Justice for the 36 Achi Women: a Talk by Gloria Reyes Xitumul

October 27, 2019
Justice for the 36 Achi Women: a Talk by Gloria Reyes Xitumul


Join Gloria Reyes Xitumul for her talk "Justice for the 36 Achi Women: Advocating for survivors and those who are no longer with us" on October 27 at 7:00 pm, Renaissance College, 811 Charlotte Street, Fredericton.

 

Gloria is a Maya Achi lawyer currently working for the Rabinal Legal Clinic.  She is leading the case for justice for 36 women from Rabinal who suffered sexual violence during the Internal Armed Conflict and genocide against the Mayan people. Gloria also has experience working on land conflict cases and current cases of violence against women. Before becoming a lawyer, Gloria was a school teacher and in 2016 was the director of the New Hope Foundation Education Centre.