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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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5February, 2014

NISGUA leads delegation with UUCA to Guatemala

By |February 5th, 2014|Categories: Defense of life and territory, Delegations, Justice and accountability, Trans-Territorial Organizing|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

UUCA delegates gather with NISGUA staff in Antigua. All photos: David McTaggart This past December, NISGUA organized and hosted a ten-day delegation with the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington (UUCA), home to NISGUA Sponsoring [...]

8January, 2014

“Justice for genocide: A survivor’s story” 2013 tour accomplishments

By |January 8th, 2014|Categories: Justice and accountability, Tour|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

In October 2013, NISGUA and the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR) traveled the greater United States to share a story of determination and resilience: a 13-year journey that finally brought former dictator Efraín [...]

12December, 2013

Genocide retrial set for January 2015; national courts debate possibility of amnesty

By |December 12th, 2013|Categories: Genocide Trial, Justice and accountability|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

On November 5, almost six months since the highly contested decision by Guatemala's Constitutional Court (CC) to annul the genocide sentence, Guatemalan courts announced a date for the retrial of former General Ríos Montt. Guatemala's High [...]

1December, 2013

“Justice for genocide: A survivor’s story” visits Laramie, Denver and the Bay Area

By |December 1st, 2013|Categories: Justice and accountability, Tour|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

The "Justice for genocide: A survivor's story" fall speaking tour left Wisconsin on November 13 to embark on the final stops of the tour: Laramie, WY; Denver, CO; and the Bay Area, CA. The [...]

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