human rights defender

Héctor Manuel Chaclán Batz

Actions and Campaigns

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HRD's Gender

Man

Type of HRD

  • Social and community leader

HRD's thematic area of engagement

  • Indigenous peoples’ rights

HRD's geographical origin

Rural

Current Status

In prison (pre-trial)

HRD's bio and work

(AI translated) Hector Chaclan was the treasurer of the board of directors of Los 48 Cantones de Totonicapan in 2023.

Detained since

Apr 23, 2025

Charge(s)

  • Other
  • Terrorism

Sentence

(AI translated) Linked to a process for the crimes of illicit association, incitement to commit a crime, terrorism, obstruction of criminal action and obstruction of justice, in a case under reservation.

Latitude: 14.637480545550764

Longitude: -90.47841489315034

Geolocation of detention

Country or area of detention

Region of detention

  • Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean

Location of detention - City/Town

Casa San Benito

Location of detention - Facility

Centro de Detención para Hombres Mariscal Zavala

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