Rosalina Tuyuc
Rosalina Tuyuc Velásquez (born San Juan Comalapa, department of Chimaltenango, 1956)[1] is a Guatemalan human rights activist. She was elected as a Congressional deputy in 1995, elected from the national list of the New Guatemala Democratic Front, and served as Vice President of Congress during that period.[2] Tuyuc is a Kaqchikel Mayan.[3]
In June 1982, the Guatemalan Army kidnapped and murdered her father, Francisco Tuyuc. Three years later, on 24 May 1985, her husband suffered the same fate.[4] In 1988, she founded the National Association of Guatemalan Widows (CONAVIGUA), which has become a leading Guatemalan human rights organization.[5]
In 1994, Tuyuc was decorated by the French Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur for her humanitarian activities.[6] On 6 July 2004 President Óscar Berger appointed her to chair the National Reparations Commission (Comisión Nacional de Resarcimiento).[7] In 2011, she publicly criticized the Commission for its failure to adequately address the damage caused by the war.[8]
The Niwano Peace Foundation of Japan awarded their 2012 Niwano Peace Prize to Tuyuc "in recognition of her extraordinary and dogged work for peace as a courageous human rights activist and leader." [9]
See also
References
- ^ Entrevue avec Rosalina Tuyuc Projet Accompagnement Québec-Guatemala, 2003-11-17
- ^ Rosalina Tuyuc: verità per il Guatemala 2003-04-02
- ^ "Mayan Pupils Allowed to Wear Traditional Attire". New York Times. 1999-04-08. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ Rico, Maite (December 1999). "We can't forgive until we have justice". The UNESCO Courier. Archived from the original on November 27, 2004. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
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- ^ School of the Americas Watch
- ^ Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2004: Guatemala United States Department of State, 2005-02-28
- ^ Valdez, Sandra (May 31, 2011). "Rosalina Tuyuc: "Vemos con mucha indignación al PNR"". Prensa Libre. Retrieved 2011-05-31..
- ^ "Guatemalan Human Rights Activist Rosalina Tuyuc Receives 29th Niwano Peace Prize". United News Wire. May 10, 2012..
External links
- Biographical information from PeaceWomen Across the Globe.
- Living people
- People from Chimaltenango Department
- Guatemalan activists
- Guatemalan human rights activists
- Guatemalan Maya people
- Members of the Congress of Guatemala
- Indigenous activists of the Americas
- Légion d'honneur recipients
- Recipients of Geuzenpenning
- Nonviolence advocates
- 1956 births
- Guatemalan women in politics