Timeline - NISGUA

June 2019

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 [...]

May 2019

Solidarity Update: May 2019

nisgua_admin2019-12-27T19:05:44+00:00Tags: Amnesty International, Canada, Escobal mine, fundraising, jobs, May 2019 Match Campaign, Maya Achí, Minera San Rafael, Mining, Pan American Silver, Quelvin Jimenez, Sepur Zarco, sexual violence, solidarity, survivors, women survivors, Xinka Parliament|

Maya Achi Women Speak about Fight for Justice to NISGUA, BTS Networks

nisgua_admin2019-06-14T20:44:51+00:00Tags: Asociación Bufete Jurídico Popular de Rabinal, Breaking the Silence (BTS), Maya Achí, Maya Achí Sexual Violence Case, Rabinal, Rabinal Legal Clinic|

Maya Achi Survivor Paulina Ixpata Alvarado and Maya Achi lawyer Gloria Pérez speak about their experiences working for justice. On two warm afternoons in Rabinal, Paulina Ixpata Alvarado and Gloria Pérez [...]

Solidarity Update: April 2019

nisgua_admin2019-12-27T19:05:44+00:00Tags: accompanier perspectives, ACODET, Asociación Bufete Jurídico Popular de Rabinal, Breaking the Silence (BTS), GAP, Indigenous Environmental Exchange, indigenous resistance, jobs, Maya Achí, Maya Achí Sexual Violence Case, NMSU, Rabinal, Rabinal Legal Clinic, sexual violence, webinar|

Our April Solidarity Update features a news recap: NISGUA and BTS Jointly Organize Webinars about Maya Achí Women’s Fight for Justice Report-back on 2019 Delegation: NISGUA and NMSU Organize Environmental Indigenous Leadership Exchange Accompanier [...]

Xinka Parliament condemns Pan American’s interference in consultation process

nisgua_admin2019-12-25T00:40:40+00:00Tags: AGM, Canada, Casillas, Escobal, Jalapa, justice, Jutiapa, Mina San Rafael, mines, Mining, Pan American Silver, Quelvin Jimenez, Santa Rosa, stockholders, Tahoe Resources, vancouver, Xinka, Xinka Parliament|

An image made by the Xinka Parliament reads: "In our Xinka territory, water, our cosmovision, and spirituality are worth more than gold and silver." On Wednesday, May 8th, hundreds of members [...]

Indigenous people call on Pan American Silver to cease local interference out of respect for consultation process in Guatemala

nisgua_admin2019-05-08T18:27:21+00:00Tags: community consultation, Escobal mine, Jalapa, Jutiapa, Mina San Rafael, Pan American Silver, PanAmerican Silver, Quelvin Jimenez, Santa Rosa, Tahoe Resources, Xinka, Xinka Parliament|

(Vancouver/Victoria/Ottawa/Tatamagouche/Washington, D.C.) Ahead of Pan American Silver’s annual shareholder meeting in Vancouver today, the Xinka Indigenous Parliament released a statement calling on the company to stop attempts to engage with communities outside of the [...]