María Choc released on bail, will face trial, vows to keep fighting
Channel: Los Despojados
Date: 22/01/2018

For more, see our written report: http://losdespojados.tumblr.com/post/169932632546/indigenous-qeqchi-activist-mar%C3%ADa-magdalena-cuc
To make a donation for María Choc's legal defence:
http://www.rightsaction.org
e-mail: info@rightsaction.org

Additional video about Chab'il Ch'och': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITxkSkkTfFg

Series of articles (in Spanish) by CMI-Guatemala:
https://cmiguate.org/corrupcion-en-la-guerra-y-en-la-paz-el-despojo-de-la-tierra-parte-i/ 
https://cmiguate.org/corrupcion-en-la-guerra-y-en-la-paz-el-despojo-de-la-tierra-parte-ii/
https://cmiguate.org/todo-es-un-arreglo-corrupcion-desaloja-a-chabil-choch/
https://cmiguate.org/chabil-choch-y-su-lucha-lo-que-se-esconde-detras-de-un-desalojo/

Indigenous Maya-Q'eqchi' activist María Magdalena Cuc Choc was released on bail but will face trial on what she says are trumped up charges linked to her activism. Choc has been supporting the community of Chab'il Ch’och’ in her capacity as human rights promoter and linguistic interpreter. The small farming community, comprised of about 50 indigenous Maya-Q'eqchi families, is embroiled in a land dispute with some of Guatemala’s most powerful elites, including former president Otto Pérez Molina. Choc's lawyers believe that the accusations levied against her are part of a wider pattern of criminalisation of dissent. María's sister Angelinca is known internationally for her role in the fight for justice against Canadian multinational Hudbay Minerals while their brother Ramiro has spent almost 6 years in jail on trumped up charges similar to the ones María is facing.