BTS 2022 June Newsletter
The Trial against María Cuc Choc, Criminalized Q’eqchi’ Land Defender from Estor, Izabal Begins
By Laura Robinson and María Reyes The court room in Puerto Barrios where Maria Cuc Choc's trial was held. Photo Credits: Laura Robinson On April 21st, 2022, BTS accompanied María Cuc Choc, who for the past 16 years has dedicated her life to defending the land and [...]
Another community leader criminalized in Guatemala: Maria Cuc Choc released on bail
On Friday, January 20, 2018, Maria Cuc Choc made her first appearance in front of a judge in Puerto Barrios for her arraignment hearing. Maria is no stranger to the legal system in her town. For years she has supported communities in the struggle to secure legal certainty for ancestral [...]