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99% of the crimes committed during Guatemala's war have not been brought to justice. Of over 45,000 forced disappearances, only one case has gone to trial. Send an email to support war survivors' right to truth and justice today.  
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> Attacks against human rights defenders in Guatemala have doubled over the last five years. NISGUA's teams of on-the-ground international human rights monitors work to deter violence in communities, courtrooms and at public events.

 > Former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who ruled during the bloodiest period of the war, currently holds a seat in the Guatemalan Congress. He is wanted for genocide and crimes against humanity.    

> The Xalalá hydro-electric dam is rejected by 90% of the local population because it would displace thousands of indigenous people and damage farmlands and forests. 

> Almost 400 mining concessions have been granted to transnational gold, silver, nickel, and zinc companies in Guatemala, posing severe threats to rural communities' social and environmental well-being. 

Board of Directors
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Position Name Affiliation/Occupation Date Joined Board
President Melinda Van Slyke
 Owner of Heart of the Sky Fair Trade, Former G.A.P. Accompanier
2006
Secretary Sue Ellen Kingsley Nurse, Founder of CCGAP Sponsoring Community, Former G.A.P. Accompanier
2004
Treasurer Todd Kolze

Community/Labor Organizer, Member of GNIB Committee/Sponsoring Community
2000
Matthew Lowen Justice Program Coordinator for the American Friends Service Committee of Arizona, Former G.A.P. Accompanier
2008
Josué Revolorio Illéscas Co-op Development Trainer at Women's Action to Gain Economic Security (WAGES), Founder of gender-focused Guatemalan NGO Enlace, Member of GNIB Sponsoring Community
2002
Jerry Kohler 2010
Amanda
Kistler		 Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Former G.A.P. Accompanier 2011

 


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