human rights defender
Miguel Angel García
Actions and Campaigns
Organization affiliation
- Comunidad Chicoyoguito
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Whistle blower
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Land rights
HRD's geographical origin
Rural
HRD's bio and work
Current Status
Released
Detained since
Jun 9, 2021
Date of release
Jun 18, 2021
Charge(s)
- Other
Sentence
(AI Translated) On January 23, 2023, the Second Sentencing Court of Cobán, Alta Verapaz, issued a measure to resolve the process in an abbreviated manner. All parties were sentenced to comply with four days of community service and to draft a statement to disclose what occurred at the hearing and the agreements reached.
Latitude: 15.469182795107795
Longitude: -90.36975860595705
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean
Location of detention - City/Town
(AI Translated) Cobán, Alta Verapaz
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