Rigoberta Menchú Tum
Nobel Prize in Peace 1992
“for her struggle for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples”
Rigoberta Menchú Tum is a Guatemalan indigenous rights activist. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 for her struggle for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples.
- Field
- Social Science · Indigenous Studies
- Lifespan
- 1959–