April 2024
The Association of Communities for Development and Defense of the Land and Natural Resources (ACODET) in its Sixteenth General Assembly, declares before public opinion:
(ESPAÑOL ABAJO) We, the Indigenous and ancestral authorities of the different Indigenous communities of Ixcán, Cobán, and Uspantán that make up the Association of Communities for the Development and Defense of the Land and [...]
Statement for the defense of territory and food sovereignty
(ESPAÑOL ABAJO) We, representatives of the communities of La Costa Sur, Huehuetenango and the Indigenous Local Government of San Juan Cotzal, have convened in the Ixil territory of K’usal to share and exchange experiences [...]
A 10 años de su asesinato exigimos justicia para Topacio Reynoso
El pueblo Xinka mantiene una lucha para proteger la vida, el agua y el territorio, de los mortíferos megaproyectos extractivitas, incluyendo la minera Escobal. Su compromiso por defender la vida frente a corporaciones transnacionales, [...]
10 years after her assassination we demand justice for Topacio Reynoso.
The Xinka people maintain a struggle to protect life, water and territory from deadly extractive megaprojects, including the Escobal mine. Their commitment to defend life against transnational corporations has cost them criminalization, injuries, and [...]
Actualización sobre caso Genocidio Ixil, lunes 8 de abril de 2024 – Viernes 12 de abril 2024
Esta semana, las audiencias fueron acompañadas por miembros de la Asociación para la Justicia y Reconciliación (AJR) de la región Kaqchikel, Autoridades Indigenas Ancestrales de la región Ixil de Nebaj y diversas organizaciones de [...]
Ixil Genocide Case update, Monday, April 8th, 2024 to Friday, April 12th, 2024.
This week, the hearings were accompanied by members of the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR) of the Kaqchikel region, Ancestral Indigenous Authorities of the Ixil region of Nebaj and various national and international [...]