Timeline - NISGUA

July 2013

Hundreds accompany the Ixil people on their Day of Dignity

nisgua_admin2018-01-15T15:13:13+00:00Tags: AJR, CALDH, caravan, communique, Day of Dignity, genocide, indigenous authorities, International Day of Indigenous Peoples, Ixil, Nebaj, sentence, solidarity, trial|

Several hundred traveled from Guatemala City to Nebaj on June 21-22 with the "Caravan for the Dignity of the Ixil People and Against Genocide". Photo: NISGUA Ixil authorities welcome organizations to Nebaj. Photo: NISGUA [...]

June 2013

NISGUA’s genocide trial coverage: the complete collection

nisgua_admin2019-12-27T17:58:37+00:00Tags: AJR, CALDH, genocide, Guatemala, history, human rights, impunity, indigenous rights, international law, Ixil, justice, Rios Montt, Rodriguez Sanchez, solidarity, survivors, testimony, trial|

While we await the next steps of the genocide trial, we are honored to provide an accessible archive of the daily coverage we provided from day 1 of the trial. Please read and share [...]

Sipakapa celebrates 8th anniversary of community consultation

nisgua_admin2019-12-27T17:21:54+00:00Tags: community consultation, environmental justice, Escobal mine, Goldcorp, Marlin Mine, Mining, People's International Health Tribunal, Sipakapa, state of siege, Tahoe Resources|

On June 18, the communities of Sipakapa, a municipality affected by GoldCorp's Marlin Mine in Western Guatemala, celebrated the eighth anniversary of one of the first community consultations in the country. Today, more than [...]

Members of La Puya resistance meet with President Otto Pérez Molina

nisgua_admin2018-01-15T15:36:11+00:00Tags: El Tambor, Goldcorp, Kappes Cassiday & Associates, La Puya, Mining, ministry of energy and mines (MEM), Otto Pérez Molina, peaceful resistance, San José del Golfo, San Pedro Ayampuc, Yolanda Oqueli|

Yolanda Oquelí (foreground) meets with Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina and Minister of The Interior Mauricio Lopez Bonilla. Photo: Giles Clarke In an uncharacteristic move, President Otto Pérez Molina and the Ministry of Energy [...]

Criminal case against Alberto Rotondo, security manager for Tahoe Resources, moves forward in Guatemalan courts

nisgua_admin2018-01-15T15:36:49+00:00Tags: Alberto Rotondo, environmental justice, Escobal mine, Goldcorp, Guatemala, human rights, Jalapa, Mining, San Rafael Las Flores, Santa Rosa, state of siege, Tahoe Resources|

On Friday June 7, Alberto Rotondo, former security manager for Tahoe Resources, was summoned to appear for the second time in a Guatemalan court. During the first hearing on May 7, Rotondo was charged [...]

Speculation around genocide trial restart; Ríos Montt back under house arrest

nisgua_admin2018-01-15T15:37:17+00:00Tags: AJR, genocide, Guatemala, history, human rights, impunity, indigenous rights, international law, Ixil, justice, Rios Montt, Rodriguez Sanchez, solidarity, survivors, testimony, trial|

Guatemalan civil society reacted to the May 20 annulment of the genocide trial verdict through public actions, marches and vigils overwhelmingly rejecting the decision. On May 24, an impromptu march that some activists reported [...]