Rosalina Tuyuc

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Rosalina Tuyuc in 2007

Rosalina Tuyuc Velásquez (* 1956 in San Juan Comalapa in Chimaltenango ) is a Guatemalan human rights activist .

Lene and work

She was elected Congresswoman in 1995 to represent the New Guatemala Democratic Front national list and was Vice President of Congress during that time. Tuyuc is a Cakchiquel Maya .

In June 1982 the Guatemalan army kidnapped and murdered her father, Francisco Tuyuc. Three years later, on May 24, 1985, her husband suffered the same fate. In 1988 she founded the National Association of Guatemalan Widows (CONAVIGUA) , which has developed into one of the leading Guatemalan human rights organizations.

On July 6, 2004, she was appointed by President Óscar Berger to chair the National Reparations Commission (Comisión Nacional de Resarcimiento). In 2011 she publicly criticized the commission for failing to adequately address the damage caused by the war.

Honors

In 1994 Tuyuc was made a member of the French Legion of Honor for its humanitarian activities . The Niwano Peace Foundation in Japan awarded Tuyuc the 2012 Niwano Peace Prize "in recognition of her exceptional and persistent work for peace as a courageous human rights activist and leader."

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entrevue avec Rosalina Tuyuc Projet Accompagnement Québec-Guatemala, November 17, 2003
  2. ↑ Rosalina Tuyuc: verità per il Guatemala April 22, 2003. Accessed August 9, 2019.
  3. ↑ Mayan Pupils Allowed to Wear Traditional Attire , New York Times. April 8, 1999. Retrieved August 9, 2019. 
  4. ↑ Maite Rico: We can't forgive until we have justice . The UNESCO Courier. December 1999. Archived from the original on November 27, 2004. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  5. ↑ Emma Martinez: A November Full of Pitfalls . In: Revista Envio , April 22, 2003. Accessed August 9, 2019  .
  6. ↑ Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2004: Guatemala United States Department of State, February 28, 2005
  7. ↑ Sandra Valdez: Rosalina Tuyuc "vemos con mucha indignación al PNR" . In: Prensa Libre , May 31, 2011. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Accessed August 9, 2019  .
  8. ^ Notorious Guatemalan School of the Americas Graduates. Retrieved August 9, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Guatemalan Human Rights Activist Rosalina Tuyuc Receives 29th Niwano Peace Prize . In: United News Wire , May 10, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2019. 

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personal data
SURNAME Tuyuc, Rosalina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tuyuc Velásquez, Rosalina (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Guatemalan human rights activist
DATE OF BIRTH 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH San Juan Comalapa, Chimaltenango