Take action with witnesses, survivors, and members of the AJR in the Ixil Genocide Case against Benedicto Lucas García. We invite you to join us and send a message of support to the witnesses, survivors, [...]

Descentralized action: In the context of serious democratic deterioration and co-optation of the Guatemalan state, May 10 marks the 10th anniversary of the historic sentence against former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt for genocide. Let’s show our solidarity with [...]

Read here the full article about the Military Diary Register on the zoom platform at the following link: Join the action in solidarity  with the families and plaintiffs of the Military Diary Case by signing a [...]

Collaborate with NISGUA! Para leer en español We are always looking for new people to bring their thoughts, ideas, and creative capacity to the work we do at NISGUA. We deeply value integrating a variety [...]

Take action in solidarity with Indigenous migrants and asylum seekers: Organize a house party with your community! Live graphic note-taking from the webinar "Indigenous Peoples' Human Rights in Migration." Art by Adriana Contreras. LEER [...]

Solidarity with Indigenous migrants: Stop pandemic deportations and Title 42 expulsions of asylum seekers! In July 2021, we delivered our petition in solidarity with Indigenous migrants with more than 1300 signatures! The fight against Title 42 continues; we [...]

Submit Photos for NISGUA's 2022 Calendar! We are moving through turbulent and sacred times in our world. We know that celebrating our wins and bringing joy into our work sustains our movements, even as we [...]

Solidarity in the context of COVID-19 We are deeply aware that this pandemic was preventable. Governments and neoliberal institutions have failed us. We also know that those who are systematically oppressed by racism, xenophobia, transphobia, [...]

Stand in solidarity with the Xinka people and the Peaceful Resistance to the Escobal mine Leer esta pagina en espanol For more resources check out Resistescobal.com On January 16, Guatemalan land defender Julio [...]

No Asylum Cooperative Agreements with Central America Major campaign success! On February 5, 2021, the government of Guatemala announced the cancellation of their Asylum Cooperative Agreements (ACA) with the U.S. For over a year, NISGUA has coordinated with [...]

Support GAP Internacionalista in 2020! To read more about GAP Internacionalista, check out our 2019 Accomplishments report and visit our Guatemala Accompaniment Program (GAP) page. Image: Rene Ann Goodrich speaks about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women crisis [...]

Ask Pan American Silver: Why did you buy the Escobal mine? ~Para leer en español~ Our comrades at EARTHWORKS have organized an action page that asks Pan American Silver why they bought the Escobal silver [...]

"#NoToThe5257, #NGOLaw" Graphic by CEJIL, Center for Justice and International Law. March 10, 2020 update: Despite international pressure and outcry from Guatemalan civil society organizations, President Giammettei has refused to veto this bill. There have been [...]

CLOSED: Seeking photos for 2020 Calendar "Art as Resistance" We are no longer accepting submissions for the 2020 calendar -- thank you to the many community photographers who donated nearly 100 photos! To order your 2020 calendar, click [...]

ACTIVE: Ask your Congresspeople - What's DHS Doing in Guatemala? UPDATE: Since this action, the U.S. has continued to promote immigration imperialism in Guatemala through human rights-violating measures such as the third safe country agreement. Read more here. [...]

ACTIVE: Condemn threats against Quelvin Jiménez, Xinka Parliament Lawyer Quelvin Jiménez stands with Luis Fernando Garcia, Adolfo Garcia, Wilmer Pérez, and Misiel Alberto Martínez Sasvin, who survived an attack by Escobal mine private security in 2013. Quelvin [...]

CLOSED: Webinar and photo series in solidarity with Maya Achí survivors Thank you for joining us in May for this webinar! Below is an update on the Maya Achí sexual violence case: On Friday, June 21, Jude Claudette [...]

CLOSED: Say NO To Amnesty for Crimes Against Humanity Thank you for joining survivors calling for their right to truth, justice, and memory! For the most updated information about this case, click here. For decades, survivors [...]

Stand in solidarity with the social movements that have been struggling against impunity and corruption for decades For nearly a year and a half, Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales has repeatedly defied the rule of law by attacking [...]

Stand in Solidarity with Indigenous Self-Determination and Demand State Respect for Community Consultations Stand with Indigenous Peoples around the world to demand respect for Indigenous self-determination in Guatemala For centuries, Indigenous Peoples in Guatemala have [...]

Gather your community and hold a screening of 500 Years This fall, join NISGUA activists across the country in advancing conversations about international movements for social and environmental justice! Documentary filmmaker and NISGUA supporter Pamela Yates [...]

Stand with communities demanding permanent closure of Tahoe Resources' Escobal mine On Tuesday August 14, the Peaceful Resistance of Santa Rosa, Jalapa & Jutiapa and the Xinca People’s Parliament sent a letter to Tahoe Resources's new [...]

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 [...]

Justice for Genocide In the lead-up to the 2013 genocide trial, hundreds of members of the NISGUA network voiced their support for survivors and members of the Association for Justice and Reconciliation and pledged to follow all trial [...]

Note: This petition is now closed. Give Senator Heller the facts he badly needs about Tahoe Resources In August, Nevada Senator Dean Heller wrote to the U.S. State Department to lobby for Tahoe Resources, a [...]

Note: This petition is now closed.  Urgent Action! Human rights and land defender shot dead in peaceful protest Guatemalan human rights and land defender, Sebastián Alonso Juan, was murdered on January 17, 2017 during a peaceful [...]

Gather your community and hold a house party! February 28, 2016 marked a big step forward for justice in Guatemala when a verdict was reached in the Sepur Zarco trial. For the first time in the Americas, a national [...]

Visit Guatemala on a Delegation with NISGUA! Every year, NISGUA supporters have the chance to visit Guatemalan communities and organizations that seek justice & accountability, an end to impunity, and stand in defense of life and territory. The [...]

Click here to take action! Tell TIAA-CREF to divest from Tahoe Resources! Guatemalan communities are saying not to Tahoe Resources - It's time for U.S. investors to say NO too! U.S. and Canadian listed mining [...]