Menchú has dedicated her life to publicizing the rights of Guatemala's indigenous feminists during and after the Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996), and to promoting indigenous rights in the country.
门楚一直致力于宣传危地马拉内战期间（1960-1996年）期间和之后危地马拉土著的困境，并促进国内土著的权利。