Justice and Accountability2022-07-01T17:06:26+00:00

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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23October, 2013

“No Impunity! No Amnesty!”: Organizations react to news of CC ruling

By |October 23rd, 2013|Categories: Genocide Trial, Justice and accountability|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Guatemalan newspaper Prensa Libre splashed "CC brings José Efraín Ríos Montt closer to amnesty" across its front page headlines, with the corresponding article publishing excerpts of a leaked ruling issued by the Constitutional Court. [...]

14October, 2013

Justice for Genocide campaign: Presentation to the AJR

By |October 14th, 2013|Categories: Genocide Trial, Grassroots gatherings, Justice and accountability|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

This past spring, thousands of you participated in our international "Justice for Genocide" photo and pledge campaign in support of the brave survivors of the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR). NISGUA staff recently [...]

19September, 2013

Victim of Río Negro massacre exhumed from Cobán mass grave and buried in Rabinal

By |September 19th, 2013|Categories: CREOMPAZ / ZM21, Justice and accountability|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Boys carry Martina Rojas' photo through the streets of Rabinal. Photo: CPR Urbana On September 7, Martina Rojas was buried in Rabinal, Baja Verapaz, 31 years after she was forcefully detained and disappeared from [...]

26August, 2013

Three years since the kidnapping and murder of Tat Lisandro Guarcax González

By |August 26th, 2013|Categories: Justice and accountability|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Lisandro Guarcax González, a visionary artist, teacher and founding member of Grupo Sotz'il, was kidnapped and murdered three years ago on August 25, 2010. NISGUA, along with dozens of international and national organizations, denounced [...]

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