Interview to the lawyer Ricardo Lagunes about the murder of Juan Carlos Gómez Silvano
On Friday March 21, 2014, the young Tseltal Juan Carlos Gómez Silvano, regional coordinator of the Sixth Declaration in ejido San Sebastián Bachajón, was murdered. We spoke with Ricardo Lagunes, the lawyer who represents the adherents to the Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle of ejido San Sebastián Bachajón, who talked about the murder and the context in which it happened.
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Comunicado de los ejidatarios de San Sebastián Bachajón
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Asesinato de dirigente zapatista, prueba de que el gobierno quiere acabarnos
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Tseltales de Bachajón, contra la cooptación de autoridades ejidales – Desinformémonos
Interviews during the International Human Rights Forum “From Memory to Hope”
María Zedillo and Magdalena Ceto – Ixil women from Guatemala, survivors of the genocide, speak about women’s courage during the trials against the dictator Efraín Ríos Montt.
(Descarga aquí)Carlos Martín Beristain -Doctor in psychology and activist working with attention to victims, mental health and human rights in several countries. In the interview, he speaks of his talk on memory with victims and survivors.
(Descarga aquí)Víctor Hugo López – Director of the Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas Human Rights Center- Balance of the International Human Rights Forum “From Memory to Hope” and Frayba’s 25th anniversary.
(Descarga aquí)Listen to all the Forum’s audios here.