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
Justice and Dignity: March for the Victims of the Internal Armed Conflict in Guatemala
(Español más abajo) On February 25, 2025, a march took place in Guatemala to commemorate National Victims' Dignity Day of the Internal Armed Conflict. The mobilization, which gathered over 500 people, began at the Supreme Court of Justice and ended at Constitution Plaza. Participants, mostly family members and survivors, [...]
“The Molina Theissen Sentence should stay final”. Statement from social organizations in support of the case
(Spanish below) On February 6, 2025, an appeal hearing of the 2018 sentence of the Molina Theissen case was held. This sentence sentenced Benedicto Lucas García, Manuel Callejas y Callejas, and Hugo Zaldaña Rojas to 58 years in prison for crimes against humanity, forced disappearance and aggravated sexual violence, [...]
Comunicado de intercambio de defensores de la tierra de Guatemala, El Salvador y Honduras
Integrantes de la Asamblea Departamental de los Pueblos de Huehuetenango (ADH) asistieron a un intercambio de defensores de la tierra de El Salvador, Honduras y Guatemala. Lea el comunicado que compartieron exigiendo la protección del agua, la tierra y las comunidades, además de una reflexión de une Internacionalista de [...]
December Solidarity Update
Includes: The Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR) denounces the dismissal of the tribunal in the Maya Ixil genocide case against Manuel Benedicto Lucas García. They point to this derailment of the case as blatant impunity and will continue to fight for justice. Organizers from the Departmental Assembly of [...]
Statement from gathering of land defenders from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras
Organizers from the Departmental Assembly of the Peoples of Huehuetenango (ADH) attended a gathering of land defenders from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. Read their shared statement demanding protection of water, land, and communities, as well as a reflection from a NISGUA Internacionalista: Watching the U.S. election results come [...]
PRESS RELEASE: AJR AND ODHAG DENNOUNCE IMPUNITY IN THE LUCAS GARCÍA GENOCIDE TRIAL
(Spanish below) On November, 28 The First Chamber of Appeals accepted an injuction filed by the defense of Manuel Benedicto Lucas García to disqualify the High Risk Crimes Court A, claiming that the Tribunal is unfit to continue the oral and public proceedings. This decision has derailed the trial [...]
