at any moment they could kill us, too.” Survivor of the Ixil genocide In today’s hearing, the Public Prosecutor’s Office presented two pieces of documentary evidence along with the audio recording of a witness’s advance testimony. The first [...]
Comunicado de Prensa: Después de la derrota de un intento del ex general Lucas García para desestimar el caso de Genocidio Ixil, los ancianos Maya Ixil se preparan para dar su testimonio en Nebaj, Guatemala la próxima semana
COMUNICADO DE PRENSA 15 de agosto de 2024 PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto: Michelle Liang, Acompañante Internacional, NISGUA internacionalista@nisgua.org | +502 4873 4422 Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala - El lunes 12 de agosto de 2024, las abogados defensoras del ex general Manuel Benedicto Lucas García, acusado de genocidio, desaparición forzada y [...]
Press Release: Post-defeat of an attempt by the accused ex-general Lucas Garcia to dismiss the Ixil Genocide case, Maya Ixil elders prepare to give their testimony in Nebaj, Guatemala next week
August 15, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Michelle Liang, International Accompanier, NISGUA internacionalista@nisgua.org | +502 4873 4422 Guatemala City, Guatemala - On Monday August 12, 2024, the defense lawyers of ex-general Manuel Benedícto Lucas García, accused of genocide, forced disappearance and crimes against humanity of the Maya Ixil people, [...]
Statement: Malicious Attempt at Dismissal in the Genocide Case
On Saturday, August 10, the defense of former general Benedicto Lucas García filed a legal action to recuse the court, since according to the lawyers the court allowed the Public Prosecutor's Office to overreach their interrogation of an expert witness on the topic of victim identification. Therefore, several human [...]
