Justice and Accountability
Supporting survivors who seek justice for crimes committed during the Internal Armed Conflict
Background
Since the signing of the Peace Accords in 1996, Guatemalan individuals and organizations have courageously sought justice. The U.S. government provided financial support and training to the Guatemalan military, responsible for the egregious human rights violations that occurred during 36 years of Internal Armed Conflict. According to the UN Historical Clarification Commission, over 200,000 people were killed and an additional 45,000 forcibly disappeared by state forces.
With creativity and bravery, survivors work daily to defend and restore collective memory of the genocide. They aim to guarantee that genocide is never repeated, while taking on the unfinished liberatory work of those who were taken by state violence.
Cases
Latest NISGUA reports on Justice and Accountability
- De Resistencia a Victoria: Lecciones de las Luchas Guatemaltecasnisgua_admin2025-08-22T18:27:58+00:00
De Resistencia a Victoria: Lecciones de las Luchas Guatemaltecas
- From Resistance to Victory: Lessons from Guatemalan Movementsnisgua_admin2025-08-22T18:29:09+00:00
From Resistance to Victory: Lessons from Guatemalan Movements
- 70 Years: Remembering the U.S. Coup Against Arbenznisgua_admin2024-09-10T18:28:07+00:00
70 Years: Remembering the U.S. Coup Against Arbenz
- Remembering the future: Where we come from and where we’re going.nisgua_admin2024-01-23T22:55:54+00:00
Remembering the future: Where we come from and where we’re going.
- Encuentro Trans-Territorial: Never Again an Isolated Strugglenisgua_admin2023-10-06T17:00:51+00:00
Encuentro Trans-Territorial: Never Again an Isolated Struggle
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