Rigoberta Menchú Tum

Interview

Interview, November 2014

Interview with the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum on 6 November 2014 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Rigoberta Menchú Tum answers the following questions (the links below lead to clip on YouTube):
00:23 What has the prize meant for your role as a peace maker?
02:30 How did you receive the news about your prize?
05:25 What was your first reaction when you received the call?
10:59 Could you tell us about the Nobel Peace Women Initiative?
15:20 What is your definition of peace?
17:15 What advice would you like to share with a young peace maker?
20:30 What good characteristics do you think our future leaders should have?

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