human rights defender

Luis Haroldo Pacheco Gutiérrez

Actions and Campaigns

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HRD's Gender

Man

Type of HRD

  • Social and community leader

HRD's thematic area of engagement

  • Indigenous peoples’ rights

HRD's geographical origin

Rural

Current Status

In prison (pre-trial)

HRD's bio and work

(AI translated) Luis Pacheco is a K'iche Maya from the canton of Juchanep. Before becoming president of the Board of Directors of the 48 Cantons, he was also a community mayor and president of the Roads Committee. He then became Deputy Minister of Sustainable Development, the position he held at the time of his arrest.

Detained since

Apr 23, 2025

Charge(s)

  • Other
  • Terrorism

Sentence

(AI translated) Linked to a process for the crimes of illicit association, incitement to commit crime, terrorism, obstruction of criminal action and obstruction of justice, for a case under reserve.

Latitude: 14.637480545550764

Longitude: -90.47841489315034

Geolocation of detention

Country or area of detention

Region of detention

  • Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean

Location of detention - City/Town

Casa San Benito

Location of detention - Facility

Centro de Detención para Hombres Mariscal Zavala

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