Helen Mack Chang
Encyclopedia
Helen Mack Chang is a Guatemala
n businesswoman and human rights activist. She became an outspoken advocate for human rights after her sister, anthropologist Myrna Mack Chang, was assassinated by the Guatemalan military
on September 11, 1990.
In 1993 Helen Mack founded and became the executive director of the Myrna Mack Foundation in Guatemala City
. In addition to pursuing justice for Myrna Mack through the national and international courts, the Foundation engages in a broad array of other activities and programs to promote human rights in Guatemala.
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
n businesswoman and human rights activist. She became an outspoken advocate for human rights after her sister, anthropologist Myrna Mack Chang, was assassinated by the Guatemalan military
Military of Guatemala
The Military of Guatemala consists of National Army of Guatemala , the Guatemalan Navy and the Guatemalan Air Force ....
on September 11, 1990.
In 1993 Helen Mack founded and became the executive director of the Myrna Mack Foundation in Guatemala City
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
. In addition to pursuing justice for Myrna Mack through the national and international courts, the Foundation engages in a broad array of other activities and programs to promote human rights in Guatemala.
Awards
- Notre Dame (University) Prize for Distinguished Public Service in Latin America in 2005.
- The Right Livelihood AwardRight Livelihood AwardThe Right Livelihood Award, also referred to as the "Alternative Nobel Prize", is a prestigious international award to honour those "working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today". The prize was established in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull, and is...
in 1992.
External links
- Home page of the Myrna Mack Foundation (Spanish)