human rights defender

Petrona Siy Castro

HRD's Gender

Woman

Type of HRD

  • Social and community leader

HRD's thematic area of engagement

  • Indigenous peoples’ rights
  • Land rights

HRD's geographical origin

Rural

Current Status

End of prosecution (charges dropped)

HRD's bio and work

Detained since

Sep 22, 2020

Date of release

Oct 28, 2020

Charge(s)

  • Other

Sentence

(AI translated) Case dismissed

Geolocation of detention

Country or area of detention

Region of detention

  • Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean

Location of detention - City/Town

Joyabaj, Quiché

Location of detention - Facility

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

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