Expert Testimony of Professor Lorie M. Graham Before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Caso Pueblos Indígenas Maya Kaqchikel de Sumpango y Otros Vs. Guatemala, Case No. CDH-3-2020

Abstract

In accordance with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights resolution of April 28, 2021 in the Caso Pueblos Indigenas Maya Kaqchikel de Sumpango y Otros Vs. Guatemala, I hereby submit to the Court the expert testimony requested of me. Per the Court’s instructions, my testimony will focus on Indigenous Peoples’ right to media under international law, and in particular the right to media as articulated in various international agreements, including the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.