Ma Puca

About Ma Puca

Ma-Puca is a mobile application that facilitates access to public information about the international and national regulatory framework of Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras related to indigenous communities and peoples.

Features:
• Intuitive navigation through the regulatory framework of each country
• Search for documents by keyword or topic
• Access to full texts of laws, decrees and agreements

Ma-Puca collects and organizes information from official and publicly accessible sources, under the protection of:
1). the principles of transparency of the General Secretariat of the United Nations (ST/SGB/2007/6),
2) the terms and conditions of use of the OAS website (https://www.oas.org/es/terminos_condiciones.asp),
3). the ILO open access policy (https://www.ilo.org/es/derechos-y-autorizaciones),
4). Article 75 of the Law on Copyright and Related Rights (04/11/1982) of Costa Rica,
5). Article 68 of the Copyright and Related Rights Law of Guatemala (Decree No. 33-98), and
6). Article 54 of the Law on Copyright and Related Rights of Honduras (Decree No. 4-99-E)

Sources
The information contained has as bibliographic source:

International standards:
1. Escazú Agreement
2. Belem do Pará Convention.
3. ILO Convention No. 169.
4. American Declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples.
5. UN Resolution 61/295
6. UN Resolution A/RES/53/144.
7. UN Resolution A/HRC/45/38.
8. UN Resolution A/HRC/17/31.
9. General recommendation no. 39 CEDAW

Costa Rica regulations
1. Constitution of Costa Rica.
2. Law on access to justice for indigenous peoples
3. Biodiversity Law
4. Indigenous Law
5. General mechanism for consultation with indigenous peoples
6. Officialization of the National Wetland Policy
7. National Plan for the Recovery of Indigenous Territories
8. Public policy for indigenous peoples 2019-2024
9. Regulations to the Indigenous Law

Guatemala regulations
1. Municipal Code
2. Penal Code and its reforms
3. CODISRA
4. Constitution of Guatemala
5. Creation of the Indigenous Women's Ombudsman's Office
6. FODIGUA
7. Law of urban and rural development councils
8. Law on the registration of cadastral information
9. General Decentralization Law
10. Framework law for peace agreements
11. Regulations of the Land Fund Law
12. Regulation of communal lands

Honduran regulations
1. Code of childhood and adolescence
2. Penal Code
3. Criminal Procedure Code
4. Constitution of the Republic of Honduras
5. Law against human trafficking
6. Law on equal opportunities for women
7. Law of Municipalities
8. Property Law
9. Forestry law, protected areas and wildlife
10. Basic Law of Education
11. Mining Law
12. Environmental Law
13. Law for the Modernization and Development of the Agricultural Sector
14. Law for displaced persons
15. Law for the protection of cultural heritage
16. Public Policy against Racism and Racial Discrimination
17. Property Law Regulations
18. General Regulations of the Environmental Law
When consulting any document or data, its source of origin is clearly indicated. The application does not offer interpretation of any of the rules presented.

Disclaimer Statement:

Ma-Puca is an independent application and is not affiliated with any government or government organization.

The information contained in this application is provided for informational and educational purposes only, and should not be construed as legal advice.

Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy and timeliness of the information consulted.

Privacy Policy:
The application does not collect personal data. The complete privacy policy, with all the details on the handling of information, is available at https://mapuca.lacommunis.org/politica-de-privacidad/