Los pueblos indígenas en las constituciones de Guatemala: Su reconocimiento
This research addresses the acknowledgement of the indigenous people in the Constitutions of the Republic of Guatemala (1945, 1956, 1965, and the current of 1985) to recognize their rights and create policies that allow their development. Additionally, the assertion of the indigenous movement that e...
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2018
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This research addresses the acknowledgement of the indigenous people in the Constitutions of the Republic of Guatemala (1945, 1956, 1965, and the current of 1985) to recognize their rights and create policies that allow their development. Additionally, the assertion of the indigenous movement that encompass from respect for the preservation of their culture to an active participation in every level of government, their demand for recognition of the different indigenous languages, as well as their costumes, cultures and access to justice, and their struggle to eliminate government discriminatory policies. It states the importance of the Agreement Regarding Identity and Rights of the Indigenous People that was consolidated with the issuance of the Framework Law of the Peace Agreements and the
approval of Convention 169 of the International Labor Organization regarding Indigenous People and Courts in Independent Countries. These legal instruments warranty to date, the protection and subsistence of the indigenous people and somehow legitimize its movement in the struggle for their demands. |
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