Otilia Lux de Cotí
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Otilia Lux de Cotí is a Guatemala
n social leader and politician.
She was a member of that country's Historical Clarification Commission
, charged with investigating the human rights violations committed during the Central America
n nation's 30-year-long civil war. She was later chosen to serve as Minister of Culture and Sport in the cabinet of President
Alfonso Portillo
. She was a member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
at the United Nations
, and she served on UNESCO
's Executive Board for the 2004–2007 period.
In the 9 September 2007 general election
, she was elected to Congress
as a national list deputy for the Encuentro por Guatemala
party.http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2007/septiembre/11/182190.html
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 social leader and politician.
She was a member of that country's Historical Clarification Commission
Historical Clarification Commission
The Historical Clarification Commission was Guatemala's truth and reconciliation commission.The creation of the CEH was ordered by the Oslo Accords of 1994 that sought to bring an end to the Central American nation's three-decade-long Civil War, during which an estimated 200,000 people lost their...
, charged with investigating the human rights violations committed during the Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
n nation's 30-year-long civil war. She was later chosen to serve as Minister of Culture and Sport in the cabinet of President
President of Guatemala
The title of President of Guatemala has been the usual title of the leader of Guatemala since 1839, when that title was assumed by Mariano Rivera Paz...
Alfonso Portillo
Alfonso Portillo
Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera is a Guatemalan politician. He served as the President of the Republic of Guatemala from 2000 to 2004....
. She was a member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is the UN's central coordinating body for matters relating to the concerns and rights of the world's indigenous peoples. "Indigenous person" means native, original, first people and aboriginal. There are more than 370 million indigenous...
at the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, and she served on UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
's Executive Board for the 2004–2007 period.
In the 9 September 2007 general election
Guatemalan general election, 2007
A general election was held in Guatemala in two rounds on 9 September and 4 November 2007. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President and Vice President of the Republic, 158 congressional deputies, and 332 mayors.-Results:...
, she was elected to Congress
Congress of Guatemala
The Congress of the Republic is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Guatemala.It comprises 158 deputies, who are elected by direct universal suffrage to serve four-year terms . Twenty-nine of these are elected from nationwide lists, with the rest on a district list basis...
as a national list deputy for the Encuentro por Guatemala
Encuentro por Guatemala
Encuentro por Guatemala – a Spanish name variously translated as "Encounter for Guatemala" , or as "Together for Guatemala" –...
party.http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2007/septiembre/11/182190.html