human rights defender

Juan Tzul

Organization affiliation

  • Comunidad Chinebal

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

Acquitted

HRD's bio and work

Detained since

Feb 21, 2022

Charge(s)

  • Other

Sentence

She was sentenced to four years in prison for the crime of Abuse of Authority.

Geolocation of detention

Country or area of detention

Region of detention

  • Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean

Location of detention - City/Town

Panzos, Alta Verapaz

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