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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.

Did You Know?

> 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.

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Tour Actions

Each NISGUA speaking tour tends to be accompanied by a ‘tour action’ - a way that people coming to events can immediately respond and show their support for the struggle that the speaker represents. These actions are usually in the form of petitions or letters addressed to key Guatemalan, U.S. or international decision-makers. A successful tour can generate hundreds of such letters, which helps to amplify the positions that the speaker is spreading throughout the tour.

Here are some of the actions issued in previous years.

2005 - 500 Years of Resistance

End the Femicides – Justice for Women in Guatemala! (Claudia Acevedo, Violence against Women and Sexual Orientation)

It’s time for a new U.S. migration policy! (Carlos Lopez, Migration Causes and Effects)
House of Representatives version
Senate version

Remember the CAFTA vote:
Thank You for Opposing CAFTA
Shame on You for Supporting CAFTA (Miriam Jocop, Opposing CAFTA and pursuing alternatives to neoliberalism)
See How your Representative voted on DR-CAFTA
See How your Senator voted on DR-CAFTA

President Wolfowitz, fulfill the CAO recommendations or recall the World Bank loan to Glamis Gold! (Rolando López, Indigenous Rights and Mining)

2004

Don’t Renew International Nickel Company’s (INCO) Mining Concession in Guatemala! (Arnoldo Yat, Indigenous Rights and Mining)

Join the Stop CAFTA Coalition to Say NO to CAFTA! (Carlos Humberto Muralles, CAFTA and Agriculture)

Tell Your Congressperson No to CAFTA! (Carlos Humberto Muralles, CAFTA and Agriculture)

Prioritize War Victims over Former Paramilitaries (Rudy Monterroso, Militarization and Impunity)

Stop Land Evictions in Guatemala! (Luisa Xinico Yos, Land Rights)

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