NISGUA seeks Director
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TAKE ACTION: Support Mining-Affected Communities

Solidarity activists are joining with Guatemalan communities in demanding that Canadian mining company Goldcorp respect their right to reject mining activity on  their territories. This May 22, Goldcorp Inc. held its Annual General Meeting in Vancouver, Canada. NISGUA sponsored two Guatemalan representatives to attend the meeting and communicate with shareholders and beneficiaries. We are also organizing a solidarity postcard campaign, and we invite you to sign on. Tell Goldcorp that it must listen to the people! Also, check out our press release here.

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NEWS UPDATE: Murder Accusation Against President Plunges Guatemala into Political Crisis
A slain lawyer’s videotaped assertion that President Alvaro Colom was behind his murder has caused an uproar. The victim contended that he was in danger of being killed for failing to participate in corruption schemes. Colom counters that the video  was meant to destabilize the government. The International Commission against Impunity/CICIG and the FBI are investigating the murder. Opposition leader Otto Pérez Molina and citizens' groups have called for Colom's resignation. 
Please stay tuned to this situation.

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URGENT ACTION

Join with us in denouncing the death threats and acts of harassment against outspoken Guatemalan activists including previous NISGUA tour speaker Iduvina Hernández of Security in Democracy (SEDEM) and Claudia Samayoa of the Unit for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala (UDEFEGUA). They have received threatening text messages referencing the security archives that implicate officials in war crimes. You can read the letter written by NISGUA and seven other organizations condemning this situation.   Click here to take action. 

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ADVOCACY UPDATE

NISGUA and three other organizations have sent a letter asking the Interior Minister to reinstate personnel in the Femicide and Human Rights Units.
These entities have played a vital role in advancing accountability for attacks against human rights defenders and in protecting human rights in Guatemala.
Read the letter signed by NISGUA, Human Rights First, WOLA, and GHRC
 here in English or here in Spanish. 

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