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
MILITARY DIARY CASE – August 30th: International Day of the Detained-Disappeared
The Military Diary is a document that lists the names of 195 people, including children, who were captured and forcibly disappeared between 1983 and 1985 during the dictatorship of Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores. The Military Diary also lays out systematic human rights abuses committed by the [...]
Solidarity with the Families, Victims, and Survivors of the Military Diary Case and accompanying Organizations
On May 6, Judge Galvez ordered the opening the trial for the first 9 accused of the Military Diary case, who will face charges for illegal detention, torture, forced disappearance, murder, extra-judicial execution, sexual violence & crimes against humanity of at least 195 people (1983-1985). A central concern and [...]
CASO DIARIO MILITAR: 30 de agosto. Dia Internacional de la persona Detenida Desaparecida
El Diario Militar es un documento que enlista los nombres de 195 personas, incluidos infantes, que fueron capturadas y desaparecidas forzadamente entre 1983 y 1985 durante la dictadura de Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores. El Diario Militar expone los abusos sistemáticos contra los derechos humanos cometidos por [...]
Solidaridad con los familiares, víctimas, sobrevivientes del caso Diario Militar y organizaciones que les acompañan
El 6 de mayo, el juez Gálvez ordenó apertura a juicio de 9 imputados del caso Diario Militar, enfrentando cargos por detención ilegal, tortura, desaparición forzada, asesinato, ejecución extrajudicial, violencia sexual y crímenes de lesa humanidad de al menos 195 personas (durante 1983-1985). A medida que avanza el caso, [...]
AJR statement regarding the return of the remains of people murdered in La Trinitaria during the IAC
We share with you a statement from the AJR regarding the return of the remains of several people murdered during the Internal Armed Conflict by the Guatemalan army, to their community of La Trinitaria, Ixcán, Quiche. Guatemala November 17, 2022 We inform the national and international [...]
Statement: WE REGRET THE RESIGNATION OF JUDGE MIGUEL ÁNGEL GÁLVEZ
On November 15, Judge Galvez announced his resignation as a High-risk Court Judge and made public that he left the country due to defamation, intimidation, harassment, security threats and lack of access to a due process. The threats against Judge Miguel Angel Galvez increased dramatically after he ordered the [...]
