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
- Unending War, Undying Resistance: U.S. Militarization of Guatemala from the Internal Armed Conflict to the Presentnisgua_admin2023-03-22T23:55:36+00:00
Unending War, Undying Resistance: U.S. Militarization of Guatemala from the Internal Armed Conflict to the Present
- Our 2022 accomplishments: Territories in Resistancenisgua_admin2023-01-17T17:37:17+00:00
Our 2022 accomplishments: Territories in Resistance
- Targets of the State: Dignity, justice, and criminalization in Guatemalanisgua_admin2022-10-13T15:24:48+00:00
Targets of the State: Dignity, justice, and criminalization in Guatemala
- Uncovering the Real Root Causes of Forced Migration: Members of “The Squad” Visit Honduras and Guatemalanisgua_admin2022-07-05T22:52:19+00:00
Uncovering the Real Root Causes of Forced Migration: Members of “The Squad” Visit Honduras and Guatemala
- New chapter, new opportunities: Migrant solidarity in 2021nisgua_admin2021-03-15T20:14:57+00:00
New chapter, new opportunities: Migrant solidarity in 2021
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