April 2014
Accusations of anomalies and corruption place contract for Xalalá Dam studies in question
Following the "emergency contract" for geological feasibility studies signed between Guatemala's National Electrification Institute (INDE) and Brazilian company Intertechne Consultores S.A. last November, communities organized against the Xalalá Dam publicized the controversial transaction and [...]
Say No to State Department funds for Guatemalan Army
Join NISGUA and GHRC in calling on Secretary of State John Kerry to deny certification of DOS funds to Guatemala "We need more teachers and not military brigades." Photo: PrensaComunitariaGuatemala’s UN Truth Commission report not only [...]
Guatemalan organization express their solidarity with Yassmín Barrios
OUR SUPPORT FOR THE DIGNITY AND PROFESSIONALISM of HONORABLE JUDGE YASSMÍN BARRIOS To the people of Guatemala and to the international community, we express our total indignation of the decision emitted by the [...]
Interview with Judge Yassmín Barrios: “The door to impunity and corruption is being opened”
Interview originally published by El Periódico in Spanish. Translation by NISGUA. Judge Yassmín Barrios Photo: El Periódico Judge Iris Yassmín Barrios, presiding judge of the High Risk Crimes Court A, refers to the decision handed [...]
Peaceful blockade in Barillas celebrates one-year anniversary
Tired of being ignored and disrespected by the Guatemalan government, and determined to halt a hydroelectric project approved without their free, prior and informed consent, the men and women of Santa Cruz Barillas founded [...]
March 2014
Guatemala’s Constitutional Court set to hear arguments regarding fate of genocide trial
This morning, the Constitutional Court (CC), Guatemala’s highest court, will hear arguments regarding the April 2013 decision by Judge Carol Patricia Flores to set the genocide case back to a pre-trial phase. The mid-trial [...]