human rights defender
Paola Mishelle Escobar Quiñonez
Actions and Campaigns
Organization affiliation
- Fiscalía Especial contra la Impunidad (FECI)
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- Lawyer
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Fight against corruption
- Fight against impunity
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
Released on bail
HRD's bio and work
Detained since
Feb 16, 2022
Date of release
Mar 11, 2022
Charge(s)
- Other
Sentence
(AI translated) Indicted for abuse of authority.
Latitude: 14.627240688310437
Longitude: -90.51336407661438
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
Recent case update / evolution
(AI translated) Paola was tried and granted house arrest on 11 March 2022, however the MP appealed this decision and the 4th Chamber of the Court of Appeals declared the appeal admissible and ordered her to be tried, and she was re-arrested on 15/05/2023. On 01/09/2023 she regained her liberty, but was remanded in custody and is currently in exile.
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