Our programs
Stand with communities as they defend their lives and territories against unjust trade policies and the violent imposition of extractive projects.
Support survivors who seek justice and an end to impunity for crimes committed during the Internal Armed Conflict.
Build trans-territorial solidarity by linking communities in the U.S. and Guatemala in the struggle for justice and self-determination.
Dissuade violence through presence and transnational advocacy, at the request of Guatemalan organizations and activists targeted for their struggles.
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Comunicado de Prensa: Después de la derrota de un intento del ex general Lucas García para desestimar el caso de Genocidio Ixil, los ancianos Maya Ixil se preparan para dar su testimonio en Nebaj, Guatemala la próxima semana
COMUNICADO DE PRENSA 15 de agosto de 2024 PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto: Michelle Liang, Acompañante Internacional, NISGUA internacionalista@nisgua.org | +502 4873 4422 Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala - El lunes 12 de agosto de 2024, las abogados defensoras del ex general [...]
Press Release: Post-defeat of an attempt by the accused ex-general Lucas Garcia to dismiss the Ixil Genocide case, Maya Ixil elders prepare to give their testimony in Nebaj, Guatemala next week
August 15, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Michelle Liang, International Accompanier, NISGUA internacionalista@nisgua.org | +502 4873 4422 Guatemala City, Guatemala - On Monday August 12, 2024, the defense lawyers of ex-general Manuel Benedícto Lucas García, accused of genocide, forced [...]
Statement: Malicious Attempt at Dismissal in the Genocide Case
On Saturday, August 10, the defense of former general Benedicto Lucas García filed a legal action to recuse the court, since according to the lawyers the court allowed the Public Prosecutor's Office to overreach their interrogation of an expert [...]
Actualización del caso Genocidio Ixil. Del 22 al 25 de julio de 2024
Lunes 22 de julio, Audiencia 52 Este día se continuó la escucha de la declaración en anticipo de prueba de la testiga María Marcos. La testigo señaló que cuando los soldados quemaron su casa en Pexla, ella estaba con [...]
Ixil Genocide Case Update. July 22-25, 2024
Monday, July 22, Hearing 52 This day the hearing continued with the testimony of the witness María Marcos. The witness pointed out that when the soldiers burned her house in Pexla, she was with three of her daughters, a [...]