April 2016
Caravan for Dignity, Community Resistance and the Freedom of Political Prisoners
The following is a press release published by the Departmental Assembly of the People of Huehuetenango (ADH) in response to the events surrounding the recent Caravan for Dignity, Community Resistance and the Freedom of Political [...]
Caravan for Dignity: for the resistance and freedom of political prisoners from northern Huehuetenango
This article was written by Gustavo Illescas and originally posted in Spanish on CMI-Guatemala. Translation by NISGUA. Under the motto “We are all northern Huehuetenango,” the Departmental Assembly of the Peoples of Huehuetenango (ADH) joined [...]
Political prisoner: the story of Rigoberto Juárez
Original article posted in Spanish on Prensa Comunitaria with information provided from his family. Translation by NISGUA. Rigoberto Juárez is a representative of the Plurinational Government of the Q’anjob’al, Chuj, Akateka, Popti and Mestiza nations, [...]
This spring, stand for gender justice!
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 court successfully tried sexual slavery [...]
March 2016
Sepur Zarco: Entrevista con Luz Méndez, integrante de la junta directiva de UNAMG
¿Por qué es el caso de Sepur Zarco un caso emblemático para Guatemala? El caso Sepur Zarco es un caso emblemático por varias razones. En primer lugar, porque es el primer caso que se ha [...]
Palabras de Gustavo Castro al pueblo de Honduras
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 15 de marzo de 2016 AL PUEBLO DE HONDURAS No se si algún día estas líneas lleguen a ustedes. Vine a Honduras con tanta ilusión. Hacía muchos años que no venía. Pero [...]