human rights defender

Benedicto Ichich Mac

Organization affiliation

  • Comunidad Dos Fuentes

HRD's Gender

Man

Type of HRD

  • Social and community leader

HRD's thematic area of engagement

  • Land rights

HRD's geographical origin

Rural

Current Status

Under house arrest (pre-trial)

HRD's bio and work

Detained since

Dec 21, 2021

Charge(s)

  • Other

Sentence

(AI translated) Sentenced to two years in prison for Aggravated Usurpation, commutability (reason of Q5.00 per day), and the eviction from the usurped farm is ordered

Geolocation of detention

Country or area of detention

Region of detention

  • Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean

Location of detention - City/Town

Purulhá, Baja Verapaz

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