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Links to Rigoberta Menchú

Rigoberta Menchú Tum Foundation: http://www.rigobertamenchu.org/

The website belonging to this Foundation includes a comprehensive section on Rigoberta Menchú Tum, in addition to information on the goals and projects organized by the organization. Here you will find a biography, a wide range of speeches and texts by the Nobel Peace Prize winner and more besides (link ""Messages & Speeches"). Many of the texts, however, are only available in Spanish.

The Foundation's work is focused on the following areas:

bulletPromotion of human rights
bulletRights for native peoples
bulletValues of the native peoples
bulletWomen's rights
bulletDevelopment
bulletParticipation on projects within the framework of the "International Decade for Indigenous Peoples"
bulletEducation, health and human rights projects in Guatemala
bulletSupport for the "Indigenous Initiative for Peace"

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PeaceJam: http://www.peacejam.org/tum/tum.html

The PeaceJam project is supported by 20 Nobel Peace Prize winners and includes a section with comprehensive information on Rigoberta Menchú. In addition to texts about her life, you will also find a detailed interview and background information on the situation in Guatemala. 

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The websites listed to the right offer brief information and further link lists about Rigoberta Menchú. They serve as a good starting point for further research on the Nobel Prize winner from Guatemala.

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