Timeline - NISGUA

January 2019

Media Advisory: Social movements at risk as technical coup unfolds in Guatemala

nisgua_admin2019-12-25T00:44:19+00:00Tags: ACODET, AJR, CALDH, CICIG, Constitutional Court, constitutional crisis, coup, criminalization, environmental defenders, environmental justice, genocide, human rights, impunity, indigenous rights, Jimmy Morales, justice, Political Crisis, social movement, Tahoe Resources|

For a downloadable version of this media advisory, click here. For nearly a year and a half, Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales has repeatedly defied the rule of law by attacking the UN-backed International [...]

Political Crisis in Guatemala: Organizations Call on Embassy, State Department to Support CICIG

nisgua_admin2025-04-22T17:26:34+00:00Tags: ancestral authorities, CICIG, Constitutional Court, constitutional crisis, Department of State, Guatemala, human rights, internal armed conflict, Ivan Velásquez, Jimmy Morales, rule of law, Sandra Jovel, sign-on letter, U.S. Embassy in Guatemala|

The Jimmy Morales administration has brought Guatemala to a technical coup, as it ramps up its attack against the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), in an effort to circumvent corruption investigations. [...]

Political Crisis Continues in Guatemala: A Timeline

nisgua_admin2025-04-22T17:29:47+00:00Tags: CICIG, Constitutional Court, human rights, Jimmy Morales, justice, militarization, Political Crisis, Sandra Jovel, Timeline|

For nearly a year and a half, the Jimmy Morales administration has repeatedly defied the rule of law in its attacks on the UN-backed International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG).The situation reached another climax [...]

December 2018

More than 100 Organizations Denounce Murders, Violence against Peaceful Resistance of Ixquisis

nisgua_admin2019-12-25T00:45:32+00:00Tags: assassination, community consultation, Energía y Renovación S.A., Huehuetenango, hydroelectric dams, IDB, Ixquisís, PDHSA, peaceful resistance, San Mateo Ixtatán, sign-on letter, statement, violence|

Statement on the double assassination, physical aggression, and the dangerous situation faced by communities in the Ixquisis region, Guatemala We, the below signed organizations, collectives, and people, express our deep concern about the [...]

Más de 100 Organizaciones Denuncian Asesinatos, Agresiones contra Resistencia Pacifica de Ixquisis

nisgua_admin2019-12-25T00:45:53+00:00Tags: agresiones, asesinato, comunicado, consulta comunitaria, Energía y Renovación S.A., hidroeléctrica, Huehuetenango, IDB, Ixquisís, PDHSA, resistencia Pacífica de Ixquisis, San Mateo Ixtatán|

Pronunciamiento ante doble asesinato, agresión física y situación de riesgo de las comunidades de la Microrregión de Ixquisis, Guatemala Las organizaciones, colectivos, y personas firmantes manifestamos nuestra profunda preocupación por la situación de [...]

Struggle for Justice for Sexual Violence Continues in Military Zone 21 Case

nisgua_admin2019-12-25T00:46:08+00:00Tags: ADIVIMA, CALDH, Chicoyogüito, CREOMPAZ, crimes against humanity, FAMDEGUA, femicide, Military Zone 21, sexual violence|

A survivor of sexual violence waits outside the courtroom for the Military Zone 21 case. Photo Credit: CALDH This article is about Indigenous women seeking justice for systematic sexual violence that [...]