human rights defender

Martin Ach Pop

Organization affiliation

  • Comunidad indígena Río Pedernal

HRD's Gender

Man

Type of HRD

  • Peasant leader

HRD's thematic area of engagement

  • Land rights

HRD's geographical origin

Rural

HRD's bio and work

Current Status

Released

Detained since

Sep 20, 2021

Charge(s)

  • Other

Sentence

(AI translated) On 09/20/21, a group from the community traveled to Puerto Barrios to attend the first declaration hearing of Manuel Choc. While they were having breakfast, six PNC patrol cars arrived, and the officers requested their identification documents, warning that the Municipal Government had reported a street blockage. Twenty minutes later, the agents returned and arrested Adan Tux and two other individuals, who were accused of Aggravated Usurpation.

Geolocation of detention

Country or area of detention

Region of detention

  • Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean

Location of detention - City/Town

(AI Translated) Livingston, Izabal

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