Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights cordially invites friends of the Human Rights Institute to the 2023 Human Rights Award in celebration of the Parlamento del Pueblo Xinka (Parliament of the Xinka People).
The Parlamento del Pueblo Xinka is the Assembly of the Xinka Ancestral Authorities, the second largest Indigenous people in Guatemala. The function of the Parliament is to maintain the Xinka people's own form of ancestral organization, unity among the different Xinka communities, promote the value of Xinka culture, science, technology, cosmovision and spirituality, advocate through a grassroots organizational structure, promote women's rights and, in doing so, foster wisdom, equity and cultural strength, and protect the Xinka ancestral territory.
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