human rights defender

Leocadio Juracán Salomé

© Congreso de la Republica

Organization affiliation

  • Comité Campesino de Desarrollo del Altiplano (CCDA)

HRD's year of birth

1969

HRD's Gender

Man

Type of HRD

  • Peasant leader

HRD's thematic area of engagement

  • Land rights

HRD's geographical origin

Rural

Current Status

Released on bail

HRD's bio and work

(AI translated) Leocadio Juracan is a peasant leader and former member of the Congress of the Republic; he is the historical leader of the Peasant Committee of the Highlands (CCDA). At the time of his arrest, he was about to travel to Johannesburg, South Africa, to participate in an international conference.

Detained since

Aug 13, 2025

Date of release

Aug 19, 2025

Charge(s)

  • Other

Sentence

(AI translated) He was indicted for the aggravated crime of usurpation on August 18, 2025.

Latitude: 14.637487812033362

Longitude: -90.47844707965852

Geolocation of detention

Country or area of detention

Region of detention

  • Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean

Location of detention - City/Town

Guatemala

Location of detention - Facility

Centro de Detención para Hombres Mariscal Zavala Zona 17

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