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Adriana Sunun

Adriana Sunun (Maya Kakchiquel) is part of the legal team of the Association of Mayan Lawyers of Guatemala (Asociación de Abogados Mayas de Guatemala). She has five years of experience supporting judicial processes in defense of the individual and collective rights of Indigenous Peoples in cases of criminalization, freedom of expression, and land defense in the context of international human rights law and constitutional law. She also provides legal counsel to families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. She is currently part of an international legal team that provides legal counsel on the 2021 Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling that guarantees the right of Indigenous Peoples to freedom of expression through community radio in Guatemala.