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
AJR statement: Dementia and amnesia will not erase the perpetrators’ crimes.
On January 4, the oral and public debate for the Ixil Lucas García genocide case was scheduled to begin. A day before, a hearing was held to conclude on the mental health of Manuel Callejas y Callejas. The court resolved the cessation of criminal prosecution in an ordinary trial [...]
FAMDEGUA’s statement regarding the Dos Erres recent resolution
On November 7 a court acquited 3 former kaibiles accused in the Dos Erres massacre case despite that in 3 previous trials several military officers were convicted and the facts were proven. During this trial Gilberto Jordán, José Mardoqueo Ortiz & Alfonso Bulux Vicente were accused of killing more [...]
Perspectivas de lxs acompañantes: Los ríos de aquí y los del norte están conectados.
Ana (elle), Internacionalista 2023, escribió esta carta el 23 de octubre de 2023 durante el Paro Nacional de Guatemala. En este momento, es el día 21 de un masivo Paro Plurinacional en Guatemala, liderado por las Autoridades Indígenas. Han sido días con más de 100 puntos de [...]
Accompanier perspectives: The rivers here and the rivers up north are connected
Ana (they/them), Internacionalista 2023 wrote this letter on October 23rd, 2023 during the Guatemala National Strike. Right now, it is day 21 of a massive Plurinational Strike in Guatemala, led by the Indigenous Authorities. There have been days with over 100 points of shut down highway [...]
5 Puntos para comprender ¿Por qué sigue el Paro Nacional en Guatemala?
“Caminemos de la mano de los Pueblos” Desde la última actualización que hemos compartido, se mantiene el Paro Nacional Indefinido iniciado el 2 de octubre y que mantienen varios sectores de la población guatemalteca, encabezados por las Autoridades Ancestrales de distintos pueblos originarios en todo el país. La exigencia [...]
5 Points to understand why the National Strike continues in Guatemala
"Let us walk hand in hand with the People" Since the last update we shared, the Indefinite National Strike initiated on October 2nd, led by the Ancestral Authorities of different Indigenous peoples throughout the country, and maintained by various sectors of the Guatemalan population, continues. The demand is firm: [...]
