This world's not going to change unless we're willing to change ourselves..

The inaction of the international community towards Guatemala is injustifiable. The community should play an active role with concrete measures and s….

I am deeply gladdened that 1993 has been delcared the International Year of Indigenous Peoples by the United Nations. It is the first year we have ha….

The problem in Guatemala is that there is no solution to the issue of human rights. The problem is militarization, it is the injust distribution of w….

The human being is to be respected and defended, not protected like a bird or a river..

...instead of giving a rifle to somebody, build a school; instead of giving a rifle, build a community with adequate services. Instead of giving a ri….

There is not one world for man and one for animals, they are part of the same one and lead parallel lives..

I think that nonviolence is one way of saying that there are other ways to solve problems, not only through weapons and war. Nonviolence also means t….

The media and politics have never allowed our people to speak through them. The absolute marginalization of the indigenous peoples is a fact, as is s….

In the case of my country, Guatemala, 65% of the inhabitants are indigenous. The constitution speaks of protection for the indigenous. Who authorized….

Peace cannot exist without justice, justice cannot exist without fairness, fairness cannot exist without development, development cannot exist withou….

We can only love a person who eats what we eat..

... together we can build the people's Church, a true Church. Not just a hierarchy, or a building, but a real change inside people..

Racism in our countries is a fact in that the indian is not allowed to be a politician or aspire to being head of state. It has reached the point tha….

I think that if one's role doesn't correspond to what one says, if one's life doesn't correspond to what one preaches, if one is not true to one's pe….

We say no to the peace that keeps us on our knees, no to the peace that keeps us in chains, no to the false peace that denies the values and contribu….

The culture of death is imposed by economic and political interests, the arrogance of power, corruption. I blame the first world for having taken our….

In Guatemala, the gap between rich and poor must be eliminated, or we will continue to be the example of conflict in America..

It is said that our indigenous ancestors, Mayas and Aztecs, made human sacrifices to their gods. It occurs to me to ask: How many humans have been sa….

For me, to celebrate the twelfth of October is the absolute expression of triumphism, occupation and presumptuousness, and I think that history will ….

The people are the only ones capable of transforming society..