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Justice and Accountability

Supporting survivors who seek justice for crimes committed during the Internal Armed Conflict

Our Justice & Accountability program provides important information to our grassroots network on groundbreaking human rights cases and the ongoing struggle to end impunity for crimes against humanity and genocide. We provide strategic analysis to our network, framing present-day struggles in Guatemala within a context of historic and ongoing U.S. imperialism. We respond to survivors’ calls for physical accompaniment and advocacy support as they pursue legal cases, historical memory processes, and community healing.

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

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10October, 2018

NISGUA Event: Learning from Survivors – A Talk with Edwin Canil

By |October 10th, 2018|Categories: Genocide Trial, Justice and accountability|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

Following the recent ruling in the Ixil genocide case late last month, NISGUA invited its base to reflect on the significance of the decision for members of the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR) [...]

29September, 2018

Solidarity Update: September 2018

By |September 29th, 2018|Categories: Defense of life and territory, Justice and accountability, Solidarity Update, Trans-Territorial Organizing|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

News recap: Court affirms that the state enacted genocide, but finds Rodríguez Sánchez not guilty in a split decision; Constitutional Court upholds temporary suspension of Escoal mine and calls on the State to consult [...]

28September, 2018

5 takeaways from the recent genocide trial verdict

By |September 28th, 2018|Categories: Genocide Trial, Justice and accountability|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

We will use this genocide verdict to leave a good tree planted, with strong roots -- the fruits of which will be enjoyed by our children. - Edwin Canil, President of the Association for [...]

25September, 2018

Building the case: Military Intelligence is a key component in carrying out acts of genocide

By |September 25th, 2018|Categories: Genocide Trial|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Today, the trial against former Head of Military Intelligence José Mauricio Rodríguez Sánchez is expected to reach a verdict.  As a key player under Efraín Ríos Montt’s 1982-1983 dictatorship in Guatemala, Rodríguez Sánchez stands [...]

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