Lolita is a member of the Council of the K’iche Peoples for the Defence of Life, Mother Nature, Lands and Territories (CPK), a council of several indigenous K’iche communities against logging, hydroelectric dams and other extractive activities that affect their lands and self-determination. She is also a strong advocate of women´s rights.
Due to her active involvement in mobilizations and activities opposing extractives activities, Lolita suffered several attacks and threats since 2012. Despite the protection measures provided by the Guatemalan government, Lolita had to leave Guatemala under the Human Rights Defenders protection program of the Basque Government of Spain and later of the European Union because of the increased number of death threats she receives.
She has not been able to return to Guatemala since 2017. During her exile, she continues to promote the rights of Indigenous Peoples and indigenous women, and denounce the situation in Guatemala. She was selected for the EU Sajarov Prize for human rights in 2017.
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