Pedro Tzicá (or Sica) is a K’iche’ Guatemalan human rights defender working on human and environmental rights, as well access to justice and the right to development of indigenous peoples. Tzicá spoke to ISHR about his work, including organising community consultations to defend the indigenous peoples’ rights to land and natural resources in the face of mega-projects. The profile appeared in the ISHR Monitor of 7 March 2016. Read the rest of this entry »
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Human Rights Defender Profile: Pedro Sica from Guatemala
April 21, 2016Posted in human rights, Human Rights Defenders, ISHR | Leave a Comment »
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