Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) presented a translation of a press release on behalf of The Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR), The Human Rights Office of the Archdiocese of Guatemala (ODHAG), and the Institute of Comparative Studies in Criminal Sciences of Guatemala (ICCPG).

Today, March 12, 2026, we presented to the honorable rapporteur of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Andrea Pochak, a petition against the State of Guatemala, primarily regarding the DENIAL OF JUSTICE in the case known as the Ixil Genocide, during the Lucas García period, which began in 2001 and went to trial 23 years later, when it was interrupted by an illegal ruling issued by the First Chamber of the Court of Appeals, whose members have direct ties to corrupt individuals seeking impunity.

You can read the full statement, with a link to the original, here, Statement from AJR.

Categories: Accompaniment, Corruption, Criminalisation, Criminalization, Genocide, Guatemala, Human Rights, Impunity, Indigenous peoples, Justice, Racism, Report, Resource Extraction, Solidarity in Action, Solidarity in Action/Guatemala, Violence

Tags: Institute of Comparative Studies in Criminal Sciences of Guatemala (ICCPG), NISGUA, ODHAG, The Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR), The Human Rights Office of the Archdiocese of Guatemala (ODHAG), The Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA)