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. July 22-25, 2024
Monday, July 22, Hearing 52 This day the hearing continued with the testimony of the witness María Marcos. The witness pointed out that when the soldiers burned her house in Pexla, she was with three of her daughters, a baby, an 11 year old, and a 14 year old. [...]
Over a hundred people celebrate ADH’s 18th anniversary in Aguacatán, Huehuetenango
On July 26, 2024, over a hundred people joined the Departmental Assembly of the People of Huehuetenango in Defense of Territory and for the Autonomy and Free Determination of the People -ADH- in celebrating their anniversary in Aguacatán, Huehuetenango, the latest municipality to win a water protection agreement in [...]
Más de Cien Personas Celebran el 18º aniversario de ADH en Aguacatán, Huehuetenango
En 26 de Julio, 2024, más que cien personas se unieron a La Asamblea Departmental de los Pueblos de Huehuetenango en Defensa del Territorio y por la Autonomía y Libre Determinación de los Pueblos para celebrar su aniversario en Aguacatán, Huehuetenango, la municipalidad que más recientamente logró un Acuerdo [...]
Ixil Genocide Case Update. July 15-18, 2024.
Photo by NISGUA. Defense witnesses testify in the Ixil Genocide Trial. Tuesday, July 16. Weekly Update for July 15-18 Monday, July 15, hearing 47 On Monday the 15th, the lawyers of Manuel Benedicto Lucas García presented 2 witnesses on behalf of the defendant. At the request of the [...]
Actualización del caso Genocidio Ixil. Del 15 al 18 de julio de 2024
Foto de NISGUA. Testigos de la defensa declaran en el Juicio por Genocidio Ixil. Martes, 16 de julio. Lunes 15 de julio, audiencia 47 El lunes 15, las abogadas de Manuel Benedicto Lucas García presentaron a 2 testigos en favor del acusado. A petición de la defensa se [...]
July Solidarity Update 2024 // Actualización Solidaria de Julio 2024
Members of the CRLN delegation and members of NISGUA leaving a visit to a witness in the genocide case against Lucas García, in the Ixil region. Credits: Juan V. Miembros de la delegación de CRLN y miembros de NISGUA saliendo de la visita a un testigo del caso por [...]
