Timeline - NISGUA

Solidarity Update: June 2019

nisgua_admin2019-12-27T19:05:42+00:00Tags: accompanier, calendar, Claudette Domínguez, criminalization, genocide, genocide trial, Luis Enrique Mendoza, May 2019 Match Campaign, Maya Achí, Maya Achí Sexual Violence Case, Minera San Rafael, Pan American Silver, Parlamento Xinca, Quelvin Jimenez, Xinca Parliament|

News recap: Xinka Parliament, Lawyer Quelvin Jiménez, and Peaceful Resistance Under Threat; In Blow to Justice, Judge Frees 6 Men Accused of Sexual Violence against Maya Achi Woman; 2019 Accompanier Cohort Participates in NISGUA's [...]

Accompanier Perspectives: Political prisoners return home

nisgua_admin2019-06-18T18:14:25+00:00Tags: accompanier, accompanier perspective, celebration, chorti, community, COMUNDICH, corozal arriba, criminalization, Guatemala, immigration, Maya, political prisoners|

Dear Friends and Family, As I reflect on the past year since joining Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) and officially finishing my first period in Guatemala Accompaniment Program, I hold [...]

Comunicado de CALDH frente a Captura del Prófugo Gen. Luis Enrique Mendoza, Acusado de Genocidio

nisgua_admin2019-12-25T00:39:24+00:00Tags: AJR, amnestia, CALDH, conflicto armado interno, Estuardo Galdámez, Ixil, justicia, justicia por genocidio, Luis Enrique Mendoza, Maya, Rios Montt|

Mientras Guatemalan realizaba sus elecciones generales el 16 de junio, el sistema de justicia hizo una captura importante. Detuvieron al ex-general Luis Enrique Mendoza en Baja Verapaz, cuando él fue a votar. Mendoza había [...]

CALDH Statement on Arrest of Fugitive Gen. Luis Enrique Mendoza, Accused of Genocide

nisgua_admin2019-12-25T00:39:51+00:00Tags: AJR, Amnesty, CALDH, elections, Estuardo Galdámez, genocide, genocide trial, Guatemala, impunity, Ixil, justice, justice for genocide, Luis Enrique Mendoza, Maya, Rios Montt|

As Guatemala held its general elections on June 16, the justice system made an important arrest. They captured retired general Luis Enrique Mendoza in Baja Verapaz, as he went to cast his ballot. Mendoza [...]

Upcoming Presidential, Congressional Elections in Guatemala

nisgua_admin2019-12-25T00:40:13+00:00Tags: CODECA, Congress, el Observador, elections, Maya Mam, MLP, Movimiento para la Liberación de los Pueblos (MLP), Thelma Aldana, Thelma Cabrera, Zury Ríos|

Presidential and Congressional elections will be held in Guatemala this Sunday, June 16. Find out more about the elections, Thelma Cabrera's historic candidacy, and potential effects on organizing and movements in Guatemala. Correction: We [...]

Serious Concerns in the Face of Huehuetenango Militarization

nisgua_admin2019-06-17T20:48:19+00:00Tags: CACIF, corruption, Degenhart, homeland security, Huehuetenango, immigration, imperialism, impunity, Jimmy Morales, justice, militarization, narcotrafficking, scorched earth, survivors, Trump, US military, USAID, violence, war on drugs|

In the past several weeks, communities and organizations in Huehuetenango have noted an increase in U.S. and Guatemalan military presence in their territories. This unexplained and unapproved military presence has caused great consternation in [...]