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.
Latest from our blog
Ixil Genocide Case Update. August 19-21, 2024
This week 9 witnesses of massacres and one witness of sexual violence testified in Santa Maria Nebaj against Lucas Garcia for the massacres and crimes committed in 1982. Outside the courthouse in Nebaj, a banner commemorating the tenth anniversary [...]
Actualización del caso Genocidio Ixil. Del 19 al 21 de agosto del 2024
Esta semana se presentaron en Santa María Nebaj 9 testigos de masacres y una testiga de violencia sexual, para testificar contra el ex- militar Benedicto Lucas García por las masacres y crímenes cometidos en 1982 contra la población Maya [...]
Ixil Genocide Case Update. August 12 & 13, 2024
Monday, August 12, Hearing 63 The presiding judge informed those present in the courtroom that on Saturday, August 10, Lucas Garcia's defense filed a written recusal against the Tribunal. According to the defense lawyers, the tribunal allowed expert witness [...]
Actualización del caso Genocidio Ixil. Del 12 al 13 de agosto del 2024
Lunes 12 de Agosto, Audiencia 63 El juez presidente informó a los presentes en la sala de audiencias que el sábado 10 de agosto, la defensa de Lucas García planteó una recusación por escrito en contra del tribunal. Según [...]
Ixil Genocide Case Update. August 5-9, 2024
Monday, August 5, 2024, hearing 59 The anthropologist Rodolfo Leyva was present to ratify several social anthropology expert reports in which testimonies were collected from survivors in order to identify their relatives. The expert explained that the interviews with [...]