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PETÉN, Guatemala – For much of Guatemala’s monolingual Mayan population, the ability to access medical attention is often impeded by their inability to speak Spanish. The right to adequate health care ...

Cuc is among the growing number of Qʼeqchiʼ emigrating to Ulster County. Many speak only their indigenous Mayan language with little to no English or Spanish. KINGSTON — In just one year, Irma Cuc’s ...

"This is a transcendent moment, for the Indigenous peoples of Guatemala and for a global public that is demanding an end to investments... that harm the planet and violate human rights," said one ...

German Chub faces the judge as he responds calmly and evenly to question after question during cross-examination. He uses his arms to lift himself up and shift a little in his wheelchair. Other young ...

In Costa Rica, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights heard oral arguments Wednesday in a historic case of an Indigenous community accusing the Guatemalan government of violating their ancestral and ...

The threatening, violation and denial of the undeniable rights the Q'eqchi [indigenous Maya community] have over the land they acquired by their own means so many years ago, together with the stunning ...

This story by Juan Bautista Xol was published by Prensa Communitaria (Community Press), and republished and edited by Global Voices under a media agreement. The Mayejak (in the Maya Q’eqchi’ language) ...