Unpacking the role of the PAC in the Maya Achí Women’s case

Unpacking the role of the PAC in the Maya Achí Women's case On January 28, 2025, Maya Achí women survivors went to Guatemala City to demand that three ex-civil defense patrolmen (PAC) be held accountable for crimes against humanity, including sexual violence, committed against them during the Internal Armed Conflict. [...]

Maya Achí Women’s case continues with witness testimonies

Maya Achí Women's case continues with witness testimonies On January 28, 2025, Maya Achí women survivors went to Guatemala City to demand that three ex-civil defense patrolmen (PAC) be held accountable for crimes against humanity, including sexual violence, committed against them during the Internal Armed Conflict. The trial is scheduled [...]

2025-03-18T15:55:34-04:00February 28th, 2025|General blog, Truth, justice & impunity|

National Day of Dignification for the Victims of the Internal Armed Conflict

National Day of Dignification for the Victims of the Internal Armed Conflict Photos of victims of Guatemala's Internal Armed Conflict on display on February 25th. On February 25th, 2025, people from diverse communities across Guatemala gathered in Guatemala City to mark the annual National Day of Dignification for [...]

2025-02-27T10:36:05-04:00February 27th, 2025|General blog, Truth, justice & impunity|

Second trial for the Maya Achí Women’s case begins

Second trial for the Maya Achí Women's case begins On January 28, 2025, Maya Achí women survivors went to Guatemala City to demand that three ex-civil defense patrolmen (PAC) be held accountable for crimes against humanity, including sexual violence, committed against them during the Internal Armed Conflict. The trial [...]

2025-03-18T15:56:16-04:00February 20th, 2025|General blog, Truth, justice & impunity|

Cooperant Update: Women and the agrarian resistance in Guatemala

Women and the agrarian resistance in Guatemala By: Mélisande Séguin, Campesino Committee of the Highlands (CCDA) Cooperant CCDA women activists, planning and organizing. Land dispossession as a historical root of the latest wave of evictions Guatemala has one of the most unequal land distribution and titling systems in [...]

Criminalization Threatens Struggles for Justice in Guatemala

Over the past decade in Guatemala, criminalization has increasingly served as a strategy to stifle public participation in civic life. In most cases, Guatemalan authorities have collaborated with both business and military interests to criminalize those who seek justice and fight against impunity. Unending criminalization of Indigenous land defenders Early [...]

2024-10-31T11:25:14-04:00September 25th, 2023|Current Events in Guate|

Day 6 & 7 of the Rancho Bejuco Trial: Presentation of witnesses for the defence

The day started with Maya Kaqchikel researcher Aura Cumes' presentation of her expert report on Harassment, Persecution and Displacement in Xesiguan, Rabinal. The report examined the Achi people’s experience of Guatemalan military control during the Internal Armed Conflict. Cumes found that the army used the Achi people themselves against their [...]

2024-04-15T09:43:00-04:00June 29th, 2023|Truth, justice & impunity|

Day 5: Rancho Bejuco Trial – Testimonies Speak to Genocidal Violence, Role of Parallel Forces

The court buildings where hearings are taking place. Photo credit: Lenora June 15, 2023 Written by Lenora A Pattern of Genocidal Violence Four witnesses shared recorded testimonies today. While the sound was not very good and it is preferable to have the witness present, it was crucial to [...]

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