Impunity and Hope

The meaning of 'impunity'

Ten years after the signing of the Peace Accords in Guatemala, the same threats of the past continue with each exhumation

Ten years later, former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt is planning to once again run for Congress and obtain immunity to avoid prosecution for crimes against humanity

The meaning of 'hope'

Ten years later, Rigoberta Menchu, an indigenous woman, a survivor, and Nobel Peace laureate is running for president.

Ten years later, UUSC continues to support and accompany those working for justice. Take a look at a photo essay of the JustJourney taken by the First Unitarian Society of Newton, Mass., in February.

You can be a part of an experience like this. Join UUSC for one of two upcoming JustJourneys to Mexico on Globalization, Workers' Rights, and Migration in Cuernavaca and
Indigenous Rights and Spirituality in Chiapas.