human rights defender
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Social and community leader
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Indigenous peoples’ rights
- Land rights
HRD's geographical origin
Rural
HRD's bio and work
Current Status
Released
Detained since
Sep 14, 2021
Date of release
Sep 15, 2021
Charge(s)
- Other
Sentence
(AI Translated) Lack of merit
Latitude: 15.347931774848716
Longitude: -90.87049484252931
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean
Location of detention - City/Town
(AI Translated) Uspantán, Quiché
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
(AI Translated) The illegal detention occurs when three auxiliary mayors, while intoxicated, illegally detain him, subject him to acts of torture, and then take him to the PNC to have him arrested.
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