human rights defender

Eduardo Velásquez

Organization affiliation

  • Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

HRD's Gender

Man

Type of HRD

  • Academic

HRD's thematic area of engagement

  • Civil and political rights
  • Other

HRD's geographical origin

Urban

Current Status

Under house arrest (pre-trial)

HRD's bio and work

Detained since

Nov 16, 2023

Charge(s)

  • Other

Sentence

(AI translation) The judge orders house arrest, committal to trial and bail of Q10,000.

Geolocation of detention

Country or area of detention

Region of detention

  • Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean

Location of detention - City/Town

Ciudad de Guatemala

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