human rights defender

Francisco Mateo Mateo

HRD's Gender

Man

Type of HRD

Social and community leader

HRD's thematic area of engagement

Environmental rights

HRD's geographical origin

Rural

Current Status

Under house arrest (pre-trial)

HRD's bio and work

(AI translated) Francisco Mateo Mateo is a member of the Peaceful Resistance Movement in the Ixquisis microregion, located in San Mateo Ixtatán, Huehuetenango.

Detained since

Feb 17, 2026

Charge(s)

Other

Sentence

(AI translated) The defender is involved in a legal process regarding his own attempt to cover up the facts.

Latitude: 15.031691709162605

Longitude: -91.14867746829987

Geolocation of detention

Country or area of detention

Region of detention

Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean

Location of detention - City/Town

Quiché

Location of detention - Facility

Preventivo Quiche

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