By Diana Pastor (Maya K'iche', CS Staff)
By Diana Pastor (Maya K'iche', CS Staff)
Radio Tuklik serves five communities in the municipalities of Mayapan, Cantamayec, and Tahdziú, located adjacent to each other in the south and east regions of the Yucatan, Mexico. The state of Yucatan consists of 106 municipalities across 7 regions: west, northwest, center, central coast, northeast, east, and south.
Gracias Sr. Presidente, hermanos y hermanas Indígenas del mundo: En nombre de las radios Comunitarias Indígenas de Guatemala, manifestamos:
Universal Periodic Review on Guatemala Focuses on Indigenous Peoples' Right to Freedom of Expression
Kablaj Qawuq
Venimos desde muy temprano, recorriendo nuestras montañas y valles. Acompañado del sonido del agua, que es la sangre que recorre todas las venas de nuestra “sagrada tierra”.
Mientras caminos, escuchamos el canto de los pájaros y de otros animales, que son nuestros hermanos pequeños.
On November 26, 2006, more than 20 people met in Chuicaxtún, Canton Chivax, Totonicapán, Guatemala, to create the project of Community Radio La Niña 88.5 FM. Without any prior technical knowledge of radio broadcasting, production, programming, administration, or how to install a transmitter, we took our first steps in community communication.
On the occasion of World Radio Day 2023, the Community Radio Movement in Guatemala makes it known that the right to freedom of expression of Indigenous Peoples is a human right that unfortunately the State of Guatemala violates and denies Indigenous Peoples. Since the Peace Accords, the State has promised to provide frequencies without a positive response to date.
Cultural Survival condemns the irregular export of Mayan archaeological pieces by the government of Guatemala. The export had the stated purpose of restoring and exhibiting these items at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) in New York City. We also condemn Bill No.
On January 25, 2023, UN member states reviewed Guatemala’s human rights record during the 42nd Session of the Universal Periodic Review, a process carried out by the UN Human Rights Council. This was Guatemala’s fourth cycle of review since 2008.
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we are headquartered on Massachusett land, in Cambridge, MA, and we thank the past, current, and future Indigenous stewards of this territory.