Region:Americas

Country:Guatemala

Department/Province/State:Alta Verapaz

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:13/01/2019

Previous Threats:Unknown

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Unión Verapacense de Organizaciones Campesinas (UVOC)

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC/Civ&Pol Rights

Sector Detail:Indigenous peoples' rights, Land rights, Peasant communities

More information:UDEFEGUA

¹This database records an individual's chosen gender identity. If they do not self-identify as male or female they can use the option of recording other/neither or use the term NBGI (non binary gender identity).

URLs (links) of Interest

https://udefegua.org.gt/informes/resumen-del-informe-de-situacion-de-personas-defensoras-de-derechos-humanos-guatemala-2019/

http://www.omct.org/es/human-rights-defenders/urgent-interventions/guatemala/2019/08/d25466/

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