Guatemala

On Sunday, March 17, 2013, at around 8 pm, the President of the Xinca Indigenous Parliament and three other Xinca leaders were abducted by a group of heavily armed masked men while on their way home from observing a public referendum on Tahoe's Escobal mine in El Volcancito, San Rafael Las Flores,

(Veáse otros idiomas abajo.) For the first time in the history of the Americas, a former dictator is on trial for genocide and crimes against humanity in national courts. On March 19, 2013, the survivors' organization, the Association for Justice and Reconciliation, and their legal team, the

"We express ourselves through loving nature, loving life, loving humans, loving the past, loving the present, loving the future… I, like other comrades who suffer judicial persecution, try to defend humanity.  In it's entirety, not just the indigenous or garifuna but all human beings.  This is our

Hi Friends, It's my birthday month, and this year I'm asking that you consider showing your support and love by donating to NISGUA - the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala. With the trial opening against former dictator Rios Montt for genocide and attacks against human rights

I'm biking/walking/swimming 300 kilometers in March for clean water. You can pledge to sponsor me for $0.10, $1.00, or $5 per kilometer, or you can just donate a flat amount. The more I sweat, the more clean water we get to bless people with. All of the money contributed goes directly to

Lisa's Story: On February 18, 1992 our doorbell, rang. There were 2 policemen, a social worker, and a nurse carrying a baby. Lisa was born December 11, 1991 in Guatemala City. Her mother had made arrangements with an American woman to give her up in adoption. Unfortunately when she found out the

The Indian Law Resource Center and indigenous leaders from Guatemala have a plan to stop the progress of a harmful nickel mine in indigenous territories.  We need your help! Leaders from Agua Caliente, a community of Maya Q'eqchi' Indians, are in  Washington, D.C., this week to

Oak Foundation International is based on God's command in Isaiah 61:3 to be "oaks of righteousness". In Isaiah 61:1-3, God commands us to proclaim the good news to the poor, bind up the brokenhearted and comfort all who mourn. By doing these things we will become "oaks of righteousness". We feel

On June 13th of last year, Yolanda Oquelí was shot on her way home to her two young children. She was shot because she has led her community in peaceful resistance to a mine which an American company is trying to build in their midst. Fortunately, Yolanda survived, but she has lived with the