GHRC – El Quetzal (Winter 2025) The Winter 2025 edition of El Quetzal, from The Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC), has recently been published. In it, they explore the implications of a co-opted justice system and the necessity of change, sharing the views of the Indigenous Mayor of Nebaj, two defenders living in exile, and two defenders working for justice within Guatemala. Indigenous Mayor Feliciana Herrera explains how tightened borders in the US are affecting the Guatemalan Indigenous communities, Juan Francisco Sandoval reports on the case of exiled Constitutional Court Judge Gloria Porras, Judge Miguel Angel Galvez discusses transitional justice cases, and Juan Francisco Soto, director of UDEFEGUA, warns of the various ways the selection of a new attorney general next spring can be influenced by corrupt networks trying to hold onto their power.

GHRC – El Quetzal (Winter 2025)
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Daily Discovery: Koyel Basu – El Quetzal (Ochin Pakhi)


A bilingual recording linking Baul lyrics by Lalon Shah with Son Jarocho instruments including dotara, leona, jarana, cajón, tabla and zapateado, tied to her album Donde La Tierra Canta.


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GHRC – El Quetzal (Summer 2025) The Summer 2025 edition of El Quetzal, from The Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC), has recently been published. It features an interview with Eva Siomara Sosa, a former prosecutor who worked as sub-director of the Special Prosecutor's Office against Impunity (FECI) is one of those forced into exile. GHRC awarded her the Alice Zachmann Human Rights Defenders Award in April and was able to learn more about her commitment to justice.

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A colorful embroidered quetzal perched on a branch.

Hi! New to the app so I wanted to throw one of my recent works into the void. Embroidered quetzal with thread feathers! 🧵🪡

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