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Conferencia Magistral: La criminalización de líderes indígenas y la erosión democrática en Guatemala: La represión estatal bajo la administración de Bernardo Arévalo

2:00 pm – 3:15 pm CST
Universidad de Costa Rica
CIMAR, Auditorio

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Irma Alicia Velasquez Nimatuj, Independent

Esta presentación examina la criminalización sistemática de líderes indígenas en Guatemala durante la administración del presidente Bernardo Arévalo, analizando la relación paradójica entre un gobierno que debe su legitimidad democrática a la movilización indígena y la persecución continuada de esos mismos líderes desde el sistema de justicia, en especial del Ministerio Público.

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