Timeline - NISGUA

June 2019

CALDH Statement on Arrest of Fugitive Gen. Luis Enrique Mendoza, Accused of Genocide

nisgua_admin2019-12-25T00:39:51+00:00Tags: AJR, Amnesty, CALDH, elections, Estuardo Galdámez, genocide, genocide trial, Guatemala, impunity, Ixil, justice, justice for genocide, Luis Enrique Mendoza, Maya, Rios Montt|

As Guatemala held its general elections on June 16, the justice system made an important arrest. They captured retired general Luis Enrique Mendoza in Baja Verapaz, as he went to cast his ballot. Mendoza [...]

Upcoming Presidential, Congressional Elections in Guatemala

nisgua_admin2019-12-25T00:40:13+00:00Tags: CODECA, Congress, el Observador, elections, Maya Mam, MLP, Movimiento para la Liberación de los Pueblos (MLP), Thelma Aldana, Thelma Cabrera, Zury Ríos|

Presidential and Congressional elections will be held in Guatemala this Sunday, June 16. Find out more about the elections, Thelma Cabrera's historic candidacy, and potential effects on organizing and movements in Guatemala. Correction: We [...]

Serious Concerns in the Face of Huehuetenango Militarization

nisgua_admin2019-06-17T20:48:19+00:00Tags: CACIF, corruption, Degenhart, homeland security, Huehuetenango, immigration, imperialism, impunity, Jimmy Morales, justice, militarization, narcotrafficking, scorched earth, survivors, Trump, US military, USAID, violence, war on drugs|

In the past several weeks, communities and organizations in Huehuetenango have noted an increase in U.S. and Guatemalan military presence in their territories. This unexplained and unapproved military presence has caused great consternation in [...]

May 2019

Solidarity Update: May 2019

nisgua_admin2019-12-27T19:05:44+00:00Tags: Amnesty International, Canada, Escobal mine, fundraising, jobs, May 2019 Match Campaign, Maya Achí, Minera San Rafael, Mining, Pan American Silver, Quelvin Jimenez, Sepur Zarco, sexual violence, solidarity, survivors, women survivors, Xinka Parliament|

Maya Achi Women Speak about Fight for Justice to NISGUA, BTS Networks

nisgua_admin2019-06-14T20:44:51+00:00Tags: Asociación Bufete Jurídico Popular de Rabinal, Breaking the Silence (BTS), Maya Achí, Maya Achí Sexual Violence Case, Rabinal, Rabinal Legal Clinic|

Maya Achi Survivor Paulina Ixpata Alvarado and Maya Achi lawyer Gloria Pérez speak about their experiences working for justice. On two warm afternoons in Rabinal, Paulina Ixpata Alvarado and Gloria Pérez [...]

Solidarity Update: April 2019

nisgua_admin2019-12-27T19:05:44+00:00Tags: accompanier perspectives, ACODET, Asociación Bufete Jurídico Popular de Rabinal, Breaking the Silence (BTS), GAP, Indigenous Environmental Exchange, indigenous resistance, jobs, Maya Achí, Maya Achí Sexual Violence Case, NMSU, Rabinal, Rabinal Legal Clinic, sexual violence, webinar|

Our April Solidarity Update features a news recap: NISGUA and BTS Jointly Organize Webinars about Maya Achí Women’s Fight for Justice Report-back on 2019 Delegation: NISGUA and NMSU Organize Environmental Indigenous Leadership Exchange Accompanier [...]