Overview
OHCHR-Guatemala implemented the justice component of the inter-agency “Maya programme”, funded by the Norwegian Government. The overall objective for this joint programme was to strengthen individual and collective rights of indigenous peoples through three components: strategic litigation and access to justice (OHCHR), bilingual education (UNICEF), and participation in defining the scope of public policies (UNDP).
The objective of introducing the justice component was to strengthen the capacity of Indigenous organizations to claim rights before national courts and, if needed, before the International and Regional human rights systems.