Writing from Geneva, Switzerland today, The UN Expert, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz , who is the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, filed a report in which she outlines the events as she's been informed of them. In it, she sticks pretty closely to the script that's been presented by the Mayas, and declares, quote, "The Maya village of Santa Cruz holds customary rights to its village lands which the government must respect and protect, as affirmed by a 2007 decision of the Supreme Court of Belize...The current situation of conflict and mistrust cannot be allowed to persist." End Quote.

Shortly after UN Expert's public statement went out, the Toledo Alcaldes Association released a follow up statement. They note also that the Government of Belize was sent a letter by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, an arm of the Organization of American States in which they inquired about the circumstances of the Santa Cruz incident as well.

One group of teachers who also publicly declared their support of the MLA and the TAA are the Congress of Maya Teachers, who say that their organization was formed in 2009. They note that the role of the Alcalde system in how the Rupert Myles situation played out is misunderstood by the rest of the public. They explain, quote, "When someone wishes to become a resident of a Maya village, the first step is to inform the village leaders and then thereafter a village meeting is convened to seek the approval of the community. In most cases, if not all, new residents are accepted into the village. This is a village rule, a practice and tradition used in all of the Maya villages over many, many years." End quote