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Human Rights Ombudsman makes recommendations on consultation over Escobal mine

nisgua_admin2020-03-28T01:37:13+00:00Tags: consultation, Human Rights Ombudsman, MARN, MEM, Mining, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, Pan American Silver, PDH, Tahoe Resources, Xinka, Xinka Parliament|

A banner reads: "Xinkas: never conquered, eternally respected." Summary of Recommendations from Guatemala’s Human Rights Ombudsman (PDH) on the Court-Ordered Consultation over the Escobal mine A report on the status of [...]

Statement: Maya Achi survivors present a complaint against Judge Claudette Dominguez for racism and discrimination

nisgua_admin2019-12-18T22:40:29+00:00Tags: Maya Achí Sexual Violence Case|

On December 5, 36 Achi women survivors of sexual violence presented a formal complaint of racism and discrimination against judge Claudette Domínguez. Previously in June, Judge Claudette Domínguez dismissed charges against three of the [...]

November Solidarity Update 2019

nisgua_admin2019-12-27T19:05:38+00:00Tags: AJR, annual dinner, border policy, crimes against humanity, defenders of life, End of year report, GAP, genocide, genocide trial, horizontal exchange, internal armed conflict, international accompaniment, international mayan league, Maya Ixil, militarization, racial justice, School of the Americas|

October Solidarity Update 2019

nisgua_admin2019-12-27T19:05:39+00:00Tags: Accountability, ACODET, Association Pop No'j, calendar, Copal AA, CREOMPAZ, genocide trial, Indigenous Environmental Exchange, internal armed conflict, Ixcán, justice, justice for genocide, Maya Achí, Maya Achí Sexual Violence Case, Maya Ixil, militarization, Ohlone Shellmound and Village Sacred Site, press release, Rabinal, sacred sites, Santa Maria Tzeja, Sogorea Te, state of siege, West Berkeley Shellmound|

Sisters in struggle: Indigenous Environmental Network leadership trip to Guatemala

nisgua_admin2019-12-24T21:39:57+00:00Tags: ACODET, ADH, AFEDES, Ana Ceto, Association Pop No'j, CALDH, Copal AA, defense of life, defense of territory, Departmental Assembly of Peoples of Huehuetenango, family separation, feminism, genocide, horizontal exchange, House of Memory, IEN, immigration, Indigenous Environmental Network, Indigenous feminisms, state of siege, Xalalá Dam|

In September, NISGUA had the honor of hosting a delegation to Guatemala for representative leaders of the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN). The delegation featured talks with women land defenders, cultural exchanges, and a community [...]

Press Release: We support the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR)

nisgua_admin2019-11-07T17:15:18+00:00Tags: AJR, genocide, Ixil, press release, survivors, transitional justice|

On October 17, Judge Claudette Domínguez, known for her right-wing ties and regressive decisions, was removed from the Maya Ixil genocide case against Luis Enríquez Mendoza García, who was chief of military operations under [...]

December 2019