human rights defender

Oscar Sierra Cabnal

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

Current Status

Released

HRD's bio and work

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, granted a measure to resolve the process in an abbreviated manner. All were sanctioned to comply with 4 days of community work and the drafting of a communiqué to make known what happened at the hearing and the agreements reached.

Latitude: 15.470260236646222

Longitude: -90.371732711792

Geolocation of detention

Country or area of detention

Region of detention

Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean

Location of detention - City/Town

Cobán, Alta Verapaz

Attachments

Documented by

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