 In 1988, she founded the National Association of Guatemalan Widows (CONAVIGUA), which has become a leading Guatemalan human rights organization.In 1994, Tuyuc was decorated by the French Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur for her humanitarian activities.On 6 July 2004 President Óscar Berger appointed her to chair the National Reparations Commission "(Comisión Nacional de Resarcimiento)".