Project Description
Community Consultations: A model of resistance under attack in Guatemala
A bill currently before Guatemalan Congress seeks to co-opt the consultation process and violate the rights of indigenous communities to free, prior, and informed consent. Add your voice in calling on the Guatemalan government to respect the results of community-organized consultations.
Three ways to take action:
1. Print out the postcard and mail it to NISGUA’s office for delivery
2. Read more about the incredible role that consultations play in community organizing to protect land, life, and self-determination
3. Sign the extended action! Petition available here.
Photo: Graham HuntAdditional reading about community consultations
Ixil Genocide case Update. June 25th-27th, 2024.
Tuesday June 25th, hearing 39 At the beginning of the hearing, the plaintiffs' attorney, Jovita Tzul, requested that the judges, due to the fact that the defense of Manuel Benedicto Lucas García was granted an injunction which left out the testimony of expert witness Benjamín Carleoni, analyze and rule [...]
Foto Reportaje: La comunidad de Copal AA celebró su décimo festival del medioambiente
El 6 y 7 de junio de 2024, la comunidad de Copal AA, una comunidad de retornades de México después del Conflicto Armado Interno (CAI) y líder de la lucha contra una represa hidroeléctrica, celebró su décimo Festival del [...]
Photo Report: The community of Copal AA celebrates its 10th environmental festival
On June 6-7, 2024, the community of Copal AA- a community of returnees from Mexico after the Internal Armed Conflict (IAC) and leader of the fight against a hydroelectric dam- celebrated their tenth Festival on the Environment. The festival [...]
June Solidarity Update 2024 // Actualización Solidaria de Junio 2024
Youth in Copal AA march towards the river with signs denouncing contamination of the earth and water. Photo by NISGUA internacionalistas. Jóvenes de Copal AA marchan hacia el río con carteles que denuncian la contaminación de la tierra y el agua. Fotografía por internacionalistas de NISGUA (Español [...]
Ixil Genocide case Update. June 18 – 21th, 2024.
Tuesday June 18th, Hearing 37 “I saw with my own eyes and felt with my own body all the pain that the army caused” Tiburcio Utuy (✝) On the 37th day of hearings, the Public Prosecutor's Office presented four previews of evidence from survivors, whose testimonies were [...]
Actualización caso Genocidio Ixil. Del 18 al 21 de junio de 2024
Martes 18 de junio, audiencia 37 “Lo vi con mis propios ojos y sentí con mi propio cuerpo todo el dolor que causó el ejército” Tiburcio Utuy (✝) En el día 37 del juicio, el Ministerio Público presentó cuatro anticipos de prueba de sobrevivientes, cuyos testimonios fueron [...]
