Rigoberta Menchú
Guatemalan human rights activist · Guatemala · On the map · Politicians · Born 1959 · age 67
Rigoberta Menchú Tum is a K'iche' Guatemalan human rights activist, feminist, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Menchú has dedicated her life to publicizing the rights of Guatemala's Indigenous peoples during and after the Guatemalan Civil War (1960-1996), and to promoting Indigenous rights internationally.
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2015“I think that it’s very important, and what’s really crucial here is the memory of the victims and the search for the truth, and also the commitment to substantiate the truth.”In their wordsInterview with Democracy Now (2015)2013“It’s clear that there is no peace without justice. There is no peace without truth.”In their wordsInterview with Democracy Now (2013)“I don’t want to be controversial, but I do see that under Ronald Reagan and Bush’s administration there was a fantasy created of a third World War.”In their wordsInterview with Democracy Now (2013)2001Honorary Doctorate of the University of Las Palmas, Gran CanariaAward1998Princess of Asturias Award for International CooperationAward1995Honorary Doctor of the University of ZaragozaAward1992Nobel Peace PrizeAward1990UNESCO Prize for Peace EducationAward1959Born9 January 1959
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Born 1959 · age 67
