Third gathering of former civil patrollers, featuring Congressional Representative Juan Santa Cruz
Title | Título:
Third gathering of former civil patrollers, featuring Congressional Representative Juan Santa Cruz
Other title | Título alternativo:
Tercera convocatoria, Juan Santa Cruz
Description | Descripción:
May contain graphic and/or disturbing content. Footage from the third gathering of former civil patrollers (Ex-PAC) in Rabinal in July 2002. The rally was held outside and featured speeches by committee leaders and Baja Verapaz congressional representative Juan Santa Cruz. Footage begins with various shots of crowd assembling on field next to a road, and signing-in on sheets of paper. There are two brief interviews with a widow of a former civil patroller, and an old man who speaks in Achi [not translated]. Over a loudspeaker, an unidentified man encourages the crowd to sign a petition and take part in advocating for government compensation for former civil patrollers. Another unidentified man encourages the crowd to petition for a memorial for fallen civil patrollers. As the rally begins, there are various shots of the crowd standing silently as the Guatemalan national anthem is played. During the rally, there are various shots of the crowd and the speakers on the stage. Speakers include Juan Reyes Sic and Augustin Arturo Morales Esperada from the executive of the committee for the former civil patrollers of Rabinal; Juan Santa Cruz, a congressional representative for Baja Verapaz; and others. All the speakers advocate for petitioning the government and the President of Guatemala to compensate former civil patrollers in Rabinal for their suffering during the civil war. | A/D flag: analog; Copy of original. Original signal format: NTSC
video recordings, registros videos, moving image, judicial events, and eventos judiciales
Extent | Alcance:
59 minutes, 13 seconds
Rights - Use & Reproduction | Derechos - uso & reproducción:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Language | Idioma:
Spanish and Achi
Publisher | Editor:
WITNESS
Place of publication | Lugar de publicación:
Guatemala
Topic | Tema:
Armed conflict and persecution--Mass killings, Conflicto armado y persecución--Asesinatos en masa, Armed conflict and persecution--Paramilitaries, Conflicto armado y persecución--Paramilitares, Advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--Community organizing, Defensa, activismo y respuestas a la persecución--Organización comunitaria, Economic, social, and cultural rights--Social and cultural rights--Indigenous populations, Derechos económicos, sociales y culturales--Derechos sociales y culturales--Poblaciones indígenas, Maya Achi People, and Pueblo Maya Achi
Place Name | Nombre del lugar:
Central America, América Central, Latin America, América Latina, North America--Guatemala--Departamento de Baja Verapaz--Municipio de Rabinal, and América del Norte--Guatemala--Departamento de Baja Verapaz--Municipio de Rabinal
UTL DAMS PID:
hrdi:66b48069-9314-4545-80cb-3d1fc5af8bf7
Local Identifier| Identificador local :
1227_B00648 and B00648
Related Resource – Host | Recursos relacionados:
Jesús Tecú Osorio's Footage of Rabinal, Guatemala (title) and https://txarchives.org/hrdi/finding_aids/00006.xml (uri)